倘若曼联队在接来下的联赛中抵御住利物浦和切尔西的顽强追赶,取得联赛三连冠的话,他们很有可能将在接下来的一段日子内向英足总提出申请,要求破例为球队中的17岁小将马凯达颁发一枚冠军奖牌(马凯达是意大利人,在意大利语中,CHE译为凯,如迪米凯莱、詹尼凯达等,故Macheda标准译法应为马凯达)。
这名17岁的意大利小将已经连续两个周末在分别对阵阿斯顿维拉和桑德兰的比赛中,作为替补登场,为红魔打入致胜进球,在球队夺冠之路上立下了赫赫战功。
马凯达几乎凭借一己之力,将两场原本可能的平局化为胜利的3分,一进一出,让球队积分瞬间提高4分,红魔若能在接下来的联赛收官战中表现稳定,第18次问鼎英超桂冠的话,那么,马凯达在这两场比赛中的表现,无疑是曼联整个赛季夺冠的关键点。
但是英足总有一项硬性规定,就是要拿到联赛冠军奖牌的话,无论是在联赛中首发还是替补上场,都必须至少达到10次以上,否则将被视为场次不足,无缘获得奖牌。这样一来,即使弗格森在最后七场比赛中场场让马凯达登场的话,他也无法达到最低的标准。
不过,之前也有过特例发生。前曼联队中场阿兰·史密斯(实为前锋,效力曼联期间,被老爵爷改造成强力后腰)就曾经破格获得过足总特别颁发的冠军奖牌。
现已转会至纽卡斯尔联队的史密斯,在06-07赛季,当时还效力于曼联队时期,由于他腿部骨折和脚踝重伤的关系,该赛季不得不长期养伤,总共仅仅出场9次,并未到达足总规定的标准。
历史上,曼联队还曾为许多替补门将们特地向足总申请,要求破格给予颁发冠军奖牌,来表彰他们为球队默默做出的贡献。在主力门将一般位置难以动摇的情况下,这些替补门将们不得不几乎一整个赛季都在板凳席上待命,为球队的夺冠贡献出自己的微薄之力。
当然,几乎很少有球员能够拥有像马凯达一样近乎神奇的表现,从而影响球队的夺冠走势。这短短两周的两记绝杀,相信将会深深地印在球迷脑海中。无论足总是否愿意再度破例,我想,只要马凯达能够帮助红魔顺利问鼎,那么,曼联队也会为这位意大利小将颁发“荣誉奖章”的。
Manchester United's Federico Macheda could miss out on Premier League winners medal
Manchester United will be forced to appeal to the Premier League in order for Federico Macheda to be awarded a league winners medal if Sir Alex Ferguson's team hold off the challenge of Liverpool and Chelsea to secure a hat-trick of titles.
The seventeen-year-old Italian has delivered match-winning goals as a substitute to decide both last Sunday's Old Trafford clash with Aston Villa and Saturday's 2-1 success at Sunderland.
With the youngster's goals transforming two draws into victories, the four-points earned as a result could ultimately prove key to propelling United to their 18th league championship.
But with Premier League regulations stipulating that players must appear in at least 10 league games - either as a substitute or starter - to qualify for a winners medal, Macheda will fall short if Ferguson's team win the title - even if he comes off the bench in each of United's remaining seven games.
United have successfully received special dispensation from the Premier League in the past, however, to secure a medal for former midfielder Alan Smith.
Smith, now with Newcastle United, made nine league appearances in the final weeks of the 2006-07 campaign after overcoming a long-term broken leg and dislocated ankle injury.
United have also been granted permission for medals to be struck for a number of back-up goalkeepers who had largely spent the season warming the substitutes' bench during title-winning campaigns.
Few players have made such a dramatic impact as Macheda, however, and it is understood that United will make representations for the player to be awarded if a medal if he continues to play a role in helping the club to the title.
原文链接:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/5144535/Manchester-Uniteds-Federico-Macheda-could-miss-out-on-Premier-League-winners-medal.html
By Mark Ogden
Last Updated: 4:13PM BST 12 Apr 2009
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