Patrice Evra applauded a fellow World Cup pundit’s analysis – 11 favourite responses online
ITV’s World Cup pundit Patrice Evra managed the unlikely feat of stopping people talking about the football for a minute after some viewers were enraged when he applauded the analysis of a fellow (female) pundit.
Evra was accused of sexism after clapping the analysis of former Chelsea and England international Eni Aluko during the channel’s coverage of Serbia’s match against Costa Rica.
Here are our favourite reactions online (including the moment itself).
1.
LOOOOOOOOL PATRICE EVRA HAS NEVER EVEN CONTEMPLATED TALKING ABOUT FOOTBALL TO A GIRL 😭😭 #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/XBqqrtaP2x
— Harry Hesketh (@HarryHesketh) June 17, 2018
2.
It’s like he’s seen an alien, every time she speaks 😭😭, if this is a male he’s literally not batting an eye lid hahahahaha pic.twitter.com/KkS0w2UegC
— Harry Hesketh (@HashtagHarry__) June 17, 2018
3.
Really patronising comments from Patrice Evra about Eni Aluko on the ITV coverage, she’s an international footballer with over 100 caps, she shouldn’t be congratulated for being able to talk about football for 30 seconds.
— Gordon Scanlan (@GordonScanlan) June 17, 2018
4.
I dread to think what Patrice Evra is currently saying to Eniola Aluko in the ITV studio when camera's aren't rolling. He's probably asked her to go fix him a sandwich or something.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 17, 2018
5.
Mexico beat Germany. Biggest surprise at this World Cup since Patrice Evra discovered that it was possible for a woman to know things about football.
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) June 17, 2018
6.
ITV should not ditch Patrice Evra for being "sexist and patronising" towards Eni Aluko today. They should ditch him for basically admitting he hadn't done his research as well as she had. You can't just turn up in a fancy waistcoat and expect it all on a plate.
— IAN HYLAND (@HylandIan) June 17, 2018
7.
Very odd moment seeing Patrice Evra literally applauding Eni Aluko for her punditry. Bizarre. Can you imagine if he had done that to Roy Keane? #WorldCup2018
— Mark Simpson (@MarkSimpson1980) June 17, 2018
8.
That moment you realise that Eni Aluko is not only a better pundit but also possibly a better footballer than you ever wanted to be Patrice Evra pic.twitter.com/UqoiqWnKOE
— Flumpsey (@Flumpmummy) June 17, 2018
9.
Patrice Evra loves this game . . . just not enough to do any research like Eni, though.
— David Preece (@davidpreece12) June 17, 2018
10.
The awkward moment Patrice Evra applauds Eni Aluko after she gives her punditry. No wonder women feel like they have to battle when talking football when you get patronised like that!
— Nick Whittaker (@Nick_Whittaker) June 17, 2018
11.
Proper watch-through-your-hands stuff on ITV – Evra’s sexist patronising surprise that Eni Aluko – a woman! – knows quite a lot about football 😱 someone have a word.
— Alexander Smith (@AlexanderSmith) June 17, 2018
Except some people were saying this too.
Re Evra applauding Eni Aluko – I’ve had a former footballer cohost with me at talkSPORT as a guest host and applaud me after we went to the break. “You were amazing – how do you know all this stuff?” He said with genuine amazement. Baffling.
— Georgie Bingham (@georgiebingham) June 17, 2018
Evra getting slaughtered for clapping Aluko is ridiculous. Patronising 100% but clearly someone who didn’t know how to articulate his genuine response to good punditry from a woman. Better than most pundits who ignore their new female colleagues.
— Dave Johnstone (@DmrJohnstone) June 17, 2018
In conclusion, perhaps this might help.
ENI 👏 ALUKO 👏 AND 👏 ALEX 👏 SCOTT 👏 ARE 👏 GOOD 👏 PUNDITS 👏 NOW 👏 S 👏 T 👏 F 👏 U 👏
— Jed (@thelowestbitter) June 17, 2018