Chapter 232 The Penalty Results of the Football Federation
After the big victory, the excitement of the game gradually passed, and Don Jack, Gerard and Barosh had to wait anxiously for the FA's decision.
Although the decision of the FA has been delayed, several people, including Manchester United and Liverpool, are very clear that the suspension is inevitable, but the difference between the suspension of several games. The English media is also waiting, because the next league is the battle between Liverpool and Chelsea. If Gerard and Don Jack are banned, then There is no need to play in the game, even many Liverpool players think so.
It shows the importance of the two people in Liverpool now.
More people want to see the FA's penalty pushed to Liverpool and Chelsea, in that case, they can see another strong confrontation, otherwise the North-South War in England without Don Jack and Gerrard is extremely imperfect.
Chelsea certainly doesn't want this.
Although Mourinho did not show it, the whole world knows that the Portuguese champion coach will not want his team to go through two battles in two days, which will greatly damage Chelsea as a whole, and many players will certainly not be able to keep up with their physical fitness.
Although this idea is a little utilitarian, there is no Gerald and Jack. Lee's Liverpool is much worse than Chelsea. As long as the FA's penalty comes out ahead of schedule, Chelsea can breathe a sigh of relief. Maybe they will have a chance to win the first place in the Premier League in early October.
In the final analysis, the reason why they are so nervous now is Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. These three teams are too strong!
Now the league has gone through seven rounds of competition. In the seven rounds, there are no more or less, but the score gap between the strong team and the weak team has also begun to widen. Look at these three teams, they have a record of six wins and one draw in seven games, and the good performance is also good. Tottenham Hotspur, Everton, Manchester City and Astonway. Several strong teams have been pulled behind. As for the 'former king' Manchester United, who won for the first time in five games, in the team's table, they can only start looking for it from behind to find it as soon as possible.
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In this tense wait, time passes quickly. During this period, Liverpool supporters are all worried, but Liverpool can only prepare for the next game. No matter what the final result of the FA is, it will certainly not affect Liverpool's European competition.
The ban is just a domestic league ban.
Liverpool's next Champions League group match rivals Olympiacos of Greece, this is an away game.
On the penultimate second day of September into October, Liverpool will go to Greece to challenge Olympiacos at the Rizopolis Stadium. The eighth round of the Premier League is on October 1st, and Liverpool is also away from Chelsea. The continuous rush will definitely make the team tired. This is also Beni. Tes needs to consider the lineup, but fortunately there is still one day off in it, while Chelsea needs two consecutive home games. Their opponent in the UEFA Champions League is the 'enemy' Porto.
A few months ago, Mourinho also led Porto to the great cause of winning the Triple Crown. Now they have stood on the opposite side. Mourinho has become the biggest enemy of Porto. Although the strength of the two teams has completely fallen, this game is still a challenge for Chelsea. After this game, Chelsea They have to face the league with Liverpool. Although they are all at home, it can be imagined that their schedule is more terrifying than that of Liverpool.
These two games are a very serious challenge for Chelsea, who has just got excited.
The full name of Olympiacos Football Club is Piraeus Olympiacos Lovers Club, which is the largest and most popular club in Greece.
This is a very comprehensive club, not just football. In fact, Olympiacos has a total of 17 sports teams, with a total of more than 3,800 athletes, including world champions and Olympic champions. The football team is only one of the most important teams of the club!
Olympiacos was officially established in 1925, by the merger of Piraeus Football Club and Piraeus Lovers Club. The club's emblem is a young head portrait with an olive branch crown, which is red and white. Therefore, the team's home jersey is red and white, and the away team uniform is white, so it is nicknamed "red and white. Legion, there was a legendary act of five brothers attacking together at the beginning of the establishment of the team, so it also has the nickname of "legendary".
In the face of such a team, Liverpool still needs to cheer up.
Benitez's requirement for the players is to survive the tense period of the game. As long as they win three consecutive games in the Champions League group stage, they can ensure the emergence of the Liverpool group, and the next three games will be much better.
This game is also one of the games that Benitez must win in his heart.
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As time went by, it quickly arrived at the day before the game.
This afternoon is when the Liverpool team gathers. They will fly to Greece by plane at 5 p.m. After staying there for one night, they will prepare for tomorrow afternoon's game.
Unexpectedly, on this morning, the FA was anxious for the media to hold a press conference, and then the press officer of the FA announced the news about Rooney, Don Jack, C. The punishment plan for Ronaldo, Gerrard, Baroche and Fletcher's open fight with Manchester fans in Manchester---
The first one is about fines. The two clubs involved, Manchester United and Liverpool, were fined £65,000 respectively. In addition, because they are Manchester City fans, Manchester City was also implicated in a fine of £20,000.
This is completely irrelevant.
Everyone knows that the so-called fine is just a way for the Football Club to openly fill its own pockets, and these big clubs don't care about this fine, which is not as much as a star's weekly salary.
After saying the first article, the press officer of the Football League said the second article: "... Due to the bad incident, which has a very bad impact on the relationship between players and fans, as well as the atmosphere of English football, the Football Association decided to ban all six players for three games.
Three games have been banned!
Even if the result was thought of, the media were still in an uproar after the ban came out.
The main reason is that it is on the eve of the battle between Liverpool and Chelsea. The announcement of this result at this moment almost means that the game is divided, and there is no need to compare at all. Many reporters even doubt in their hearts that the British football is not always the advantage of the Russians, otherwise, this is obviously for English football. How can bad news be announced now?
Are the officials of the FA fools?
Obvious not!
Every game in the Premier League is very important, and the collision of rich families can attract the attention of the world. On the eve of the battle between Liverpool and Chelsea, if the FA announces this news, it means that the game has lost its meaning. Without Don Jack, especially without Gerrard's game, the number of spectators The quantity is bound to be reduced by more than half.
This is not good for English football at all.
But the Football Federation made this decision, and it was made before the battle between Liverpool and Chelsea. What can those media, journalists and senior fans think?
But this is not over yet, and then the FA press officer issued a statement asking Don Jack and six others to apologize to Manchester City fans respectively.
Many people completely ignore the last one. It's just a symbolic way to please the fans. It doesn't matter at all. In fact, this is also the decision that the Football Association has received protests from many Manchester City fans. Otherwise, in general, they will not ask the players to do anything specific. Every outstanding player is the future of English football. Even retired players are the future coaches, commentators, reporters, etc. of English football. In short, they will not take the initiative to ask the players to do anything.
But this fight between players and fans is obviously beyond the 'basic' category.
But what everyone didn't expect was that the first two requirements were easily implemented. Before the morning passed, the Football Federation received fines from three clubs, and the last simple request was rejected.