4/12/2023–|Last updated: 12/4/202309:49 PM (Mecca time)
The English Football Association brought charges against Manchester City – today, Monday – after Norwegian striker Erling Haaland and a number of his teammates surrounded the referee, who overlooked making a decision to continue playing during a promising opportunity for the team during the match in which they tied with Tottenham 3-3 in the Premier League yesterday, Sunday. .
The English Football Association explained that City “failed to ensure that its players behaved in an appropriate manner.”
Haaland showed signs of anger towards referee Simon Hooper’s decision not to allow his team to resume a promising attack and to stop the play, and then he continued his tantrum after the match, via the “X” network (formerly Twitter) by expressing his anger in response to a video recording that reviewed the incident that occurred at the time. stoppage time.
The English Football Association confirmed that Haaland will face separate measures due to his actions.
Haaland had passed Tottenham defender Emerson Royal and played a long ball to his colleague Jack Grealish, who was completely alone with the goal, but referee Simon Hooper stopped play at the Etihad Stadium to count a violation against the Norwegian striker instead of allowing the play to continue and giving the advantage to the “Citizens.”
😲‼️ A controversial situation in the last seconds of the Manchester City and Tottenham match
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✍️🗨️What is your interpretation of the referee’s decision?#English Premier League | #Manchester_City_Tottenham#PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/WUNH0uEaa8
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) December 4, 2023
The Norwegian international continued to express his anger while leaving the field after the final whistle, and went so far as to criticize Huber on social media, while his teammate Bernardo Silva was less harsh in expressing his opinion.
Respect to Lo Celso, didn’t give a shit and shoulder barged Haaland purpose. Proper South American shithousery. 🤣🤣
— Hundreds (@SajadIqbalLFC) December 4, 2023
Haaland wanted to eat Simon Hooper up yesterday.
But honestly, that man’s account needs to be checked. He played an advantage for City, then he called for a foul when he saw Grealish in a 1 on 1 situation.
This officiating gets worse every week. pic.twitter.com/K9OXjxOwAg
— SIRI (@Alexand2421863) December 4, 2023
Silva said in statements reported by the British news agency (BE Media): “It is a bad decision by the referee, and everyone saw what happened, but in the end we are all human.”
The Portuguese international added, “Perhaps the referee is the first person to know that it is a very bad decision because he deprived Grealish of complete isolation with the goalkeeper and he could have given us the three points.”
He added, “It is a difficult decision to accept, but in the end it happened. This happens in football, and sometimes all of us make mistakes.”
With this third draw in a row, Manchester City fell to third place before an away match against Aston Villa on Wednesday evening.
Silva confirmed, “We conceded late goals against Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, and Tottenham,” adding that his team in the end gave up 7 points and could have topped the standings.
Tottenham forces a draw against Manchester City in a very exciting summit
▶️ Watch the match summary#Premier League | #ManchesterCity_Tottenham #PremierLeague
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) December 3, 2023
Guardiola and the referee’s decision
In the same context, Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, City coach, confirmed that the match referee was not the reason for losing points against his guest, Tottenham Hotspur, pointing out that everyone makes mistakes, including him.
He said after the match, in statements reported on the club’s official website, “I make mistakes, players make mistakes.”
He added, “I was surprised at the moment when Erling fell in the tackle from Ben Davies. It was normal, but at the right moment he stood up and the referee signaled for play to continue, and after he passed the ball, he stopped the play. I don’t want to criticize them.”
He continued, “On the sideline sometimes I lose my mind. My gesture was not appropriate. As a coach, I am not the person who is ready to comment.”
He continued: “We did not draw because of that. They (Tottenham players) are happy. We are a little less than happy.”
What did Pep Guardiola say after the end of the Tottenham match? 👇#City pic.twitter.com/2K8k7cUM67
– Manchester City (@Cityarabia) December 3, 2023
Guardiola explained, “The performance was completely similar to what we presented recently. People say that you are worried about the goals you receive, of course yes, but the chances we receive, nothing.”
He added, “Because of our mistakes and the efficiency of our competitors, we concede goals and it becomes more difficult. There are still a lot of matches, and we are looking forward to moving forward.”
It is noteworthy that this is the third consecutive draw in the competition for Manchester City, the defending champion in the last three seasons, after previously drawing 4-4 with its host Chelsea, and 1-1 with its guest Liverpool in the past two stages.
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