Matt Le Tissier insists 'war on woke' is being won after landing old job back: 'We need rational debate'

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Matt Le Tissier insists 'war on woke' is being won after landing old job back: 'We need rational debate'.

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Matt Le Tissier is back at Southampton FC in an official ambassadorial capacity, three years after stepping away from the role amid controversy over his social media posts about Ukraine.The 57-year-old former midfielder, who spent 16 years dazzling fans at the club, reckons there's been a genuine shift in public attitudes since his departure."The whole kind of wokeism...

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there's been a lot of kickback," he said.

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There's a lot of people now who realise that perhaps it just went a bit too far."Le Tissier believes we're heading towards a calmer middle ground where people can share their views without facing professional consequences."At some point it's going to swing back where everyone's more calm and settled," he said.

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And you can speak your mind without fear of getting cancelled from jobs because you had an opinion that was outside the government narrative."The Southampton legend remains convinced his departure from Soccer Saturday in 2020 was directly linked to his outspoken...

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A: there's been a lot of kickback," he said.

B: There's a lot of people now who realise that perhaps it just went a bit too far."Le Tissier believes we're heading towards a calmer middle ground where people can share their views without facing professional consequences."At some point it's going to swing back where everyone's more calm and settled," he said.