Dhe Argentinian striker Sergio Agüero from the English Premier League club Manchester City sparked a discussion with his behavior in the 1-0 (1-0) win against Arsenal on Saturday. Just before half-time, Agüero protested against a throw-in decision by assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis. He grabbed Massey-Ellis by the shoulder.
The assistant pushed Aguero’s hand away and didn’t seem to attach any further importance to the incident. But TV experts and fans on social media criticized the striker’s behavior, who was not warned by referee Chris Kavanagh for his action. “That just didn’t look good,” said former international Alan Shearer on the BBC. “He shouldn’t do that.” Former Arsenal striker Ian Wright called it “weird” and “unnecessary”.
City coach Pep Guardiola defended his star striker, who presented the winning goal from Raheem Sterling. “Come on guys,” said Guardiola. “Sergio is the nicest guy I have ever met in my life. Look for problems in other scenes, but not in this one. ”Sergio Agüero will not be affected by the action. The responsible referee authority did not classify the shoulder grip as an aggressive act.
Guardiola herself was pilloried at a similar scene. As coach of Bayern Munich, he complained at a game in Mönchengladbach in October 2014 that the game was delayed after an injury to fourth official Bibiana Steinhaus. He put his left hand on her left shoulder. Steinhaus, who recently retired from her career, reacted coolly and simply pushed Guardiola’s hand away. At that time, too, the coach had to earn criticism for his inappropriate physical contact. There was no penalty at the time.
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