Brisbane Roar coach Ange Postecoglou has spoken out in response to the Football Federation Australia's (FFA) handling of the Besart Berisha and Pascal Bosschaart incident labelling it 'bizarre'.
Berisha was handed a one-match ban for his involvement in post-match taunts with Sydney FC's Bosschaart, encouraging the towering central defender to join him in the pitch-side tunnel to settle their apparent disagreement away from the watching cameras.
Following the incident the FFA requested that both clubs submit reports into the events following the final whistle. After investigating both responses Berisha was handed a one-match ban for breaching national codes of conduct.
In a press conference Postecoglou was perplexed to how the FFA came to their decision.
"The whole series of events to me is bizarre," Postecoglou said.
When asked about a possible appeal of the decision, the Brisbane coach was unsure of the club's stance.
Berisha was handed a one-match ban for his involvement in post-match taunts with Sydney FC's Bosschaart, encouraging the towering central defender to join him in the pitch-side tunnel to settle their apparent disagreement away from the watching cameras.
Following the incident the FFA requested that both clubs submit reports into the events following the final whistle. After investigating both responses Berisha was handed a one-match ban for breaching national codes of conduct.
In a press conference Postecoglou was perplexed to how the FFA came to their decision.
"The whole series of events to me is bizarre," Postecoglou said.
When asked about a possible appeal of the decision, the Brisbane coach was unsure of the club's stance.
"We had three sets of people look at it - match officials, match review panel and then another group," he said. "And if we appeal, we go to a fourth group.
"So as I sit here right now, I don't think it's smart to appeal ... who knows what outcome he'll get next time. His offence is deemed to have been more serious than players who have been found guilty of betting on football - suspended fine.
"He had 30 seconds where he let his emotions run away with him and did something really silly ... which he's apologised for."
If Brisbane choose to appeal the ban handed down Berisha will be free to play in Brisbane's clash with Melbourne Heart this Saturday, they have been given seven days to respond.
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