"It's not uncommon for players to be sent off for bumping into the referee, but it's not every day that a manager gets a red card when he argues with the referee and the fourth official on the sidelines. Last night, Tony. Done put on such a passionate scene for us at the Camp Nou......"

The TV screen rotated to reveal footage of the final moments of last night's match between Barcelona and Nottingham Forest. Tony in the picture. Don crossed his waist with one hand and pointed at the referee with the other, his mouth chattering and emotional, as if he was going to punch the opponent.

When the referee pulled out a red card and sent him off, he walked to the Yongdao intersection and made a gesture to count the money. This completely infuriated the Barcelona fans at the scene, and the picture could clearly see lighters, coins and other miscellaneous objects flying down like droplets.

At the post-match press conference, when Donn reappeared in the eyes of reporters, there were also disgruntled boos from Catalan journalists. Don turned a deaf ear to this, and after he sat down, he took the initiative to talk about two points:

"First, the referee is Italian; Second, we will definitely qualify. ”

After saying these two words, he got up and left, without even shaking hands with Guardiola. You can see that he is still angry.

The host of the TV show commented: "He seems to think that what he is doing is not big enough, and he adds fuel to the fire." I'm sure UEFA won't let him go this time anyway. ”

In fact, before UEFA came to the door, Donn had been Allen. Adams rebuked him to his face.

Allan. Adams and Evan. Dogotti came to Barcelona together, and in the box at the Camp Nou, they had planned to watch a lively and intense game. But I didn't expect to see such a scene......

By the time Donn returned to the dressing room after the game's press conference, the players had already left, and the people waiting for him in the dressing room were the club's president and marketing manager.

"Tony, you'd better explain it to us." Alan stared at Don with suppressed anger, while Evan remained silent next to him.

"There's nothing to explain, you've all seen it."

"It's normal to be sent off with a red card...... But what do you mean by that action after that? Are you accusing Barcelona of bribing the referee? Do you have proof? ”

"I just snapped my fingers." Don shrugged.

"You wait to say this kind of to the officials of the UEFA Disciplinary Committee!" Alan was angry with Donn's indifferent attitude and explanation and wanted to smash things. "You're the manager of Nottingham Forest, you're exposed to the public all the time. In a sense, you are more like a symbol and representative of this club than Evan. You can't express your emotions so recklessly, you represent the image of Nottingham Forest! What you've done has offended almost all of our friends in this circle! ”

Don looked at the angry Allen and didn't say a word. But his eyes and expression were unmistakable, telling the other party that he was not showing weakness.

"Alright, Alan." At this time, Evan came out as the chairman and friend to play the round to ease the tension a little. "I'm sure Tony must have been dizzy at that time. To be honest we really didn't have a problem scoring, I've watched the replays. The commentator then talked about the issue, but neither the result nor the penalty could be changed. You're not a manager, you're not in that position, you never know how much psychological pressure they have. ”

With that, he walked up to Don and patted him on the shoulder.

"Tony, you're in a lot of trouble this time. The club can't excuse you, you'll have to deal with it yourself. ”

Although he and Alan are always at odds, Don is still very obedient when facing Evan. He nodded, his attitude much softer. "I'm sorry, Evan. I'm so excited......"

Hearing him say this, Alan also glared at him fiercely. Why don't you say that when you face me?

"Is there a problem with the heart?" Evan pointed to Donn's left chest.

Don shook his head: "Everything is normal. ”

"You'd better give Shania a call, she'll be freaking out of your last five minutes of passion if she's watching the game. Is your phone turned off? ”

He said this, and Don remembered it. He did turn off his phone, but Shania was far away in the United States, so it's hard to say whether she watched the game or not.

"Alright, Alan. Let's go first. Evan deliberately wanted to give Donn a separate space and time.

Alan hadn't forgotten to point at Don as he left to warn him, "You'd better get ready, Tony." This is not something that can be solved by paying a fine of a few thousand pounds. ”

Don ignored him.

After everyone was gone, he took out his phone and turned it on. Then I dialed Shania's mobile number.

"Tony!" Shania rarely didn't call him "Uncle Tony", and she was a little angry at that.

"Looks like you've watched this game, Shania?" Don grinned a little helplessly.

"Of course I did. Are you trying to scare me? What happened in those minutes? ”

"Uh, we've been treated unfairly, and I'm a little angry......"

"I don't care about those, Tony! I don't care about football, why should I watch the game? All I care about is you. Seeing you throwing tantrums out there, do you know how worried I am about your heart! ”

“…… I'm sorry, Shania. I'm sorry......" Don was at a loss for words at this time, and he could only apologize.

"When is your stinky temper going to change, Tony?" Although she is younger than Donn, Shania now teaches her husband a lesson in the voice of an elder. "You are always so easily excited, and a word from someone else can arouse the fire in your heart. You're in your forties, Tony. How can you still be like a child? ”

"Well, actually, my temper is much better now...... Don thought to himself that he was so disgusted before he crossed over, he never saved face for others, like a stone in a pit that stinks and is hard." It's just that there are times when you really can't control everything yourself. You know, Shania, sometimes you can't help yourself......"

"Alright, alright, Uncle Tony!" Shania interrupted Donn's explanation. "It's fine if you're okay. Sometimes I really don't know what to say about you, you're always so stubborn...... Maybe you'll have to give up this profession altogether to make me feel more at ease, but I know you wouldn't do that. So what else can I say? ”

Shania's tone softened a lot, and she called Don "Uncle Tony" again. But Don also felt a little guilty. Sometimes he is quick for a while, but Senya is frightened. He doesn't care how UEFA punishes him, he doesn't care that the opponent's fans want to kill him, he doesn't care about the verbal criticism in the media, and he doesn't care about Allen's face-to-face reprimand, but he has to care about Shania. Because as a Canadian country girl singer of the same name sings - "You are my one".

"I'm sorry Shania. I promise I'll try to be as restrained as possible in the future, and I'll miss you when I want to lose my temper. Ahh......h

"Hey meaty, Uncle Tony!" Shania laughed on the other end of the phone.

Hearing Shania laugh, Don laughed too. His heart finally let go, because Shania was no longer angry with him.

After finishing the call with Shania, Don walked out of the locker room, where some media were blocking him on the way to the bus, trying to hear more and more exciting things he had to say. But Don shook his head at anything. He has said what he should have said, he has said what he shouldn't say, and he has done what he should have done and what he shouldn't have done. Now what others are going to say about it, how UEFA will punish him, and what troubles there are, he will follow. It is useless to say more.

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UEFA moved fairly quickly, and just as Donn and his team stepped off the plane and set foot back on English soil, the preliminary penalty results were already in.

Tony. For confronting the referee during the match, insulting the fourth official, and making insulting gestures to provoke Barcelona fans, Donn was banned for two additional games and fined £50,000 for the two games he was given a red card. In addition, this matter is not over, and later UEFA will hold a hearing, find Donn, and ask him what he meant by that action and those words on the sidelines, and whether there is any evidence that the referee accepted a bribe from FC Barcelona. If he can't produce evidence, he could face more severe penalties.

However, because UEFA is a large bureaucracy, it may take a long time for the hearing to be held. Don still has time to prepare......

Don certainly won't sit still, and in an interview with reporters at the airport, he declared that he didn't count the money, but snapped his fingers — two movements that do look similar......

The main thing is that Don didn't put his thumb back and forth on his index and middle fingers at that time, and if that's the case, it's "counting money" undoubtedly. And Don only rubbed it once, and if he snapped his fingers, he would only rub it so much.

In addition, Don also has the materials to prepare other counterattacks. He insisted that Nottingham Forest had been treated injustice at the Camp Nou. The Catalan media criticized his team for being rude and unsportsmanlike with lethal tactics against Messi. Don scoffed: "If I really want to use that kind of tactics against Messi, I can guarantee that he won't be able to stay on the pitch for even five minutes." ”

A reporter asked Don Ennottingham Forest, how many yellow cards should always be a fact, right? Donn asked rhetorically: "What does it mean that Barcelona derby, Barcelona and Espanyol both have a lot of yellow cards?" ”

Donn also continued to lash out at the referee and linesman at the airport. He said anyone who watched Nottingham Forest's second goal replay would admit it – Fernandez's goal was no problem and was completely offside. Ibisevic may have been in an offside position, but he wasn't actually involved in the attack or interfering with the defence. It doesn't make sense to disallow a goal and immediately allow the opponent to serve quickly until the goal is scored. Even if he goes to a UEFA hearing, he is not afraid. If UEFA doesn't give him an explanation, he will even go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. In a word-if you want to play me to death, I will play with you to death!

Donn is tough and Barcelona are not soft. In his post-match interview, Pep Guardiola referred to the controversial goal. First of all, he had this to say about Nottingham Forest's blown goal: "I'm not a referee and I'm not near that touchline, so I don't know what happened. But I think if both the referee and the linesman think it's offside, then it's offside. ”

Then he said of his goal: "We had no problem with our goal, it was absolutely not against the rules. The referee signaled for the game to continue, and we kicked off and attacked. I don't think it makes sense for us to stop and wait for the opposition to come back to the defensive position before we start attacking. As long as you don't break the rules, it's fine. "Anyway, he put the problem on the rules and the referee. If there's a problem, it's the referee's, we just follow the referee's instructions......

He was then asked what he thought of Tony. A series of performances by Donn: "I can understand how he felt at the time. Of course, there are always some surprises on the football pitch. But in any case he should respect the referee, he is a role model for the players...... What did he say? Sorry it was too noisy for I couldn't hear it. That move of his? I don't know what that means, maybe only he knows...... I didn't see it, I saw it when I was told to watch the news, and I didn't care what his action meant. ”

Finally, he responded to the rumors in the media about "Barcelona bribing the referee": "It's complete nonsense! Barcelona is a big club, a club with a lot of prestige all over the world, how could such a thing be done? We have the quality to win any game, and we don't need anyone's help. I didn't hear Donn say that we bribed the referee, and if he did, FC Barcelona would have appealed to UEFA, and he had to give us a reasonable explanation. He didn't forget to show his not-so-common humor, "The money that bribes the referee is not as effective as giving the players a winning bonus, ha." ”

FC Barcelona also said they would be with Tony. Donn "never die", and they will definitely appeal to UEFA about the insult they have suffered.

Unlike FC Barcelona's toughness, Nottingham Forest FC is a bit ambiguous. They only said that they would collect evidence of the "offside goal" in the game and report it to UEFA, and they would ignore any other personal grievances between Donn and Barcelona.

Tony. Don En pulls the, he cleans it up himself.

(To be continued)