So this one, he dares!
Affected by restrictions that prevent its supporters from accompanying its away matches, Chelsea asked that its quarter-final of the FA Cup in Middlesbrough (D2), Saturday, be played behind closed doors, provoking the anger of the club from Yorkshire but also from his own supporters.
“It is important for the competition that the match against Middlesbrough takes place.
However, it is with extreme reluctance that we ask the (English Football Federation) to order the match to be played behind closed doors out of regard for sporting fairness,” Chelsea announced midday.
A statement from the club 👇 #UTBhttps://t.co/llNdzM9WbR
— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) March 15, 2022
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An argument that made Middlesbrough jump, whose response was not long in coming.
"Everyone knows why Chelsea have been sanctioned and it has nothing to do with Middlesbrough," wrote the club, who had beaten Manchester United and Tottenham in previous rounds, in a bitter statement.
Chelsea fans dissociate themselves from this request
“To suggest that, for this reason, Middlesbrough and its fans should be penalized is not only totally unfair but also completely unfounded,” the Boro club added.
"Given the reason behind these sanctions, that Chelsea seek to invoke sporting 'fairness' to justify the match being played behind closed doors is ironic in the highest degree," he continued, assuring that he would oppose "as strongly as possible" to this request.
The initiative of the Blues was to annoy even in the ranges of its own supporters.
While “strongly demanding” that the government reverse the ban on the sale of new tickets, the Chelsea Supporters Foundation (CST) has asked its own club to withdraw its request.
“Playing behind closed doors does not benefit any supporter.
CST is asking Chelsea to withdraw their request that the Middlesbrough game be played behind closed doors,” he wrote on his Twitter account.
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