Manchester United legend

Chapter 105 1 in Racial Discrimination
The battle with Arsenal is not only about the points situation, not only about the final championship advantage.The away game against Arsenal ended up being 2-1, with Manchester United struggling to secure a victory.

Ferguson, who was watching and commanding the game from the sidelines, was actually very satisfied. He said after the game, "The performance of the players couldn't be better. It's amazing to be able to play such a style and penetration as the end of February approaches-our 2:2 victory at Highbury is well deserved, and the two goals scored by Solskjaer and Cole were also perfect."

However, in that game, Schmeichel experienced a severe test out of nothing, Manchester United also experienced a man-made storm, and Ferguson showed enough sensitivity and persistence of a great coach throughout the incident.

This game was very intense, and the confrontation and battle between the players was full of gunpowder. This is a routine game every time Manchester United plays Arsenal.

The game was tense and fast until 20 minutes before the finale, when Arsenal's Ian Wright went crazy and charged Schmeichel in the Manchester United penalty area - everyone could see that he was on purpose, but the referee turned a blind eye.

In fact, Wright played in an abnormal mood throughout the game.Ferguson thought he was the one who ruined this classic game and everything else.

In response to Wright's crazy remarks before the game, Ferguson explained to his players before the game that he should be cautious in the face of his moodiness, and asked the players to ignore him. Wright is too prone to attacks, so Ferguson simply said, "I told the players not to even touch him, just seal the gap. Today at the half-time break, our players said that Wright looked wrong in the first half, so I emphasized again to keep them away from him.

Halfway through the second half, an exasperated Wright tripped Dennis Irvine, a rather unsightly foul, and Ferguson yelled from the sidelines to put pressure on the referee.

Ferguson said after the game, "If it weren't for his home court, he might have been fined for this trip."

However, the referee ignored it.The Manchester United players who were onlookers ignored Ferguson's warning and rushed forward to accuse Wright of being shameless and barbaric, while Wright refuted and cursed back with a blushing face.In the end, it was Schmeichel who took the initiative to persuade his teammates to let go of the matter.

The race continued, but Wright soon lost his nerve again, and this time he ran directly into Schmeichel.

The audience at Highbury Stadium thought that Schmeichel was diving and booed violently.Only the TV commentator pointed out, "Such a foul is unnecessary. If it was Eric Cantona who hit someone, he would have been dispatched to Devil's Island!" Yes, what is the motive for such a hit?Is it because the game is about to lose?Is it because Bergkamp's shot was ruled offside?
It may be that Wright had an opinion on Schmeichel for a long time, and deliberately vented that's all - Schmeichel never let him score!

At the end of the game, Manchester United took away the victory 2-1.And the conflict broke out again when the players left the field!
Wright yelled in the tunnel: "How dare you call me a racial slur!" The target of his accusation was Schmeichel!In fact, Schmeichel has returned to the dressing room.

Ferguson heard Wright's yelling and felt that the matter was serious, and immediately asked Schmeichel what was going on.Schmeichel said he had no idea what was going on and that he just said to Wright on the way off: "You want my life."

"racism?"

This is breaking news!The media immediately gathered like flies that smelled the smell.

That night, the TV media began reporting Wright's accusation against Schmeichel.Events quickly expanded.

The Sun and other tabloids began to build momentum. The News of the World said that a reporter at the scene heard Wright's original words at the entrance. The reporter said, "At the end of the game, Wright shouted at the Schmeichels: 'Go away! Why do you call me 'dead nigger', you racist pig!"" The strange thing is that the newspapers dare not publish the names of the registrants at all, only "rumored".

Ferguson believes Schmeichel did not say racist words.In fact he did hear something, there were racist remarks from Arsenal people in the corridor, that Paul Jost was a bastard.At that time, Ferguson was furious and said: "God, mind yourself."

However, several Arsenal players immediately apologized to Ferguson.Ferguson had to give up because he couldn't recognize who it was-in fact, Ferguson didn't need to use off-court means to achieve his ulterior purpose.

Wright's allegations against Schmeichel?The FA intervened, the police intervened, and Manchester United was immediately involved in the whirlpool of allegations.

Ferguson was furious. He said at the subsequent press conference, "I didn't hear any inappropriate remarks from Schmeichel. On the contrary, Wright's performance today was enough to be sent off twice. I think his actions and remarks are disrespectful and rude. He must apologize to Schmeichel and tell everyone the truth!"

In his later autobiography, Ferguson recalled, "I must say that I doubt Highbury today.

The cops almost charged him when Wright punched Steve Bruce in the hallway a few years ago.

We have decided not to prosecute and Arsenal have assured us that Wright will not renew his contract.But what about our repayment?It was Arsenal who sued us at the FA for poaching one of their young players, why didn't they come forward and tell us first? "

In Schmeichel's later published autobiography, the Danes described Wright as "a tasteless, jealous idiot."

The incident of racial discrimination continued to ferment. When Manchester United was preparing for the game against Chelsea, reporters began to continuously follow the Manchester United players. They even hid in the bushes to shoot, and explored how the entire Manchester United team reacted to Ian Wright's accusation.

The "Daily Express" published an article saying that another Arsenal player heard Peter call Wright a "black bastard", but did not mention the player's name, and the author also defended Wright that the cause of his anger was racial.

This kind of news that did not interview both sides and disregarded the facts made Schmeichel furious. He immediately met with Ferguson and the person in charge of Manchester United's public relations, firmly denied that he had said such a thing, and notified his lawyer to send a lawyer's letter to the Daily Express and related reporters.

Ferguson was also very angry. He called the club director and lawyer Morris Watkins, asking him to pay attention to the legal issues in the incident, and asked the lawyer to send a letter to the other party to express the club's attitude.

"World News" is afraid that the world will not be chaotic, so it also intervenes to stir up dung.Their reporters played a trick, called the Manchester United club and said they could bring Ian Wright to the hotel, asked Manchester United to bring Schmeichel too, and asked the newspaper to take a picture of the two shaking hands and apologizing.

Ferguson saw through the opponent's trick and rejected this seemingly constructive proposal.

Wright himself is still messing around, and there are still some issues that have not been clarified. This kind of meeting is definitely inappropriate.

That would make one think that Schmeichel might have done something for which he should apologize.

The incident continued to evolve. Ferguson's rich experience gave Schmeichel a more thorough understanding of the situation, and it also made Manchester United more comfortable handling it.

Indeed, Ferguson pointed out at the club's high-level meeting that Arsenal as a club has not said a word so far, Ian Wright seems to be fighting alone, and Arsene Wenger has made it clear that no one has told him about racial discrimination.

In response to the smearing by the unscrupulous media, Ferguson decided to go to Sky TV and the BBC, clearly pointing out that Schmeichel did not make any racially discriminatory remarks in the game against Arsenal.

In addition, Ferguson also dissuaded Schmeichel from suing Wright and some news media and reporters. Although legal action can be taken, it is better to wait and see what action the FA takes.

After all, the news media and reporters are also very cunning. Almost everything they say is on the edge of the law, and ordinary people just have no way to testify against them.

Of course, the tide began to turn, and there were talk of damaging reputational charges against Schmeichel, but now no one dares to bring them up.

The FA got involved, conducting a "detailed and efficient investigation" and interviewing the two men and the managers of both teams.In the end, the FA decided to take a quieter approach, publishing letters to the two clubs advising Schmeichel and Ian Wright to meet at Lancaster Gate to apologize and shake hands.

Manchester United and Schmeichel rejected the FA's suggestion, "Our position has not changed. Schmeichel did nothing wrong. He has nothing to apologize for. There is nothing to say about this!"

Soon, the Professional Footballers' Association of England also intervened in the dispute.They take racial issues in football very seriously.

However, with the two sides insisting on their opinions, the association is powerless, and in the end it can only advocate the same as the Football Association for the two to issue a joint statement of reconciliation.

Manchester United and Schmeichel still insist that Wright must apologize and explain the facts.

In the end, Wright and Arsenal issued a brief statement, acknowledging that Wright did not hear Schmeichel's racially discriminatory remarks in the player tunnel, and apologized to the relevant people and fans for this!
(End of this chapter)