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    Manchester City star Rodri questions Arsenal’s ‘Mentality’ in Premier League title race

    mcfagainstsportswashing.comBy mcfagainstsportswashing.com23 May 2024Updated:25 May 2024No Comments5 Mins Read
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    Manchester City star Rodri questions Arsenal’s ‘Mentality’ in Premier League title race
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    MANCHESTER-After Manchester City upset Arsenal to win the Premier League, Rodri has questioned the team’s deadly instinct. After holding off the Gunners’ charge to win their last game 3-1, City became the first team in English football history to win four straight top-flight titles. After a goalless draw with the Gunners at the end of March, which saw them drop to third position behind Liverpool and the Londoners, it was City’s ninth successive win. Rodri believes that Arsenal’s limiting style during the stalemate demonstrated the differences between the two teams.

    Did Man City cheat their Way to the title?

    After defeating West Ham 3-1, City won another Premier League title, extending their reign as the first side to win the trophy four years in a row. But as soon as their victory was official, a lot of other clubs’ fans attacked Pep Guardiola, pointing out that the “elephant in the room” was the fact that the Premier League had accused them of 115 financial rule violations, which had not yet been settled. The cornerstone of the midfield said to Optus Sport. It’s the mentality. There are outstanding players in every league, every club, and even at Arsenal. 

    They had a fantastic season, but here (head) is where I believe the difference lay. “I thought these guys didn’t want to beat us when I saw them when they came here and faced us at the Etihad.” All they want to do is sketch. Following their treble triumph the previous season, City has achieved yet another fantastic feat. They will attempt to become the first English team to win back-to-back domestic doubles the following week. We’re so happy and excited with what we achieved, Rodri remarked, but I think we won’t fully realize the repercussions of what we’ve done to change the club’s history for a few years.

    Is Man City’s title tainted by FFP charges?

    It says it all that nobody is truly shocked or impressed that City has won four straight games. The biggest problem is that, with 115 charges, they will always be viewed as United’s bigger sibling compared to their actual success and supremacy. Less than two minutes in, player of the season Phil Foden opened the celebration with a strike into the top corner. Sixteen minutes later, he doubled the lead. After Mohammed Kudus’ spectacular overhead kick momentarily deflated the crowd, Rodri, last season’s Champions League final match winner, quicked things back with City’s third shortly before the hour. The unbeaten Spain international stated, “We tried to stay calm because we have all these years of experience.”

    Are Man City’s titles undermined by FFP allegations?

    According to goals, With another Premier League win, City is sweeping the opposition aside. Their achievement, meanwhile, is viewed by many as having an asterisk next to it because, despite their adamant denials, it has been almost 15 months since they were charged with financial irregularities. Even though a decision in the lawsuit may not come for more than a year, many supporters are impatient for clarification since they believe City has cheated to win awards. As per uksportsyahoo, The destiny of City is still unknown, but rumors indicate that a hearing date has been set for the fall of 2024, and a judgment may be made as early as the summer of 2025 more than a year away. 

    Over the last three years, there have been moments when it has been tempting to speculate as to whether the Premier League has covertly halted their inquiry into City’s internal matters. However, no. Justice is a sword that never sleeps, or at least, it is not likely to stay in its scabbard long when money, football, power, influence, money, and money are all at stake. Undoubtedly, the charges’ news which include claims of exaggerated transactions being made with associated parties will have shocked City’s commercial sponsors, who are understandably envious of their reputations as always.

    Did Man City win fairly amid the FFP scandal?

    City will defend this lawsuit with the same vigor that they have used to reverse a guilty conviction on similar concerns. Due to alleged financial irregularities, Uefa was banned from the Champions League for two years, which would have essentially halted the Abu Dhabi project altogether. It’s understandable why City was so visibly incensed at the proceedings, the decision, and the severity of the sentence meted out. 

    For the most part, Pep was correct. However, this is a bit of a diversion. The court of arbitration for sport (Cas) ruled, by a 2-1 majority, that several of Uefa’s claims were time-barred, which is not the same as having them thoroughly reviewed and rejected, which is why the guilty finding was overturned.

    The fact that certain charges were “not established” indicates that the evidence presented was insufficient to meet the necessary burden of proof.

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