Ahead of his first Premier League game, as confirmed Champions Manchester city could be handed the honor guard from Swansea – but should it? We look at the tradition and look at some famous examples from the past.
What is the honor guard?
The honor guard is when a person or group of people line up to congratulate the other(S) on achievement.
In fact, this is considered as a sign of respect, with the Premier League Champions to the usual recipients.
Is it mandatory?
It is not mandatory for any club to provide a guard of honor, if they face new Champions League, but this ceremony was pre-agreed between the two clubs. Players may not want, but they cannot be forced to do so by any authorities for football.
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When did the tradition start?
Of honor, not only for the modern era, and occurred in 1955, when “Manchester United” provided for “Chelsea”.
United continued the tradition in 1991, they celebrated “the gunners” managed to win the League title, giving them a guard of honor at Highbury. “Arsenal” beat “Liverpool” in the title may have had something to do with it.
Who had an affair?
Organizations have a history of respecting opponents and they also honored Chelsea lifting the trophy Premier League in 2005. To reciprocate, Chelsea did the same for the organization two years later. Everton celebrated success in the name of the organization on the last day of the season in 2003, “Goodison Park”.
One of the most famous in the history of the Premier League, when Arsenal agreed to give the organization one of the organization wandered for the title galloping in 2012/13. The reason why it was so painful for the Arsenal players and fans was that Robin van Persie wore the colors of the organization, moved to old Trafford last summer.
Liverpool gave Chelsea a guard of honor in 2015 for Stamford bridge. Leicester and Claudio Ranieri even after the Premier League after a year with the Chelsea squad and the coaches to form two lines clapping the Champions on the field.
Watford clapped Chelsea on the pitch last season, while John Terry slapped in the 26th minute another orchestrated homage in his last game for Chelsea.
Sir Alex Ferguson received a guard of honor from his players “Manchester United” and “Swansea” on the eve of his final match in charge in 2013.
Has anyone refused to do one?
Whether Jose Mourinho would be happy to give a city at the Etihad two weeks ago, is another matter, but in England, tradition is still strong.
In Spain, there is trouble brewing on this issue. Head coach of real Madrid Zinedine Zidane insists that his side will not offer the runaway leaders of La Liga Barcelona a guard of honor before the El Clasico next month, if the Catalans Champions before.
Barcelona famously formed a guard of honor in may 2008 for newly-confirmed Champions real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
However, they refused to repeat the act before their last meeting in La Liga on December 23, days after the Madrid lifted the FIFA Club World Cup.
What do they say?
Sky sports Gary Neville was pretty stupid, explaining how difficult it is to participate in the case, the reflection on the guard 2005, the honor in 2013.
“Like your Mrs leaving you and ask to hang new clothes in your old wardrobe!!,” he wrote on Twitter. “Whew!”
“I couldn’t care less, I promise you,” said John Terry after his tribute. “All I care about is celebrating with the Chelsea fans. I and they have a great contact and has done for 22 years.
“Anything that people write or say, can never do that.”
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