{"id":625030,"date":"2023-07-10T13:58:41","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=625030"},"modified":"2023-07-10T14:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T18:00:39","slug":"sergio-gomez-criticises-city-teammate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/10\/sergio-gomez-criticises-city-teammate\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Didn\u2019t Want to Apologise\u2019: Manchester City Defender Launches Scathing Attack on \u2018Attitude\u2019 of Teammate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sergio Gomez has criticised the attitude of a fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/category\/premier-league\/manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City<\/a> teammate in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/cadenaser.com\/nacional\/2023\/07\/08\/luis-rubiales-miranda-y-sergio-gomez-en-el-larguero-hay-que-sentirse-orgullosos-de-esta-familia-porque-hemos-hecho-un-gran-torneo-cadena-ser\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cadena SER<\/a>, following a heated UEFA U21 European Championship final in Georgia.<\/p>\n<h2>Cole Palmer\u2019s Attitude \u2018Surprised Me\u2019 Says Manchester City&#8217;s Sergio Gomez<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GUESS WHO! The Club That&#039;s Spent BILLIONS #shorts\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NDFojhESIRw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>England Goal Sparks Melee in U21 Final<\/h3>\n<p>Unsavoury scenes erupted between both dugouts in first-half stoppage time, as Cole Palmer\u2019s deflected free-kick gave the Young Lions a crucial lead in the UEFA U21 European Championship final.<\/p>\n<p>Palmer celebrated by sprinting over and glaring at the Spanish bench, who were furious that an alleged handball had not been given by Norwegian referee Espan Eskas. Backroom staff clashed on both sides, with <a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/1492015\/ashley-cole-red-card-sent-off-england-spain-u21\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">England assistant coach Ashley Cole sent off<\/a> alongside a member of the Spanish support team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/07\/alessia-russo-game-changer-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Alessia Russo Can Be A Game-Changer For Arsenal And England<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gomez was far from pleased with the 21-year-old&#8217;s antics when questioned post-match:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt surprised me. He didn&#8217;t want to apologise or anything like his other teammates. I don&#8217;t know, I would have celebrated it in a different way and my teammates would have done it in a different way as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>James Trafford\u2019s Heroics Come To England\u2019s Rescue<\/h3>\n<p>VAR awarded Santi Denia\u2019s side a penalty in the ninth minute of injury time, as Levi Colwill was adjudged to have brought down forward Abel Ruiz.<\/p>\n<p>The number nine stepped up, but record-breaking Trafford produced a stunning double save to maintain his sixth straight clean sheet, a record in this UEFA competition, sparking over-zealous celebrations on the pitch and touchline alike, which once again did not go unnoticed:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have the attitude they want to have. This is not the first time something like this has happened with this team. We have tried to represent our country in the best possible way and have the utmost respect for all our rivals. They wanted to celebrate it like this and also after the missed penalty.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/24\/manchester-city-personal-terms-josko-gvardiol\/\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Agreed Personal Terms\u2019 \u2013 Romano Provides Update as Manchester City Move for \u2018Most Expensive CB Ever\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are some England players who have not been able to win. Very ugly gestures on their part. A large part of the team has come to console us, which is an honour for them. We have behaved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tensions may arise between representatives of the Three Lions and the 22-year-old defender when they return for pre-season in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_625064\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-625064\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-625064 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Manchester-City-Etihad-Airways-Stadium.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester City stadium distant view of exterior\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Manchester-City-Etihad-Airways-Stadium.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Manchester-City-Etihad-Airways-Stadium-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/Manchester-City-Etihad-Airways-Stadium-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-625064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Provided to Wikimedia Commons by KGGucwa: https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:KGGucwa Released into PD: https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q98592850<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sergio Gomez has criticised the attitude of a fellow Manchester City teammate in an interview with Cadena SER, following a heated UEFA U21 European Championship final in Georgia. 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