{"id":298458,"date":"2023-12-05T23:26:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T23:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298458"},"modified":"2023-12-05T23:26:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T23:26:30","slug":"guardiola-insists-players-reaction-to-referee-was-human-instinct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/guardiola-insists-players-reaction-to-referee-was-human-instinct\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardiola insists players&apos; reaction to referee was &apos;human instinct&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Man City boss Pep Guardiola insists his players&#8217; furious reaction to Simon Hooper was &#8216;human instinct&#8217; as the club faces a hefty fine after their protests in draw against Tottenham<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Man City were charged for failing to control their players at the weekend<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Hooper decided against giving advantage to Jack Grealish with the scores level\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City are vulnerable, but come the spring they will put on the afterburners. Leaders Arsenal must seize their moment now &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pep Guardiola insisted that the reaction of his Manchester City players toward referee Simon Hooper was human nature after the FA charged the Premier League champions for failing to control their players.<\/p>\n<p>Hooper decided against giving advantage when Jack Grealish bore down on goal in the dying moments of Sunday\u2019s 3-3 draw with Tottenham.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland, with his eyes bulging, and Ruben Dias were among those to crowd the referee and City are facing a fine of more than \u00a375,000 for a third breach in under a year.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola claimed that he doesn\u2019t know how league officials can stop instinctive reactions in emotionally charged situations but maintained that his club do respect officials.<\/p>\n<p>The City boss made a point of not criticising the referee afterwards, while club officials have remained tight-lipped on the incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/20\/78614385-12829309-image-a-2_1701809031351.jpg\" height=\"409\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The FA charged Manchester City for failing to control their players against Tottenham<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/20\/78614375-12829309-image-a-1_1701809024570.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola defended his players saying their reaction on the day was &#8216;human instinct&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I would like to know from the Premier League or whoever, how should we react in that situation?\u2019 said City boss Guardiola.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>\u2018How should the players react? I\u2019m sorry, we lost&#8230; we cannot talk, stay home and nothing happened. It\u2019s a human instinct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2018I understand my players completely. Right now the players will not react in that way, but in that moment someone tell me.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>City, who travel to Aston Villa tonight after three straight draws in the league, have until Thursday to respond to the charge. And while City have not made representation to the PGMOL, Guardiola believes remorse should go both ways.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If they want to fine, we\u2019ll be fined,\u2019 he added. \u2018It\u2019s fine. I promise you, all of us, if you are in football and it happened, you would react in that way.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It happened 20 years ago, 40 years ago, it will happen in 40 years. Of course you have to respect the referees. Tell me one player or manager who doesn\u2019t respect the referees. Tell me one. But it is emotions. It is feelings.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018OK, it is a lot. The referee knows what he\u2019s done. They didn\u2019t apologise, we can\u2019t apologise. I don\u2019t understand how it should be different.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/20\/78614389-12829309-image-a-3_1701809034936.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City were furious that advantage wasn&#8217;t played when Jack Grealish was through on goal<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12829309\/Man-City-boss-Pep-Guardiola-insists-players-furious-reaction-Simon-Hooper-human-instinct-club-faces-hefty-fine-protests-draw-against-Tottenham.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man City boss Pep Guardiola insists his players&#8217; 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