![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/crazy-former-tottenham-star-repeatedly-punched-van-der-vaart-and-threatened-to-kill-him-for-taking-a-free-kick/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rafael-van-der-vaart-looks-770882833.jpg&description=MY BAE 'Crazy' former Tottenham star 'repeatedly punched Van der Vaart and threatened to KILL him for taking a free-kick' TOTTENHAM cult legend midfielder Sandro has claimed former left-back and fellow cult legend Benoit Assou-Ekotto threatened to "KILL" Rafael Van der Vaart after he wouldn't let him take a free-kick. Sandro was part of the Harry Redknapp Tottenham team that reached the Champions League quarter finals in 2011 and is fondly remembered by fans for his tough tackling and eccentric ways. 3 Sandro has lifted the lid on his time at Tottenham Credit: Getty Images - Getty 3 He claimed that Benoit Assou-Ekotto fought with Rafael Van Der Vaart after he did not let him take a free-kick Credit: Action Images - Reuters In an exclusive interview with Ladbrokes Fanzone, Sandro lifted the lid on that team, which wasn't short of a few characters. The midfielder looked back particularly fondly at playing with left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto, who he claims didn't like football. The Brazilian midfielder said: "Benoit [Assou-Ekotto] is a crazy guy, he really is. We liked him a lot. We knew he was a particular kind of guy, but we liked him because of it. He never used to know who we were playing on a weekend... he just didn't like football. "There's a really funny moment that springs to my mind when I think about Assou-Ekotto. He used to like to take free-kicks for us. But one time we were playing in a game, we got a free-kick in a good position and Rafael van der Vaart picked up the ball and decided to shoot. "Assou took this very personally; he was very upset because, to him, that was his ball; he was going to shoot. As a group of guys playing with him, generally whenever Assou wanted to do something, we just left him to it... let him do it, you know? "In this moment, he was mad. At half-time, we get into the dressing room and he's punching Rafael! I tried to grab hold of him, he was so strong as well, so I'm grabbing holding of him and dragging him back because he's try){kind=link}
TOTTENHAM cult legend midfielder Sandro has claimed former left-back and fellow cult legend Benoit Assou-Ekotto threatened to “KILL” Rafael Van der Vaart after he wouldn’t let him take a free-kick.
Sandro was part of the Harry Redknapp Tottenham team that reached the Champions League quarter finals in 2011 and is fondly remembered by fans for his tough tackling and eccentric ways.
In an exclusive interview with Ladbrokes Fanzone, Sandro lifted the lid on that team, which wasn’t short of a few characters.
The midfielder looked back particularly fondly at playing with left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto, who he claims didn’t like football.
The Brazilian midfielder said: “Benoit [Assou-Ekotto] is a crazy guy, he really is. We liked him a lot. We knew he was a particular kind of guy, but we liked him because of it. He never used to know who we were playing on a weekend… he just didn’t like football.