After a Premier League ruling found Manchester City guilty on almost all charges, former City midfielder Rodri said the club’s achievements cannot be taken away. This brief summarizes the ruling, Rodri’s comments, the article’s objections, and what it means for rivals and the league’s reputation.
The article argues Rodri’s comments insult clubs that followed rules and won without financial misconduct.
The writer accepts players’ limited culpability but rejects labeling City’s era as 'one of the best' in English football.
Immediate sporting consequences are unclear, but the club’s credibility and respect have been damaged.
# Quick summary On Friday, reporting by David Ornstein revealed Manchester City were found guilty of 114 of 115 charges brought by the Premier League. Rodri, who left City for Barcelona in the summer, publicly defended the club, saying their sporting achievements cannot be taken away and calling the period one of the best eras in English football. The article rejects that view and says every Premier League club that followed the rules should feel insulted.
# Rodri's statements Rodri said "what we did, they cannot take out of us," and described City's dominance as deserved and one of the best eras in English football. He framed the achievements as earned through effort and daily commitment rather than money.
# Why the article disputes Rodri The article's main objection is simple: the Premier League found City guilty of systematic rule breaches. Calling an era tainted by those breaches "one of the best" ignores the role that the misconduct played in on-field success. The writer separates two points: players may have limited knowledge of behind-the-scenes finances, and those players can reasonably defend themselves. But that defensive stance does not justify celebrating a period now judged to involve widespread rule-breaking.
# Examples of eras the article regards as legitimately great The piece lists several eras it considers genuinely among the best in English football and contrasts them with City's tainted run: Arsenal's Invincibles season, Leicester City's unexpected title, and Liverpool's strong European performances. These are presented as models of achievement without the kind of financial accusations now attached to City.
# What this means for rivals and the league Rivals and fans who suspected unfair advantage feel vindicated by the ruling. The writer argues the ruling erodes City's credibility and respect, even if formal sporting penalties are still unresolved. The article says that because of the guilty finding, many people will no longer take City's achievements at face value.
# Tone on player culpability and next steps
# Bottom line Rodri's defense of City's achievements and his praise for the club's recent era clash with a Premier League finding of near-universal guilt. The article's position: defending individual commitment is reasonable, but framing a ruled-as-tainted period as one of English football's best is an insult to clubs that won honours while complying with the rules.
Rodri’s comments did not sit well with Roy Keane (Picture: ITV) Roy Keane was not on board with former Manchester City star Rodri after the midfielder insisted the club deserved all its success and it cannot be taken from them. Manchester City have been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges leveled at them for
The former Manchester City midfielder insists that people cannot take away their achievements
Rodri has broken his silence on the verdict of Manchester City's 115 charges, standing by his former club who received a terrible outcome on Friday afternoon
Rodri, whose seven-year spell at Man City ended in the summer when he moved to Barcelona, became the first individual associated with the club to speak following the bombshell news on Friday.
Former Manchester City midfielder Rodri was asked about the club being found guilty of 114 of the financial charges brought against them by the Premier League
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