da marjack bet： Wolves' Gary O'Neil says it was "disgusting" for Coventry City boss Mark Robins to celebrate their FA Cup win in front of a 13-year-old boy.
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Coventry beat Wolves in FA CupRobins celebrates in front of ball boyO'Neil slams Coventry boss' actionsGetty ImagesWHAT HAPPENED?
The Championship side secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over Wolves at Molineux on Saturday, with USMNT star Haji Wright grabbing a 100th-minute winner. While the Sky Blues were understandably delighted at reaching the last four and Wembley, manager O'Neil slammed his managerial counterpart for cheering and fist pumping in front of the young ball boy, who had earlier attracted the ire of Coventry defender Jake Bidwell for seemingly not getting the ball quick enough. After the match, Robins apologised for his actions.
AdvertisementGettyWHAT BOTH MANAGERS SAID
O'Neil told reporters: “I wasn’t aware of it until afterwards. I was disappointed, I waited for Mark downstairs and spoke to him because I was really respectful at the end, having lost a massive game, waited for them to finish their celebrations, shook everyone’s hands, congratulated them on a real good performance, reaching Wembley and what a fantastic achievement it was. And he apologised, to celebrate in a young boy’s face like that I thought was disgusting, the boy is really upset. It shouldn’t happen, but too much to say about it because we have lost and it’s going to seem bitter, but I thought it was really important to speak to Mark about it because they are just kids doing a job.”
Robins added: “I have an apology to make. Before the winner went in, the ball boy had the ball, a young kid, he has the ball in his hand, drops it and walks away smiling. It really annoyed me, but he’s a kid at the end of the day. I have reacted, we scored the goal and I went and celebrated in front of him. I apologise to him. I do not show emotion very often but that is what the FA Cup does to you. I apologise to him unreservedly.”
Getty ImagesTHE BIGGER PICTURE
Coventry's last-gasp win looked unlikely when Wolves were leading two minutes from time after Rayan Ait-Nouri and Hugo Bueno cancelled out Ellis Simms' controversial opener. However, Robins' team kept plugging away and equalised in the 97th minute through Simms before Wright sealed a famous victory at the death. Coventry are aiming to win their second FA Cup after lifting the trophy back in 1987.
WHAT NEXT?
Coventry, who are aiming to earn promotion to the Premier League as well via the play-offs, will find out who they face in the semi-finals on Sunday afternoon. They will then face their last four opponents on either April 20 or 21 at Wembley.