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Manager <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/football-chaser-chelsea-demands-manchester-city/" title="Football: Chaser Chelsea demands Manchester City“>Wolverhampton Wanderers Gary O’Neil talk about controversial goals John Stones. O’Neil indicated that there was a tendency for referee decisions to favor big teams.
From Wolves vs Man City at Molineux Stadium, Sunday (20/10/2024) evening WIB, marked by controversy over Stones’ goal. The goal scored in injury time made Wolves lose 1-2 Manchester City.
Stones scored a goal with a header after taking advantage of a corner kick. The goal was disallowed because Bernardo Silva was deemed offside when Stones headed the ball.
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VAR then intervened, causing referee Chris Kavanagh to review the incident. He then changed his decision and authorized the goal, allegedly because he saw that Bernardo Silva was not influencing goalkeeper Jose Sa enough.
O’Neil suspects that there is a tendency for decision making to favor the big clubs, which occurs unconsciously.
“It is impossible for people to deliberately do things that are detrimental to Wolves. Let’s be clear,” said O’Neil as reported by Eurosport.
“But is there something in your subconscious mind when making a decision, that without realizing it, you would tend to give it to Manchester City rather than Wolves?”
“My focus and senses were heightened when we played Man City because of Pep and Haaland. Are the officials the same, because it’s Haaland, because it’s Manchester City? Was there something that — unintentionally — influenced the decision-making?”
“I have spoken to them about this too, and they guarantee that there is no such thing, but they are also human.
“Manchester City scoring the winning goal in the last minute was a big thing. Bigger than Wolves scoring a goal in the last minute against West Ham. Maybe there was something that was not realized,” he said.
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