LONDON, Ingila – Tsohon alkalin wasan Premier League David Coote ya bayyana cikin wata hira ta farko cewa ya kasance yana ɓoye jima’insa a lokacin aikinsa, yana tsoron cin zarafi da za a yi masa saboda kasancewarsa ɗan luwaɗi. Coote, mai shekaru 42, ya bayyana cewa matsin lamba na aikinsa ya haifar da halayen da ya yi wanda ya sa aka kore shi daga aikin alkalin wasa a watan Disamba.
Yayin da yake magana da jaridar The Sun, Coote ya ce: “Ni ɗan luwaɗi ne kuma na yi gwagwarmaya da jin alfahari da kasancewa ni kaina na tsawon lokaci mai tsawo. Na sami cin zarafi mai tsanani a lokacin aikina na alkalin wasa, kuma ina ƙara jima’i na zuwa wannan zai kasance da wahala sosai.”
Coote, wanda ya yi aikin alkalin wasa fiye da wasanni 100 na gasar Premier League, ya ba da hira ta farko ga The Sun, jaridar da ta fara ba da rahoton rashin da’a da ya yi. A cikin wata sanarwa da ya fitar a ranar Litinin, ya nemi afuwa saboda halayen da suka haifar da korarsa, yana cewa: “Wannan ya kasance ɗaya daga cikin mafi wahala a rayuwata. Na ɗauki cikakken alhakin ayyukana, waɗanda suka faɗi ƙasa da abin da ake tsammani daga gare ni.”
Yayin da yake magana game da jima’insa ga The Sun, Coote ya ce ya ji “babban jin kunya” a lokacin ƙuruciyarsa kuma ya gaya wa iyayensa lokacin yana da shekaru 21 kuma ya gaya wa abokansa lokacin yana da shekaru 25. “Jima’ina ba shine kawai dalilin da ya kai ni cikin wannan matsayi ba,” in ji shi. “Amma ba zan faɗi labari na gaskiya ba idan ban ce ni ɗan luwaɗi ne ba, kuma na yi gwagwarmaya da ɓoye hakan.”
Ya kuma bayyana cewa ya sami barazanar kisa a lokacin aikinsa, wasu kuma sun kai wa mahaifiyarsa marigayi. Ya kuma ce ya buƙaci a sanya alamar amsa mai sauri a adireshin gidansa don ya iya magana da ‘yan sanda cikin gaggua.
Coote ya fara dakatar da shi daga aikin alkalin wasa a ranar 11 ga Nuwamba bayan wani bidiyo da ya bayyana a shafukan sada zumunta ya nuna shi yana yin kalaman batanci game da Liverpool da tsohon manajan kulob din Jurgen Klopp. Yanzu ya ce ya nemi afuwa ga “duk wanda na ɓata masa rai da ayyukana” kuma cewa “ba shi da hankali” a lokacin da aka ɗauki bidiyon.
A ranar 13 ga Nuwamba, The Sun ta buga hotunan da ta ce an ɗauke su a lokacin gasar Euro na shekarar da ta gabata, inda take zargin cewa sun nuna Coote yana shakar foda ta hanyar wani takardar kuɗi na Amurka. Harkokinsa suna ƙarƙashin bincike na Hukumar Kwallon Kafa ta Ingila da kuma hukumar kwallon kafa ta Turai UEFA.
Coote ya gaya wa The Sun cewa ya kasance cikin “wani wuri mai duhu sosai” tun lokacin da aka buga hotunansa a gasar Euro kuma “ba zai kasance a nan yau ba” idan ba tare da tallafin iyali da abokan aiki ba. A ranar 27 ga Nuwamba, Hukumar Kwallon Kafa ta ci gaba da bincike bayan zargin cewa Coote ya tattauna ba da katin rawaya kafin wasan Championship tsakanin Leeds da West Brom a shekarar 2019. Ya kasance yana musun wadannan zarge-zargen.
Yayin da yake magana game da abubuwan da suka haifar da korarsa, ya ce mahaifiyarsa ta mutu kwatsam a shekarar 2023 kuma a lokaci guda kawunsa ya kamu da cutar neuron. A cikin kakar wasa ta 2023-24, ya ce ya yi aikin alkalin wasa fiye da wasanni 90 a duniya, sannan ya biyo bayan gasar Euro da kuma gasar Olympics, kuma ya yi gwagwarmaya da matsin lamba da damuwa na aikinsa, yana mai ƙara da cewa: “Bukatun jiki da na tunani akan masu alkalan wasa suna da mahimmanci sosai.”
“Ba zan iya gane kaina a cikin bidiyon shan foda ba. Ba zan iya fahimtar yadda na ji a lokacin ba, amma wannan shine ni. Ina fama da jadawalin kuma babu damar tsayawa. Don haka na sami kaina a cikin wannan matsayi – ina tserewa.”
Coote ya gaya wa The Sun cewa ya shawo kan halinsa na shan kayan maye bayan ya sami jiyya kuma ya ji “babban jin kunya” saboda abin da ya faru. “Na yi laifi da yin abin da na yi, amma ina ƙoƙarin zama mafi kyawun mutum da zan iya zama yanzu. Na ɗauki matakai don ƙoƙarin zama mafi kyau daga mahangar lafiyar jiki da ta tunani,” in ji shi.
“Ga sauran mutanen da ke cikin halina, zan ce nemi taimako kuma ku yi magana da wani saboda idan kun tattara shi kamar yadda na yi, dole ne ya fito ta wata hanya.”
