"Everyone understands why he sat down like that, right? It's not difficult to predict. It's within the rules and very smart," coach Daniel Farke angrily expressed about the situation where goalkeeper Donnarumma pretended to be injured and asked for support from the medical team in the 60th minute when Man City had difficulty against Leeds' explosive play at the beginning of the second half.
Coach Pep Guardiola's team seemed to have easily won against Leeds when they scored 2 goals early in the first half. However, Leeds had a complete transformation in the second half when they reduced the score to 1-2 thanks to substitute striker Calvert-Lewin in the 49th minute.
Goalkeeper Donnarumma requested medical care so that Man City could have time to quickly discuss tactics to deal with Leeds (Photo: X).
The visitors continued to press the pitch after that and created a lot of trouble in front of The Citizens' goal, making the home team confused. In the 60th minute, goalkeeper Donnarumma sat down on the pitch and asked for medical attention, in order to help coach Pep Guardiola summon the players for a tactical meeting on the sidelines.
Donnarumma's actions were tactical, as the rules state that goalkeepers are not required to leave the field for treatment, unlike players who are required to leave the field for treatment and the match will continue.
The match continued to be exciting when Leeds managed to equalize but conceded a goal in injury time and the visitors still came away empty-handed at the Etihad Stadium. Speaking after the match, coach Daniel Farke said that goalkeeper Donnarumma's actions went against the spirit of fair play, although it did not violate the rules.
"He pretended to be injured so that the coach could have more time to discuss tactics with the team. His actions were very smart in taking advantage of the loophole in the law. But is that in line with the spirit of fair play in sports ? I don't see it.
If we don't educate our football players about fair play, sportsmanship and you just try to bend the rules to your advantage, then personally I don't like that.
"At that time I asked the fourth referee if he wanted to do anything? 'No, we can't do anything', he said the same," coach Daniel Farke criticized.
Foden shines to help Man City win (Photo: Getty).
Notably, Man City hero Phil Foden also admitted that the tactical meeting time, thanks to taking advantage of goalkeeper Donnarumma's time, was very important in helping his team "escape" against Leeds.
"When we had a short break, the coach put us together and we adapted to their formation. We had a few chances and in the end I found a bit of space and put the ball in the net.
It was one of the craziest games ever. We were in complete control in the first half. They changed the system in the second half and we couldn't continue.
The title race is never easy. There are always ups and downs, periods when it seems like we can't start, and we've been through that. There are still things we can improve on. We're delighted with this result," said Phil Foden.
This victory helped Man City reduce the gap with the leading team Arsenal to 4 points. The "Gunners" will play at Chelsea's field tonight (November 30), while the defeat puts Leeds at risk of falling into the red light group when they are only 3 points away from the safe zone.
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