Derby red card brought huge blast from U23 boss Dawson
ELIAS Sorensen has revealed Newcastle United academy coach Ben Dawson’s fury after he received a ‘stupid’ red card in the under-23s Tyne-wear derby.
The Danish prospect was back on Tyneside for the second half of last season following frustrating loan spells at Blackpool and Carlisle United.
Sorensen was handed a start for the Valentine’s Day derby at St James’ Park earlier this year, with the Magpies earning a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Tom Allan and Yannick Toure.
However, the contest was slightly overshadowed by an ugly off-theball confrontation which saw the striker and Sunderland’s Jack Bainbridge handed straight red cards.
Sorensen reacted furiously to a late challenge from the defender, and his shove in the chest prompted a mass brawl.
Dawson described it after the game as a ‘moment of madness’ borne from his recent frustrating loan spells.
However, Sorensen has since revealed the academy coach had strong words for him after the game.
The young striker had been included in a number of first-team matchday squads in the weeks prior to the derby, and Dawson feels his reckless actions overshadowed this progress.
Sorensen said: “It was a stupid red card, I should never have reacted the way I did. It probably just summed up what I’d been through the last two years.
“Ben Dawson pulled me to one side and said this just ruins all of the good stuff you’ve been doing the past two or three months.
“I’d been on the bench for the first-team. To go and do that just kills it off and everyone is going to forget what I’ve done.
“I knew what I’d done, it was a red card and very stupid. But there’s nothing I can do about it now, I just try and forget about it.”
The coronavirus-enforced suspension of football meant Sorensen started the latest campaign with a ban.
However, the 21-year-old has hit the ground running in his latest loan to
Dutch second-tier side Almere City.
Sorensen has registered two goals and one assist in four appea rances so far.
■ Ben Dawson