Ivan Juric, manager of Southampton, feels Liverpool should have been given a penalty in the second half of their 3-1 loss at Anfield on Saturday. Will Smallbone gave the Saints an unexpected lead in stoppage time of the first half, but Darin Nunez quickly erased the lead. Mo Salah scored two penalty penalties in the second half to give Liverpool the victory, but Juric thought the first one was unfair. There didn't appear to be much in the area as Smallbone and Nunez collided, but referee Lewis Smith gave the penalty. Juric, the Southampton manager, is furious at Liverpool's penalty call. "They responded quite well," Juric said to BBC Sport. "We had some excellent first-half situations. The match was altered, in my opinion, by the [first] penalty, which was not a penalty. I'm happy with the way we performed today. "This can never be a punishment. Since it was 1-1 and somewhat altered the outcome, I apologize for what happened. Many of our yo...
This week, Omar El Hilali, a star for Espanyol, disclosed that he had previously turned down the club's fiercest rivals' offers in Barcelona.
For his part, defender El Hilali has so far had a successful campaign.
The youthful player, who started all but one of Espanyol's La Liga games, has actually made a name for himself as one of the first names on manager Manolo González's team sheet thanks to his position at right-back.
However, as previously mentioned, if circumstances had been somewhat different, such brilliance might have been displayed in the colors of one of the top teams in Spanish football.
El Hilali stated last week in an interview with Diario AS, which Mundo Deportivo quoted, that when he was a young player, he rejected Barcelona's offers in favor of Espanyol:
"I had the option to choose between Barça and Espanyol, and I decided on Espanyol because I felt that was the only option and because my family thought it was the best option for me—it was the athletic endeavor that I desired." And now that I am living my goal, I believe I made the right decision.
For his part, defender El Hilali has so far had a successful campaign.
The youthful player, who started all but one of Espanyol's La Liga games, has actually made a name for himself as one of the first names on manager Manolo González's team sheet thanks to his position at right-back.
However, as previously mentioned, if circumstances had been somewhat different, such brilliance might have been displayed in the colors of one of the top teams in Spanish football.
El Hilali stated last week in an interview with Diario AS, which Mundo Deportivo quoted, that when he was a young player, he rejected Barcelona's offers in favor of Espanyol:
"I had the option to choose between Barça and Espanyol, and I decided on Espanyol because I felt that was the only option and because my family thought it was the best option for me—it was the athletic endeavor that I desired." And now that I am living my goal, I believe I made the right decision.
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