![]() ![]() ![]() Pep Guardiola’s charges have a month to etch their names in the annals of English football. Kyle Walker shuts down a question about Vinicius's "provocations" in today's press conference. “People going down and asking for yellow cards is part and parcel of the game.” “I try not to get involved if someone is trash-talking, I have been through things in my life that are more difficult than people trying to get a reaction on me. “I wouldn’t say he’s a provocative player, he’s a very good player, he does what he has to to get his side over the line,” Walker added. It is the opposition players’ job to do everything in their capacity to get over the line and such antics are just part of their arsenal. More used to play-acting and trash-talking than Chelsea’s youthful defence, Walker shared that these are part of the game. The Blues paid for falling into the trap but the Citizens’ were more determined in their approach. It was more to say, 'Don't do that again' because I don't want to be a meme.” #UCL /1IB3QrPHijĬhelsea fell foul to Vinicius’ antics on the pitch and the Brazilian made them pay. □️ Kyle Walker: “I went to hug Vinícius because he tried to rainbow flick me. Tomorrow night, if chosen, I will give him the respect he deserves after the whistle, before that it is dog eat dog. “He has taken a massive club like that over the line in the Champions League. “But boxers fight and shake hands after and that is the respect I do have for him, when it is a good game, you show them that respect because they deserve it. “I went to hug him because he tried to rainbow me, so it was like ‘please don’t try that again’,” Walker remarked. The City right-back hugged him after Portuguese referee Artur Soares Dias blew for full-time. After their battle on the pitch, Walker praised his counterpart for his abilities and told him during their embrace not to test him in that fashion again. With Karim Benzema kept silent by Ruben Dias, it was Vinicius who kept Real Madrid in the tie. The 22-year-old showcased his array of tricks in the Champions League encounter, with Walker taking note of his audacity. Despite the wondergoal from Vinicius, the England international came out with his reputation intact. Kyle Walker had the tough task of keeping the young Brazilian quiet during the semi-final encounter. ![]() The 1-1 draw saw Vinicius Jr open the scoring against the run of play in the first half with Kevin de Brunye repaying in kind after the break. The quality is so high that these extremely difficult things appear so effortless that people don't even see these nuances.Manchester City returned from Santiago Bernabeu with an away goal to show for their trip. Just imagine Cama's run for the first goal and what happens if Luka misses his flicked pass. Those few metres that you DON'T move to make the pass easier make all the difference, especially when building up or playing through presses. NOT ONLY does Camavinga have to trust Vini 's ability on the ball: to both hold it, dribble with it and also to make the pass with the precise timing and direction (power was not much of a factor but even that) BUT ALSO to trust his teammates in defence if the transition does happen. If Camavinga falls back in fear of a transition, that situation, which resulted from a simple but deliberate and efficient run would never materialise. This is something many managers at Madrid but more famously Pep and players from that Barça team used to say all the time, 'Hold your position. I must also laud the team for the trust they have in each other. 2 City players were stuck in the same space following Vini, space appeared behind Walker and Vini played a reverse pass to Camavinga with the whole wing to himself for an extremely dangerous situation. ![]() I thought the victory was in the less flashy moments, like the inside run from the touchline where he made Walker follow him with just enough incentive meaning he kept at it and completely abandoned the position. It's also in part because Vini has to succeed once but Walker as the defender has to succeed everytime. This particular situation or over the night? Over the night, I thought it was Vini's night comfortably. Spain's world cup training camp is underway Lyon make the loan of Lindsey Horan permanent with a 3-year contractĮdin Dzeko joins Turkish Side Fenerbache on a free transfer Jojo Wollacott completes a move to Scottish side Hibernian on a three-year deal. Iran win the inaugural CAFA Nations Cup with a 1-0 win over UzbekistanĮngland beat Czechia 2-0 in the Under 21 EurosĬentre-Back Leandro Morgalla joins RB Salzburg from 1860 Munich New Zealand abandon match with Qatar over racism allegations Spain are the 2022-2023 nations league champions Puma is signed on to be Egypt's new sponsor News, results and discussion about the beautiful game. ![]()
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