Chapter Seventy-Five: No Punishment

The live footage that successfully captured Lin Sen's change of feelings twice during the match has been following him since the end of the match.

After the whistle sounded, Lin Sen did not have the slightest sense of happiness for the rest of his life, his face was ugly, he got up from the coach's bench and walked straight to the direction of the Everton coach's box, shook hands with Moyes who came out politely, ignored the fourth official who walked straight to him, and turned around and walked directly into the corridor.

Seeing Lin Sen turn to leave, the fourth official was stunned for a moment, and then a little helpless, he was not obliged to comfort anyone, and it was impossible to comfort anyone, but this game, even him, felt that the stoppage time was too long, he just tried to shake hands or something to ease the relationship, because Manchester City won in the end anyway.

But now it seems that this matter is destined to be unsuccessful.

As the live commentator commented after the game, referee Dean gave a stoppage time that was not the longest in the Premier League, but it was definitely too long for this game, and Linson seemed to be restrained, but it was not so much that he was swallowing his anger and that he was just waiting for the game to end. Wait, the post-match press conference is destined to be lively.

Lin Sen did exercise restraint, and the ticket in Malaga did not change his opinion, but it did change the way he handled it. Therefore, in this game, even in the face of the boos of the whole stadium, even if he was dissatisfied with the referee's penalty, Lin Sen's most fierce action was just a bottle drop, because he didn't want to go to the stands to control the game remotely in the next few games, and he didn't even put pressure on the fourth official, because the game was about to end at that time, and it was pointless to put pressure on him at this time.

But this restraint lasted until the end of the game.

The victory was hard-won, but due to Bale's injury, the atmosphere in the dressing room was not very enthusiastic, and Linson only praised the team's cousin. Then he turned around and headed for the press conference.

Moyes came to the press conference one step earlier than Linsen, when Linsen walked into the press conference, Moyes deliberately stood up and shook hands with Linsen, after all, he is the master here, although he lost this game, but he can't lose the demeanor, Linsen seems to have some dissatisfaction with the referee, but that is his business with the referee, and it has nothing to do with him, the same as Linsen. He didn't complain to the fourth official throughout the game, and of course, he didn't have much to complain about.

In fact, Linsen is dissatisfied with the referee, and Moyes is also dissatisfied with Linsen's undisguised delay at the last moment, but for the public strategy of these football fields, unlike Linsen, he is destined to be helpless.

With the arrival of the two managers, Everton's press officer began the press conference. At this time, he motioned for Lin Sen to speak first, and Lin Sen was not polite, he grabbed the microphone and said directly: I'm sorry I don't want to answer questions today. But I have something to say, not much, but when I'm done, there's no need for me to stay. So. As a sign of respect for the home team, I think it's better to wait until you've asked Mr Moyes. I'd better talk again. Rest assured, I've been very patient, just like in the game.

After finishing speaking, Lin Sen clasped his hands to his chest and directly gave the microphone to Moyes, who had a strange face.

Moyes felt a little helpless in his heart, thinking to himself that you came to such a sentence, who of these people still has the heart to listen to what I say, but this is okay, finally no one will be entangled in Everton's five-game winless affair. His words really didn't last long, and the reporters present didn't dwell on it, almost easily letting Moyes pass, and then, within a few minutes, the microphone was in Lin Sen's hand again.

Lin Sen, who had been watching coldly, put down his arm at this time and reached out to grab the microphone.

"I think you may have guessed what I was trying to say, yes, I was very, very unhappy with the referee's enforcement in the final stages of this game, Bale's injury is still unclear, but our team doctor has told me that he will definitely not be able to play in the midweek game, and this is only worth a verbal warning in the eyes of the referee, which is a shame for him."

For the first time, Lin Sen's use of the words of F at the new press conference, although such foul words are not uncommon in the UK, and they may not necessarily mean literally, or they may just be to express their anger, but this still surprised everyone present, including Moyes.

"Other than that, I agree with what Coach Moyes just said, that our victory in this game was a bit of luck, very, very good luck. Because a three-to-two victory always requires luck, especially when someone is against you. I would like to apologize to all of you here, because if I had used the last two substitutions in the second half, you would not have missed the longest stoppage time in the history of football. ”

"Finally, I would like to give the referee of this game, Dean, a suggestion to either go to the watch shop to get a watch change or go to the hospital to have his eyes checked. Because of these two things, there is always something wrong with one of them. ”

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A series of cannons were discharged, and then, Lin Sen, who had lit the fuse, clapped his hands, as he said before, stood up and prepared to leave.

Although the reporters present heard Lin Sen's previous words, how could they just sit back and watch Lin Sen leave, so various coaches and Mr. Lin titles flew to Lin Sen with short questions, trying to slow down Lin Sen's departure.

It's just that Lin Sen's footsteps still haven't stopped without any pause-

A 3-2 game did not allow Manchester City to retain their top position, because Ancelotti's team won a wild victory at Stamford Bridge in this round: 7-2 defeated Sunderland, which made Chelsea, who has the same league points as Manchester City, surpass Manchester City again in goal difference, but such a top spot cannot be stable, considering that the opponents of the two teams in the next few rounds are not too strong, so even if both teams are normal, I am afraid that in the future, the leaders of the Premier League will inevitably have to do push-ups for a while.

Now, however, it is not their weekly leadership that has been in the spotlight for City, but rather the blatant bombardment of the referee by their manager Linsen at his press conference.

The Manchester Evening News is of course on Linson's side, and Wayne Clarke believes that Linson's bombardment is conclusive: from a slow-motion point of view, Phil Neville's foul on Bale should not be just a verbal warning anyway, and the stoppage time is even more ridiculous than six minutes, although there is no clear rule on the length of stoppage time, it has always been decided by the referee himself, but the referee cannot be unfounded, and the game has been smooth in the second half except for Bale's injury that delayed for some time, and this time, the replay of the match can also be given a precise length: one minute and fifty-one seconds. In addition, each substitution is usually 30 seconds of compensation, and the four substitutions are only two minutes, so the stoppage time should not exceed four minutes, while the stoppage time given by Dean is six minutes, and even finally reached as many as eight minutes, just because Linson made two more substitutions in stoppage time.

All of a sudden, there was a lot of talk in the media, and then even the Premier League manager joined in, because there were always reporters asking them questions on the subject, some managers chose to avoid it, while others did not, such as Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger.

This is certainly not an accident, as the length of stoppage time has been controversial in the Premier League.

In a normal game, in the absence of any particularly major accidents, the normal stoppage time is generally less than three minutes, and more than it is considered long. But in the Premier League, four or five minutes of stoppage time is common, and six minutes like this game is rarer, but it's not impossible, but it's usually for a definite reason. There was nothing wrong with having that extra minute or two, but the bad thing is that the Premier League often scores in stoppage time due to the style of the league, which often leads to a stunner. So, for the side that kills, of course, people can praise them for never giving up, but for the losing side, they can only blame stoppage time for the disappointment, and then spill their anger on the referee.

The famous "Ferguson time" in the Premier League is fermented in this situation, stoppage time is almost a traditional Manchester United, through the influence of Ferguson, it is also a fact, of course, this does not deny the efforts of Manchester United, after all, there is time, but you also have the ability to score goals. Like the game that just passed, what about eight minutes? It was Manchester City who won.

"I don't think there's anything wrong with stoppage time, and besides, didn't Manchester City win." Ferguson is decisively not on the side of his sworn enemy, so his opinion on this issue is not surprising. Unlike Alex Ferguson, Arsene Wenger sided with Linson this time, saying, "Eight minutes of stoppage time is ridiculous and the Premier League should have a more rigorous calculation in this regard. ”

Both Ferguson and Arsene Wenger are only being judged as outsiders at this time, but for Manchester City, the evaluation of outsiders does not matter, and what they are now concerned about is the FA's attitude towards the matter. The day after Linson's speech, the FA announced that it would investigate the Manchester City manager's statements at the press conference.

Of course, Manchester City is not worried that Linsen will be banned because of this matter, thanks to Linsen's restraint during the game, whether it is the referee or the fourth official, it is obviously difficult to give Linsen unfavorable words in the game report, as for the speech at the press conference, the impact is there, but similar statements are not uncommon in the Premier League, not to mention anything else, Ferguson and Wenger, who have just stayed out of the matter to make comments, there are many similar things, and they are not necessarily banned every time, at most they are fined and warned. It's just that Lin Sen and them obviously can't be compared in terms of qualifications, so it is not ruled out that the FA may "bully newcomers", and how to deal with this depends on Manchester City's public relations ability. Manchester City FC is still silent on this matter, not because they do not support Linson, but just to avoid provoking the FA and leaving room for maneuver.

On 22 January, the FA finally announced the result: a fine of £3,000, a warning, and no ban. (To be continued......)