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The turbulence that has arisen is due to Karen Carney, an expert commentator for Amazon Prime, saying that Leeds United reached promotion to the Premier League this year due to COVID-19. A comment that has upset Leeds fans. But the club’s handling of the Carney affair has been run off the fingertips and landed in general debate.
It was after Leeds beat West Bromwich 5-0 on Tuesday that Carney commented on Leeds’ intense style of play, noting that it can lead to physical fatigue, which is seen for an entire season.
Karen Carney, who played 144 internationals for England, explained that she thought “they were promoted (last season) by covid, because the break gave them a little respite.”
Karen Carney.
Photo: Janerik Henriksson / TT
Carneys analyzes feels relevant. Pontus Jansson played three seasons at Leeds, the last (2018-19) with current coach Marcelo Bielsa. The Swedish national team defender has said that players were sometimes tired even before the game because they trained hard even when the game program was under pressure.
Nor could anyone fail to notice that a tired Leeds fell altogether in the spring of 2019. The team lost the direct place to the Premier League in the final four rounds by taking one point out of a possible twelve, against teams that no longer had anything. so play. They then also failed in the first qualifying round, against Derby.
A year later there was the involuntary breaking of the crown. Leeds topped the Championship when the league closed in early March. And when the game resumed in late June, the batteries were recharged. Leeds scored 22 points out of a possible 24 in the final eight rounds and won the Championship by a ten-point margin against West Bromwich.
Leeds United Division For social media he acted swiftly on Tuesday and posted a clip of Karen Carney’s statement on Twitter, with the attached text “promoted by covid, won the series by a ten point margin.”
A Twitter account with 660,000 followers.
The tweet spread quickly and Leeds was heavily criticized by various quarters for officially mocking Carney and the tweet creating big problems for him.
“Cruel behavior on her social platform, “Carney’s former national team colleague Bethany England wrote on Twitter, continuing:
“Cyberbullying by an expert commentator opens up online hatred against her, just because she does her job and has an opinion.”
Leeds United have not deleted the tweet, despite all the pressure. Nor do I intend to.
Instead, the club’s owner, Andrea Radrizzani, has officially defended the post. On the basis that you believe that Carney’s statement was unnecessary and disrespectful.
Karen Carney on the other hand she was forced to close her Twitter account on Friday due to the storm of hatred that hit her, mostly in the form of sexist attacks.
The Guardian has seen some of the tweets that hit Karen Carney’s account before it was shut down. And there they call her, among other things, “bitch”, “whore” and gender words. You are told to stay home in the kitchen and continue to do the things that are best for you, such as washing dishes, washing and ironing clothes. “We are tired of the experts.”
And they weren’t the worst tweets yet, according to The Guardian.
So the whole thing is no longer just a problem for football, and especially for Leeds. Without it it has become a gender issue. Should women be able to work as expert commentators? Without getting shit about it? Or is the woman’s place at home by the stove?
The American star Megan Rapinoe, named best player of the World Cup in 2019, has entered the debate to support Karen Carney.
Shame, shame, shame! Don’t give in to Carney, she is a national treasure, ”Rapinoe writes on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/mPinoe/status/1344307364636213248
Leeds has yet to comment on the link between his social media post and what Carney has endured.
But The Guardian writes that internally there is anxiety and stress over the situation that has arisen, because it was not anticipated before Tuesday’s tweet was published.
December and January These are intense months for Premier League teams. A third of the league games of the season are played during these two months, combined with national and international cup games.
For Manchester United, it basically means matches every three days, for two months.
Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær came under fire last fall as United started four straight home games without a win: 1-3 against Crystal Palace, 1-6 against Tottenham, 0-0 against Chelsea and 0-1 against Arsenal.
It was the worst opening of the club of a league season since the fall of 1972, which then led to a final 18th place, followed by relegation to the second division the following season.
But even worse: the loss to Tottenham three months ago was the biggest at home in 90 years!
Some English tabloid columnists now predicted that the Norwegian’s days at Old Trafford might be numbered. United slipped to 15th place on the table.
But the turn came immediately. Following the home loss to Arsenal on November 1, Man United have gone ten in a row without losing, taking 26 points out of 30 possible.
Suddenly, the English media are beginning to see United as a possible champion team, with Solskjær leading the way.
Somehow has Solskjær managed to assemble a squad that seemed to be spreading. Even Paul Pogba, who according to agent Mino Raiola wants to leave Old Trafford as soon as possible, seems to have found harmony.
It was especially clear in the meeting with Aston Villa on New Year’s Day when Pogba was magnificent in the second half and was behind a very high quality offense.
It was also Paul Pogba’s break in the penalty area that led to the winning goal, which Bruno Fernandes scored from a penalty.
The 2-1 win means United are now level with Liverpool on the table.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær has solved his squad.
Photo: Carl Recine / AFP
The most important gear At Solskjærs United this season is Portuguese Bruno Fernandes. The 26-year-old attacking midfielder was bought from Sporting CP eleven months ago. And as he has done from his position just behind attacking star Marcus Rashford.
He dares to take risks in the passing game, and he does so successfully and opens up the opposing defense. In addition, he scored eight goals in the 14 games he played last season. And this season he has already scored eleven goals, after 16 games.
Very good statistics for a midfielder, in the toughest league in the world.
Fernandes cost around 800 million SEK to rescue from the great Portuguese club. But with the results in hand, it is the best investment Manchester United has made in recent years.
January, with a tight and demanding game schedule, will be crucial to United’s title ambitions.
Already on Wednesday they dispute the semifinals of the league cup, against Manchester City. Then the FA Cup match awaits next weekend, against Watford. Followed by league games against Burnley, Liverpool, Fulham, Sheffield United and Arsenal. Watford will likely be defeated in the FA Cup third round, and then the fourth round will be played in three weeks.
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