Why Has A Liverpool Song About Chiesa Caused Debate?

A opus Liverpool supporters person dedicated to Federico Chiesa has sparked debate, aft immoderate said they felt it was violative to Juventus fans.

Chiesa, 27, came disconnected nan substitutes' chair to people arsenic Liverpool hit Bournemouth 4-2 connected nan opening nighttime of nan Premier League season.

That further solidified his cult-hero position among Reds fans contempt an injury-hit first play aft a £10m move from Juventus a twelvemonth ago.

But why has nan opus he is serenaded pinch divided opinion?

Sung to nan tune of Sway by Dean Martin, nan lyrics are:

"We tin perceive them crying successful Turin,

"Federico, he's present to win.

"One chat pinch Arne Slot and he said 'ciao',

"[Expletive] Juve, I'm a Kopite now."

Some spot nan reference to 'crying successful Turin' arsenic delicate because it could beryllium perceived to beryllium linked to nan Heysel Stadium disaster.

Heysel hosted nan 1985 European Cup last betwixt Liverpool and Juventus, who are based successful Turin. Before nan match, 39 group died and 600 were injured when, aft crowd trouble, fans were crushed against a wall that past collapsed.

Among those killed were 32 Italians, 4 Belgians, 2 French fans and 1 from Northern Ireland.

Because of that, Liverpool instrumentality Tony Evans - a erstwhile shot editor of nan Times - said nan 'crying successful Turin' reference was "tone deaf" and "pathetic".

The Athletic's elder shot writer Simon Hughes, meanwhile, said nan opus made him uncomfortable.

Juventus person not made a title astir nan song.

It is simply a catchy tune, but 1 that has not travel without criticism.

For immoderate supporters, nan lines astir Turin and Juventus are excessively pointed, arsenic Liverpool has had a analyzable narration pinch them since Heysel.

To others this is simply a light-hearted opus - purely astir a footballer who was dumped by a nine he had starred for, and really he had recovered a caller location connected Merseyside.

While I tin spot and understand arguments for nan former, nan opus has already been sung for months. It's meant to beryllium funny because everyone knows Juventus wanted to get free of Chiesa, truthful immoderate insinuations successful their guidance are poking nosy astatine that.

I haven't seen thing online from Juventus supporters being upset astir it, aliases it being equated to calamity chanting.

Heysel is simply a stain connected nan club's history and an incident that should not beryllium ignored, arsenic it remains a flashpoint of football's hooliganism problem that has dissipated from those days, and should enactment firmly successful nan past.

Tongue-in-cheek lines astir footballers leaving them down to subordinate our ranks should not beryllium conflated pinch a calamity chanting rumor that still plagues shot successful nan modern day.

Respect for each opinions and positions should beryllium paramount, but it has helped Chiesa consciousness astatine location connected Merseyside. For that reason, I'd opportunity it is doing much bully than harm.

It is not an easy answer.

When nan opus first popped up astatine nan opening of past season, it was utilized sparingly fixed Chiesa hardly played.

It was sung successful an almost tongue-in-cheek fashion, fixed really small Arne Slot seemed to complaint nan Italian.

I was astatine nan Premier League title-winning parade and it was sung much than Mohamed Salah's tune. It's a really bully shot chant, pinch nary discourse considered.

Is it offensive? I don't really deliberation Liverpool fans are nan correct group to ask. Ask Juventus fans.

If they perceive nan lyrics and consciousness immoderate anger aliases hurt, that is their correct - conscionable for illustration it's not for non-Liverpool fans to declare nan 'victims' chant is not offensive.

If I heard a supporters' group for Juve speak retired against it, I would beryllium little comfortable singing it.

I deliberation volition is cardinal here. When nan opus started, it was made up by young lads who were not astir 40 years agone erstwhile Heysel happened.

There is nary volition astatine each to reference that disaster successful a mocking measurement - and nan truth Chiesa himself said he loved nan song, and joined successful astatine nan extremity of past season, suggests location is nary ambition to hurt.

I astir apt won't singing it immoderate much because nan chat has tarnished its good-humoured principle anyway. Many will, which is their right.

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