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Premier League: Solskjaer gives Liverpool example; urges patience with Manchester United rebuild - football
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Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is convinced he will be given time to complete his rebuilding project at Old Trafford and said he retains the backing of the club hierarchy. Solskjaer has come under increased pressure after back-to-back Premier League defeats by Liverpool and Burnley left them six points behind Chelsea, who occupy the fourth Champions League qualification spot.Ahead of United’s FA Cup fourth round match against Tranmere Rovers on Sunday, Solskjaer said there would be no “quick fix” to improve their form.ALSO READ: Manchester United must sack Ed Woodward for transfer market shortcomings: Gary Neville“We can’t react to all the noise outside,” Solskjaer told a news conference on Friday.“There’ll be criticism, you’ve got to take it. You’ve got to be stronger mentally. I am, the club is, the staff are very strong mentally and we’re sticking to what we believe in and I’ve got full faith.”Solskjaer pointed to Liverpool’s long-term recruitment project since Juergen Klopp took charge in Oct. 2015, with the Merseyside club now 16 points clear at the top of the league standings.“For me, we do have a way of doing things. You can see other teams have done well. You can see Juergen spent four years building his team and they’re doing well now,” Solskjaer added.United have 34 points from 24 league matches this season - 11 fewer than at this stage of the last campaign - but Solskjaer will continue to plan for the long-term at Old Trafford.The Norwegian is hoping to get at least one signing “over the line” in the January transfer window following injuries to Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay.“I’m not going to change six or nine or 10 months into the job and starting believing in a different way of doing things,” Solskjaer added.“It’s not going to be eight or 10 players in, in one transfer window. We’ve had one proper transfer window in the summer, because the January ones are difficult. But we are trying to do something now.” Read the full article
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Premier League not following FIFA advice for handling racism - football
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When FIFA asked every competition to enforce a three-step procedure in response to racism at matches, the English Premier League did not follow the advice. That disregard of the protocols set out by FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura in a July letter to every national association has created confusion as English football reels from another marquee game being tarnished by racism.Tottenham has asked the Premier League to clarify the procedures it follows in the wake of the fallout from Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger reporting being subjected to monkey noises from the home fans in Sunday’s London derby.Rüdiger’s complaint was swiftly followed by a warning announcement to more than 61,000 fans in the Tottenham stadium: “Racist behavior among spectators is interfering with the game.” By ordering the announcement, referee Anthony Taylor was clearly following the first step of the the FIFA and UEFA anti-racism protocol, which then allows the suspension of the game and eventual abandonment if abuse continues.But the Premier League has a more involved six-step reaction plan that does not provide the clarity offered by the instructions provided by FIFA and European body UEFA for referees to follow.The priority for the Premier League is ensuring “the match is not unduly interrupted,” which leads to the league not demanding referees seek an in-stadium warning to fans to cease the racism. The first step after being informed of racism in the Premier League is instead to ask the fourth official to inform security authorities, who should then seek out the perpetrators.So, when three warnings were issued at Tottenham at ten-minute intervals, there was confusion not just for television viewers worldwide and experts who believed the game could be abandoned due to repeated abuse but also the home team.“When the incident was conveyed to the referee Anthony Taylor, he took the decision to call for the implementation of Stage 1 of the UEFA protocol – rather than the Premier League protocol - and asked for an announcement to be made, as well as requesting a further announcement which created a misconception that any issue was on-going,” Tottenham said in a statement on Monday.“The Premier League protocol differs from UEFA protocol in that it does not call for an announcement rather that the individual(s) be dealt with by the safety team in the first instance.” FIFA made clear in the letter on July 25 to football officials worldwide they should follow the three-step procedure, highlighting that it was a message to “all member associations, leagues, clubs and disciplinary bodies.” FIFA did not respond to a question about the Premier League not following its protocols that were first enforced by the governing body at the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia.One Germany international recounted how simple and effective the protocol was by recounting his own experiences of racism while playing club football at the time in Italy for AC Milan: Rüdiger.“The referee should speak to the stadium announcer if racism is happening in the stadium, then I think a warning is reasonable,” Rüdiger said. “If it still doesn’t stop then I think it’s good that the game is aborted.” Tottenham is yet to find the perpetrators of the abuse in the 24 hours since the incident. The north London club has hired lip readers to study the footage, is seeking details from Chelsea players and is reviewing the evidence with police.“This club has a proud track record of anti-racism work across all our communities and we are determined to ensure that we conduct a thorough investigation,” Tottenham said in a statement on Monday. “At this time, however, we should point out that our findings are inconclusive and would ask that comment is reserved until the facts are established.” While Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho on Monday called for wider societal action to stamp out racism at football, he also complained about an unflattering song aimed at him by Chelsea fans.“I think it was not a nice song and nobody speaks about it,” said Mourinho, who led Chelsea to three Premier League titles across two spells in charge. Read the full article
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