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“I’m Not a Cheat” – Coventry City Man Responds After Former Manager's Harsh Comments

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Coventry City‘s Norman Bassette has hit back at Steven Defour for criticising his overall behaviour while at KV Mechelen. The 21-year-old had spent the 2023/24 season on loan at the Belgian club from Caen. Defour was in charge when he arrived but left the club in November 2023. The Coventry City man had played 140 […]
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Norman Bassette has responded to Steven Defour's statements regarding his training mentality at KV Mechelen. The former coach had strong criticism of the striker's attitude, who now plays for KVC Westerlo. Bassette is clearly hurt by those words and particularly objects to the image that he is slacking off.

Norman Bassette was criticized by his former coach in Malines, Steven Defour, who had stated that the player was doing nothing in training and asking to be a holder. The scorer responded firmly to these comments.

Steven Defour recently indicated that KVC Westerlo striker Norman Bassette did not have the best training mentality at KV Mechelen. Via DAZN, the current top scorer of the Jupiler Pro League was asked about the words of his former coach.

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