"In English football, you have to play football. People come to the stadium to watch football, not to wait," coach Pep Guardiola said about Crystal Palace's time-wasting, especially goalkeeper Dean Henderson's frequent actions that disrupted the rhythm of the match when Man City were trying to find an equalizer in the FA Cup final on the evening of May 17 (Vietnam time).
Coach Pep Guardiola appeared to have an argument with Dean Henderson after the match ended (Photo: Dailymail).
Despite holding the ball for 79% of the match and having 23 shots on goal against Crystal Palace, Man City still suffered a bitter defeat to Crystal Palace thanks to Eberechi Eze's only goal in the 16th minute.
However, the hero of Crystal Palace in this match belonged to goalkeeper Dean Henderson, when he made 6 saves for the home team, especially the penalty save in the 36th minute when denying Omar Marmoush's goal.
Dean Henderson also created a controversial situation when he used his hand to clear the ball outside the penalty area in the middle of the first half and prevented Erling Haaland from scoring, but the former Man Utd goalkeeper escaped a red card.
Dean Henderson avoided a red card when he handled the ball outside the box and prevented Erling Haaland from scoring (Photo: Reuters).
Manager Pep Guardiola appeared to be furious with the decision and after the final whistle, the Spanish tactician went onto the pitch to criticise Dean Henderson, claiming that the former Man Utd goalkeeper often wasted time.
Speaking to the press after the match, coach Pep Guardiola had to admit that Man City could only blame themselves for not winning the match, not for Crystal Palace's time-wasting play.
"He defends his position, we do too. But it's a waste of time. I understand that it will happen often in the last minute, but what happens when it starts from the first minute? I understand that in English football, people can do whatever they want.
We had to score. We didn't lose because Henderson did it. They added nine or 10 minutes of injury time but it was the speed, the rhythm of the game.
Fans come to see 22 players play, not just stop and start. Look at Barcelona, when they are behind, they attack and the other team attacks and it's beautiful.
Dean Henderson saves for his team from Omar Marmoush's penalty kick (Photo: Getty).
I understand when it's the 87th minute or the 90+6th minute of injury time but my teams never waste time because we always try to play the game that people deserve to see.
Anyway, congratulations to Henderson and Crystal Palace because they defended very well and we couldn't score a goal," said coach Pep Guardiola.
Notably, the Spanish strategist also did not know why Erling Haaland did not take the penalty himself in the 36th minute but gave it to Omar Marmoush, causing Man City to miss the opportunity to equalize and lose the match bitterly.
"I don't know, I didn't talk to them about it. They made the decision. They decided for themselves," said coach Pep Guardiola.
Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/hlv-pep-guardiola-chi-trich-crystal-palace-cau-gio-o-chung-ket-fa-cup-20250518070218125.htm
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