Chapter 269: The league can be lost
At the last minute, Clattenburg lost the imminent victory with an unjustified penalty, and Tottenham was furious at the result. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info know that although Tottenham's lead in the Premier League has shrunk to one point before the start of this round of the league, they have the initiative in this title race anyway.
It can even be said that as long as West Bromwich Albion can win this game, then with only four rounds left in the league and only Arsenal as a strong opponent after that, Tottenham has a great hope of maintaining this point advantage, so as to beat Chelsea to win the Premier League title after more than 40 years!
However, while the Tottenham players worked very hard in the game and did see the light of day, the end result was that referee Clattenburg ruined their entire season with a penalty that didn't exist!
It is precisely for this reason that after the game, George had no intention of saving face for Clattenburg, and used extremely harsh words at the press conference to attack the referee extremely fiercely, and even bluntly said that Clattenburg undermined the principle of fairness and justice in football and used an extremely despicable means to "steal the victory that belonged to Tottenham"!
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and George's clear statement immediately caused an uproar in English football. You must know that although the referee issue has been criticized by the British media and various clubs, few people will target the referee so clearly as George!
In the face of George's accusations, Clattenberg naturally did not choose to sit still. In an interview, the referee, who has been in charge of the Premier League for less than a year, refused to admit that he had made a serious mistake in the game, insisting that there was nothing wrong with his decision and that Vidic deserved to be shown a red card! At the same time, Clattenburg also said that he hoped that the Premier League and the disciplinary committee would impose additional penalties on the "unreasonable" George Nelson and Tottenham Hotspur players, so that they would remember that the authority of the referee is sacrosanct on the pitch!
At this time, the power of the family behind George and the influence of his Viscount Koscielt played a considerable role. If other managers had made such remarks, then the Premier League Disciplinary Committee and the FA would not hesitate to punish them for the sake of their face, even if the person concerned was the famous Ferguson.
George's situation was quite different. As a member of the traditional aristocracy, especially George, who has a very high status in the circle and has a lot of connections with many powerful tycoons, "civil" organizations such as the FA and the Premier League Disciplinary Committee are absolutely unwilling to provoke easily. What's more, George still has an absolute reason this time - the game footage clearly shows that Vidic did not foul Richardson at all, and the latter fell when he broke through with the ball. And, most crucially, when Richardson fell, he fell outside the big penalty area!
Misjudged a player who fell outside the penalty area for a foul on a defender, gave away a penalty and a red card, and refused to admit his mistake after the game. To this extent, Clattenberg is also capable.
Chelsea players and Jose Mourinho are also unhappy with the situation. In their view, even without Clattenburg's profile, Chelsea, who have narrowed the gap to one point, have every chance of overtaking Tottenham in the table. Even if Chelsea lift the league trophy at the end of the season, there will be many people who say that the Blues are stained with Clattenburg's light, otherwise it would be impossible to snatch the top spot in the league from Tottenham!
What the hell is going on? Obviously we have the ability to overtake Tottenham, why do we do it! With this in mind, the Chelsea players and Mourinho couldn't help but feel a little more disgusted with the eventful Clattenburg.
West Bromwich Albion's situation has also become rather awkward after this draw. Because teams such as Crystal Palace, Norwich and Southampton, who are also fighting for relegation, have said that this game that is enough to affect the Premier League relegation situation this season should be replayed on a later date, and Tottenham should be changed to win, and Tottenham cannot be wronged in vain......
As a result, after Tottenham was forced to draw by West Bromwich Albion because of Clattenburg's relationship, the incident began to develop in an extremely strange direction - whether it was Tottenham, which suffered losses, or Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion, all three parties were extremely dissatisfied with Clattenburg!
In the end, under strong pressure from all sides, PGMOL had to announce that it would launch an investigation into Clattenburg, and at the same time deprive Clattenburg of the qualification to officiate Premier League matches during the investigation!
At the same time, the Premier League and the Disciplinary Committee issued an announcement announcing the revocation of Vidic's red card and the yellow card Kompany received during the protest. In addition, a spokesperson for the Premier League also said that the draw between Tottenham and West Bromwich Albion is valid and there will be no replay of this game!
Seeing that the wood was already in the boat, George had no choice but to accept the result, and kept the name Clattenburg firmly in his heart - the last Dunn who dared to play the referee in front of me is now off to officiate League One games, don't think you can end up better than that guy!
Compared with the Tottenham fans who are strongly criticizing Clattenburg, Arsenal fans are quite elated at this time - although Arsenal is likely to end up with a four-big end this season, but being able to disrupt Tottenham's dream of winning another league title in 44 years is also what Gunners fans like to see!
Therefore, Arsenal fans did not criticize the team's performance for the team's defeat to Chelsea in the last round, but many people were ecstatic about it, thinking that the team did a really good job of helping Chelsea snipe Tottenham and prevent the city's rivals from winning the league championship!
Clearly, these fans would have preferred to see Chelsea win the trophy rather than watch Tottenham Hotspur, a sworn enemy of the century, stand on the winner's podium at the end of the season!
In this way, three days after losing the top spot in the standings, on April 24, Tottenham, who had suffered two consecutive league winless games, ushered in this north London derby with Arsenal!
While George was keen to teach Arsenal a hard lesson in this derby and add to the Gunners' record of a winless run in the north London derby, he did not put all of his squad in the starting line-up, instead fielding a mix of substitutes and starters. This is because this north London derby is only three days away from the first leg of Tottenham's direct Champions League clash with Juventus, so if George sends the strongest squad in this game and causes Tottenham's main force to be consumed too much, then in the Champions League semi-finals three days later, Tottenham Hotspur who visited the Alp Stadium is likely to be taught by the old and spicy Bianconeri!
Goalkeeper Petr Cech, right-back Phil Neville, centre-backs Vermaelen and Dawson, left-back Patrice Evra, Kompany, Speed and Davies form a back three, Mendieta is the midfield commander, and the forward line is the combination of Drogba and Ribery, this is Tottenham's starting list in this north London derby!
On the other hand, Arsenal was kicked out of the Champions Cup by Juventus in the first round of the knockout round, and the league also announced early that there was no hope of defending the title, and only the FA Cup title was still hopeful. Cesc Fabregas and Robert Pire, Van Persie and Reyes up front!
With the exception of Ljungberg and Thierry Henry, who have missed out on injury, and Campbell, who has seen a significant dip in form over the year, Arsene Wenger has his strongest deck of cards. Obviously, the professor intends to take advantage of Tottenham's distraction from the Champions League and the league to win this derby and beat Tottenham, a reservoir dog!
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