@Official_NCFC Played well overall but my god do we need some quality at the top end of the pitch - be amazed if Ndlovu and Acquah manage 10 goals between them this season playing like that
Reporter: Can you describe your phone call with Gianni Infantino about the red card? Belgium is appealing the decision.
Trump: You’re asking me about the whole soccer thing. So, yeah, I did. I spoke to Gianni.
That wasn’t a foul. That wasn’t even an infraction. That was two guys running full speed who happened to crash into each other. You can’t properly place your foot on somebody else’s foot when you’re going full speed. No, these were two great athletes who got tangled up.
And this referee, who is a little bit suspect—if you check his past. I don’t want to say that because I don’t like to create controversy, but very suspect. If you’d like, I’ll provide you with his past.
He didn’t do anything wrong, and he’s our best player, or one of our best players—a very vital player—and they gave him a red card.
I didn’t know what that meant. I didn’t think it meant much. Then I started hearing that it means you can’t play in the next game, at least in the next game.
I said, “Boy, that’s a big—” You know, if it happened to another player, it would have been unfair, but when they take your best player—or just about; they have some great players—and say you can’t play, that’s very unfair.
That’s one thing, to penalize somebody for the game. But how do you penalize them for a game that hasn’t been played yet? It’s very unfair. You can’t do that.
So, yes, I asked for a review by FIFA. I spoke to a man who is highly respected, and by the way, whose level of respect has gone up tenfold.
@jacobncm I would have said when we went 2-1 up at Peterborough in the FA Cup but even that is tainted by the diabolical management of that game … only to then go and lose at Walsall anyway 👍🏼 SM literally sucked all the fun out of what could have been an exciting season
@Official_NCFC Don’t tweet again until Maynard is sacked please - embarrassment of an EFL manager. Another 180 minutes of shit football to add to a horrendous season saved by moments of individual brilliance. So out of his depth and cost us playing league 1 football next year.
@MagpieDreamer@Official_NCFC Oh come on. There’s more than enough talent in that squad - any half decent manager would easily have got us out this league this year regardless of injuries. Can’t think of one game in his tenure where he is the reason we’ve won a game but can think of plenty where he’s cost us
@returnofplym@Official_NCFC It’s happened countless times this season - stands there hoping for the best, been saved a few times by bits of individual magic but Christ we’ve been so easy to play against for months now
@Official_NCFC If we do end up going up this year (I don’t think we will), it won’t be down to SM let’s be honest. That was awful but only one of many abysmal games of football at home this season and his game management is shocking