Antony was criticized for celebrating offensively against Coventry City, but the truth is that he was provoked by the opponent.
Man Utd finally beat Coventry to win the right to enter the FA Cup final against Man City. However, they played too weakly, leading 3-0 and then letting their opponents drag them into a penalty shootout.
On the 11th spot, the home team at Old Trafford was fortunate to defeat their opponents and win the match with a score of 4-2.
That was when Antony was criticized and turned himself into a clown on the day MU surpassed Coventry City.
The act of placing his hand, cupped, close to his ear towards the opposing player after Rasmus Hojlund successfully took a shot in the penalty shootout caused the 24-year-old midfielder to be fiercely criticized.
However, reality shows that Antony was provoked first. Coach Erik ten Hag himself affirmed: “Did you see Harry Maguire’s reaction? Antony was agitated, that’s why he reacted like that. You don’t see agitation from Coventry, you just saw Antony’s reaction. But it’s true that Antony shouldn’t have done that.”
Antony personally also revealed the truth: “The way our fans were treated by their players was not kind and I, in the heat of the moment, reacted to provocations to protect the club. your club naturally.”
However, fans have reason to be dissatisfied with Antony. Since entering the field in the 66th minute, this player gave a lackluster performance. He had no shots on target, and no passes to create opportunities.
Antony’s weakness is the reason why Man Utd’s attack disappeared, giving Coventry the opportunity to counterattack and equalize 3-3.
From what Antony showed, fans felt that the fee of 86 million pounds the club paid to sign this player was truly ridiculous.
Transfermarkt currently values the Brazilian midfielder at only about £25 million.