Chapter 424: The Celts
The chaotic Manchester derby ended 0-0, and 0-0 does not mean a draw as both sides are losers.
The result doesn't seem to matter anymore.
After the game, the media reported a lot about the clash that took place in the game, and the 'straight kick' also made Wan Sheng be specifically mentioned by the report.
The media outlets have been attacking Manchester United players Wayne Rooney and Anderson for their unethical behaviour, while the pro-Manchester City media have blamed the impulsiveness of Manchester City's players for causing all this.
Neutral media reports criticized both sides.
Stadium violence has always been a key issue for the FA and UEFA, with many media outlets saying, "The impact of this incident is extremely bad." ”
Bad events naturally bring bad consequences.
The FA quickly set up an ad hoc investigation team to investigate the issues that occurred during the game, and based on the evidence from the video of the game, they were quick to make decisions on penalties against both clubs and players.
Manchester City FC has been fined £400,000 alone, but this is nothing for the 'deep-pocketed' English clubs, and more importantly, Manchester City has four players who have been banned to varying degrees.
Copelle Ferreira has been banned for five matches in England and his 'helper' Mesut Ozil has not escaped punishment, with a four-match domestic ban meaning he will certainly miss the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Martin Petrov and Ziegler, who were involved at the time, were also suspended for two games each.
Although the two men simply waved their arms and stretched their legs and pushed and shoved with the Manchester United players, the FA investigation team concluded that their behaviour was one of the causes of the confusion.
As one of the teams involved, Manchester United is not having a good time, and it is impossible for the FA to punish Manchester City and let Manchester United go, so Rooney and Anderson's 5-game bans are understandable, and in addition, Tevez and Evra, who were present at the time, were also punished with 3-game bans.
Wan Sheng was very unhappy with the outcome of the FA's punishment.
A player ban can have a big impact on a team's game, and Manchester United, who caused the conflict, are not punished more than Manchester City, especially Wayne Rooney, who is clearly the most directly responsible for causing the chaos.
Wan Sheng pointed out this to the media seriously, "I think Rooney is the most directly responsible, he made the first move twice, and the last time Kopelle just resisted, but the punishment for both was the same. ”
"Whoever you are, you can't hold back a punch, and if you do that, you'll become a coward in the eyes of others."
"Obviously, Kopelle is a normal person, he did what a normal person should do, but he was punished the same as the perpetrator."
"It's not fair."
'I think the FA is favouring Wayne Rooney, as for why?'
Wan Sheng shrugged, saying that there was no need to explain at all.
Of course, the media reporters understand what Wan Sheng means, the FA will definitely 'protect' their players, Rooney is a member of the England team, and he is also one of the most famous stars of the England team, and the FA will definitely not give him too severe a punishment, which is tantamount to 'self-destruction'.
Wan Sheng could not tolerate this injustice, and in the two days after the game, he stood in front of the media three times to express his dissatisfaction, Manchester City also appealed twice, and various media also reported the incident in detail.
In the end, the FA was under pressure to reduce the suspension of Kopele Ferreira and Ozil by one each, which made Wan Sheng say less.
This is a compromise negotiated by both sides.
The FA will definitely not give Rooney a serious punishment, which is something that both sides are clear, but Rooney is the perpetrator, and it doesn't make sense in any way, so the FA can only compromise with Wansheng.
Wan Sheng still felt that he had suffered a loss, because during the game, Lescot was injured.
On the day of the end of the game, Wan Sheng went to visit Lescott, who was undergoing a minor surgery for tendon reduction, and when Wan Sheng heard the news, he suddenly felt a little bad, after all, when it came to the word 'surgery', it felt very serious
However, after the doctor's words, Wan Sheng was reassured, "His injury is not serious, and he will be able to return to the court to train after a month of recuperation." ”
Wansheng is relieved.
But with the suspension of many of these players, combined with injuries to Morris and Lescott, the team's line-up is also a problem.
In the fifth round of the FA Cup, Wan Sheng could only let Sun Jihai and Dunn partner in the central defenders, and the full-backs could only let Glenn Johnson make a cameo.
Thankfully, Manchester City's opponents, Middlesbrough, are in a worse situation.
Middlesbrough have had a ridiculously poor league run and will be hoping to qualify for next season's European competition in the FA Cup, but it is clear that their poor situation within the squad has affected their performance.
Affected by the last Manchester derby, City's presentation was actually not good, but Manchester City won 2-1 at home to Middlesbrough.
After this game, Wan Sheng also exhaled a long breath.
Before the game, he was really worried about the impact on the team.
Now for the team, the last league loss is nothing, the biggest impact is to stop the unbeaten record, they have a seven-point advantage, the top of the league is still guaranteed, but the FA Cup loss is a direct exit, but there is no second chance.
After playing the FA Cup against Middlesbrough, Manchester City ushered in the Champions League against Celtic.
Manchester City are top of the group, and the game is played away first, and this kind of schedule is still very advantageous in the knockout stage of Europe.
The match between Manchester City and Celtic was played on the second matchday, and four matches had already been played the day before, the most watched of which was undoubtedly the confrontation between Liverpool and Inter Milan.
Previously, because of Manchester City's unbeaten record, the British media and the Italian media launched a large-scale war of words, and the Italian media said, "Manchester City's unbeaten streak proves that the level of the Premier League is declining." ”
The British media did not agree with this view, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
Now that English and Italian clubs are going head-to-head, you can imagine the attention it has received, and it has become not just a Champions League game, but a collision between English and Italian football.
Outcome...... The English had the last laugh.
Inter Milan lost, they lost 0-2 at Anfield, and just before that, there were Italian media who said, "Liverpool almost failed to qualify in the group, and even if Inter Milan wins them, it may not mean that they have won English football." ”
But as a result, Inter Milan lost very completely, maybe 0-2 doesn't mean anything, in the fan comment system of "Milan Sports Newspaper", an Inter fan said very representatively, "We all know that there are two Inter Milan, one is brave and good at fighting to overcome all difficulties, and the other is a heart-wrenching incompetent team." ”
'It's a shame that it was the second team at Anfield today, so Inter broke down again.
This statement is quite representative.
Many people can't imagine that Inter Milan, who was completely defeated at Liverpool and didn't even have a shot on goal, has actually seen gods and ghosts in the past five months.
Since Inter's 1-0 defeat at Fenerbahce on matchday 1, they have been unbeaten in 29 matches on all fronts and have not been beaten by any opponent for five months, a series of glorious campaigns that include five Champions Leagues, four Coppa Italia and 20 league games, including five consecutive wins in the European Cup.
Of course, there is also an embarrassing record, Inter Milan have tried to keep the team unbeaten five times this season on the premise of receiving a red card of 10 to 11.
This record came to an end.
Ironically, just three days before the game against Liverpool, Inter Milan had just extended their gap to second place in the league to 11 points, and one hand was already on the edge of the league trophy, and even the Italian gambling company Snai stopped betting on the Serie A title, but three days later, Inter Milan lost so badly at Anfield.
"Looking at the statistics, Inter had only 33.8 per cent possession in the whole game, no shots hit the woodwork, a 1 to 10 corner kick ratio and a 4 to 25 shots ratio in the whole game...... Jokes aside, Liverpool haven't had such a big advantage in playing English fourth tier teams in the FA Cup for many years. ”
After the game, the British press laughed, and the Italian press was annoyed.
They can't boast about Italian football, they can't satirize English football, so they can only vent their anger on the outrageous and outrageous performance of Inter Milan, and you can imagine what kind of public opinion pressure Inter Milan will encounter in Italy next.
In this atmosphere of public opinion, Manchester City played a low-key game against Celtic in Scotland.
Scotland has two giants, both based in Glasgow, namely Celtic and Glasgow Rangers, who have been sworn enemies for a century.
Celtic and Glasgow Rangers are known as the "old names" and have monopolized Scottish football for more than 100 years, compared to Celtic who are more 'legendary' because they won the European Champions Cup in 1967, and the Celtic team, known as the "Lisbon Lions" in 1967, was also the first legendary team in European men's football to win the "Quadruple".
Although it is only a Scottish team, it is not to be underestimated, as evidenced by the fact that Celtic and Rangers can reach the last 32 of the Champions League.
Germany only have three teams in the round of 32, while Scotland have two, and the Soviet Premier League is not a big league in Europe, but neither Celtic nor Glasgow Rangers are underdogs.
Manchester City and Rangers have played two games before, one draw and one win, and now Manchester City have met Glasgow Rangers' arch-rivals Celtic.
Many British media laughed and said, "Manchester City and the Scottish team are really related." ”
Manchester City are not smiling.
The whole team knows they have to take this game seriously. (To be continued.) )