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Arsenal defender Luiz remained on the pitch until half-time on Sunday after an early clash of heads with Raul Jimenez at the Emirates which left the Wolves striker with a fractured skull.
Former England captain Butcher says with hindsight his most famous hour proved him to be nothing more than a ‘bloody fool’, not the brave Lionheart he thought at the time.
The 61-year-old will forever be remembered for the night in Sweden in September 1989 when a clash of heads just before half-time left him with a blood-soaked shirt and a scar he still bears to this day.
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“It was foolish,” Butcher says simply. “It had nothing to do with courage.
“Thinking about it now, the brave thing would have been to come off – which would have been the right thing to do. It is a medical issue, it is not about being a Lionheart.
“You know when it is just a cut. It’s just blood on the shirt, like a boxer might a cut around the eye.
“But you also know when you get a really bang and a strong case concussion.
“It is not about being macho – it is being sensible.
“But it is still the wrong thing to do. What if he gets a blood clot? That’s why there are protocols in place and the medical staff have to be the ones to decide.”
Source – Daily Star