20 Penalties

20 Penalties

On September 18, 2003, UEFA held a press conference in Switzerland. The young UEFA press officer Caddy Lavin announced UEFA's decision on Bayern Munich and Lyon's penalty results in the first round of the Champions League group stage.

I have to say that Leon's kick and Heathfield's punch made the Champions League just started, and UEFA is really dumbfounded now.

"With regard to Bayern player Leon Will's malicious revenge against Lyon, after discussions with our referee committee, we will suspend Leon Will for eight games (European competitions such as the Champions League or the Europa League) At the same time, we will impose a fine of £80,000 on Lionwell."

"With regard to Bayern coach Hitzfeld viciously punching Lyon coach Le Guin after the game against Lyon, after we watched the post-match video and discussed with all parties, we will suspend Hitzfeld for eight games In the meantime, we will fine Heathfield £60,000."

"In response to the referee Irwin's multiple disputes and penalties in the Lyon-Bayern game, which led to the loss of control of the game, we will disqualify Irwin from enforcing European competitions."

"After returning to defense after the game, Lyon midfielders Essien and Diarra made multiple malicious fouls. We will suspend them for three UEFA Champions League games respectively."

As Cady Lalvin finished reading the ticket in one breath, all the reporters in the press conference hall couldn't help but gasped.

The Champions League has been suspended for eight games! It's hard to say that this penalty is very light. You know, the Champions League is suspended for eight games. How many games are there in a season? There are six games in the group stage, that is to say, unless Bayern reaches the quarter-finals of the Champions League, everyone will not want to see Leonwell this season!

Without the main core, it is conceivable how difficult it is for Bayern to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. With the addition of a fine of 80,000 pounds, it is hard to say that this punishment is light, but it is not a capital punishment, because after all, Leon was directly abolished. Mohammad Diarra, such a punishment, a one-year suspension in Europe is considered a capital punishment.

Moreover, UEFA also punished the on-duty referee and two Lyon players. This kind of punishment means that no one can offend. Anyway, Leon's penalty is within the acceptable range of Leon's fans and supporters. Inside, the opposition doesn't have much to say...

"Awesome, UEFA's penalty, such a penalty left the opposition and supporters speechless, I have to say that Johansson is still a bit capable." Leon's agent Mendes learned After UEFA's penalty result, I couldn't help but sigh.

Leon gave Mendes a white look, and said: "No one who can sit in that position is a fool, but now I am in trouble, I can't play, it is not easy for Bayern to reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League ."

At this time, Mendes suddenly patted Leon's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I believe that the opponents drawn by Bayern after entering the top sixteen will not be too strong."

"Oh?" Leon stared at Mendes curiously, Mendes also said after a smile: "Because UEFA suspended you for eight games, this method of not suspending you directly is for Attract fans. You must know that you have a lot of fans, and most of them are from the Far East. In Asia, because of the Korea-Japan World Cup, especially in Japan and China, you have a large number of fans. Although the Champions League It's just a European event, but don't forget that Japan contributes a lot of broadcasting fees to the Champions League every year. UEFA suspended you for eight games, just because you don't want to reduce the attention of this season's Champions League because of you... As I said before By the way, Leon, if you were just an ordinary player, then UEFA would have killed you as an example, but because you are not, the meaning of these eight UEFA games is very obvious, let your fans know The Champions League is full of expectations... because as long as Bayern reaches the quarter-finals, you can come back. And UEFA has more expectations for the game because of these people, so if Bayern can reach the quarter-finals, when the draw is re-drawn, UEFA will definitely I will choose an opponent who is not too strong for you. So, Leon, I think you are on the right side this time. You can fight with other clubs and other players, but as long as you don't fight with UEFA , then UEFA will not target you, and on the contrary, UEFA will praise you."

After listening to what Mendes said, Leon also nodded. This is just like Platini's praise for Barcelona after he took office in his previous life. The money-burning game of the Premier League. After all, as the most profitable league in the world, each team in the Premier League earns tens of millions of pounds in dividends a season. How will other European small balls play against the Premier League? Platini relied on the support of these small clubs and small countries to succeed in his position.

So if Platini doesn't suppress the Premier League, who will he suppress? Have you seen Platini's teams against the Bundesliga? The Bundesliga has a good economy, and its business philosophy is admired by Platini. Therefore, after Platini took office, the Bundesliga also successfully surpassed Serie A in the European league rankings. Ang feels that the Bundesliga will surpass the Premier League sooner or later and become the second league in Europe.

As for Barcelona, ​​first of all, Barcelona uses their own youth training players. Although they also spend money, the degree of spending money is within the acceptable range of Platini.

You must know that many Premier League teams, even relegation teams, spend 10 to 20 million pounds to introduce players, so in some respects, it is good not to go against UEFA.

UEFA will not give you obvious benefits, but just like Leon's team this time, because he did not publicly stand up to put pressure on UEFA, and at the press conference, although Leon said that he would not be against He regrets everything he has done, but he also expressed his support for all penalties imposed by UEFA...

Such a team is also the biggest reason why UEFA finally decided to ban him for eight games instead of directly banning him from the Champions League this season.

After UEFA's penalty results came out, it was inevitable for supporters and opponents to quarrel, and the major news media naturally had to seize this opportunity to make a good hype, after all, this is rare news The subject matter, for a while, Leon indirectly helped a lot of media... especially those newspapers with poor sales, because all newspapers that reported Leon's malicious foul news sold well.

The reason is simple. As Mendes said, there are too many good boys in modern football, and occasionally a bad boy like Leon attracts the attention of fans.

It's like if you eat too much meat, if you suddenly become a vegetarian, you will think that vegetarian food is the most delicious thing in the world. The result of Leon's punishment is enough to make these fans chat for a long time.

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On Bayern's training ground, after the penalty results came out, all Bayern players were also thankful that Leon and Heathfield, the two most important figures in the Bayern team, were not directly suspended for the entire Champions League season...

It is said that Heathfield also made a joke with Leon, "Now the two of us have been fined until there is only one penis left."

Yes, 80,000 pounds and 50,000 pounds, this is not a small amount, especially for Heathfield, all he got at Bayern was salary, unlike Leon who had so much endorsement fees.

"Leon, in fact, I've already thought about it. At that time, I wanted to go up and give Legan a punch anyway. Do you know why?" Heathfield looked at Leon and said.

Leon shook his head.

"Because I saw that he was upset... especially the attitude of the villain complaining first, so I decided to go up and give him a punch. That punch was the first time I punched an opposing coach in my coaching career..." Heathfield smiled laugh.

Heathfield didn't know that his punch made Leon admire the old man even more, because he knew that he would suffer such a punishment, but Heathfield still dared to stand up and punch him for himself. It proved that in the heart of this handsome iron, Leon's status.

Leon has always been a person who respects himself three feet, and he respects others ten feet, so from the moment Heathfield beat Legon, no matter how Heathfield treats himself in the future, Leon will firmly stand in this position. Beside Tie Shuai.

"Leon, when you're not around, what do you think of the Champions League using Deisler to replace you?" Suddenly, Heathfield looked at Leon and asked.

"Yes, in fact, I think it is an attempt for Deisler to play as a midfielder, just like Pirlo was completely reborn after AC Milan retreated Pirlo's position. Deisler has excellent skills, although he plays as a midfielder. It would be a waste of speed, but I think Sebastian will do a good job." Leon did not expect that Heathfield would tell himself about the team's tactics and personnel.

In fact, Leon didn't know that, in Heathfield's heart, he hoped that Leon would become a coach after retiring. Just like Moyes back then, in the last few years as a player, basically the coaches in the team would consult with Moyes for all matters.

In Heathfield's eyes, he no longer simply regards Leon as a player, he even regards Leon as a substitute on the court, because sometimes Leon's reaction on the court It coincides with Hitzfeld's idea.

"Well, I also considered that Deisler is the most skilled player in our team except you, so I considered letting him play as a midfielder. I also considered Santa Cruz, but after all, Santa Cruz As a striker, Deisler is a midfielder. In terms of position, Deisler has a better sense of position than Santa Cruz." Heathfeld smiled, "Although we are both in the Champions League. I can't show up for the time being, but this is also a good opportunity, because I don't have to think about how to let you rest, Leon, I will use you desperately in the next league, and let Bayern widen the gap as much as possible ."

Leon smiled helplessly: "Boss, I'm not a model worker."

Heathfield shook his head and smiled, "Although you are not a model worker, your running data is even better than a model worker."

Sigh... For Heathfield's trust, Leon also felt that the pressure on his shoulders was extremely gray!