导出博客文章Manchester Citys hopes of winning the Premier League title were dealt a
significant blow on Saturday as relegation-threatened Norwich held them to a
goalless draw. City boss Manuel Pellegrini opted to partner Wilfried Bony with
Sergio Aguero up front at Carrow Road, but the Ivory Coast striker did not touch
the ball inside the area for the entirety of his stint before being replaced by
Raheem Sterling.Bony has scored just four goals in 19 Premier League appearances
this season, and Sky Sports pundit Thierry Henry was left baffled by the
27-year-olds lack of presence in the area on Saturday. I couldnt understand it.
Theyre trying to get back in the title race and need goals for that. Pellegrini
went with two strikers, he said. Bony has struggled to hold down a first-team
place since moving to City You should be running, breaking your neck to get into
the box. Thats not good enough, you have to be in the box. Who is there to make
sure that you can upset the Norwich defence?Saturdays draw in East Anglia leaves
City nine points adrift of leaders Leicester with just nine games left to play.
And Henry believes the clubs focus may now have switched to a battle for the top
four rather than one for the Premier League title.I think its Leicesters to
lose, he added. We were saying before the game: Can Man City win the title? I
think the question now is: Can they stay in the top four?Hit the video at the
top of this story for Henrys assessment in full. Also See: City hopes hurt by
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Bobby Johnson made a pivotal catch for the New York Giants in 1986, when they
trailed the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth quarter of Week 12. Quarterback Phil
Simms found Johnson on fourth-and-17, putting the Giants within range for Raul
Allegres game-winning 33-yard field goal.The 22-20 victory propelled the Giants
into the postseason and, eventually, to their Super Bowl XXI win over John Elway
and the Denver Broncos.Johnson, an undrafted free agent out of the University of
Kansas, recorded 81 catches and 15 touchdowns his first two seasons in New
York.Bobby was the mystery guy for a long time, said Bill Parcells, who coached
the Giants from 1983 to 1990. No one really knew about him.Johnson might have
appeared mysterious on the surface, but, in reality, he was hiding something
from his teammates: He was addicted to crack cocaine.It was just a social
gathering one night, Johnson said of his first encounter with the drug, sometime
in the middle of the 1986 season. We were at my place. Somebody said, Try this.
I had never tried it before. I thought my will was strong enough just to try it
that one time and continue on with my life. But no. That one hit changed my life
forever.The more Johnson began using, the more he struggled to honor his
commitment to football. He began arriving late to meetings and practices and
almost missed kickoff for the Giants NFC Championship Game against the
Washington Redskins.Johnsons erratic behavior was overlooked when the team
shared the joy of winning Super Bowl XXI, and of receiving the championship
rings.Being as young as I was at that time, playing three years, and actually
getting a Super Bowl ring, I didnt believe it, Bobby said. I didnt believe it
that day. I just kept looking at it, thinking, This cannot be happening.The next
summer, Johnson was traded to the San Diego Chargers.He was cut two weeks
later.They couldnt count on me, he said. I dont blame them, you know. Just like
a regular job, if you come in late every day, eventually youre going to get
fired. Thats what happened. I would have got rid of me, too.But the cut pushed
Johnson deeper into his addiction.I started doing cocaine 24/7. I didnt have to
be at practice. I didnt have to get drug-tested, he said. I stayed high
practically all day and night.Johnson headed home to Tennessee, but instead of
being with his family in Smyrna, a rural town outside of Nashville, he hid
himself in the city, often sleeping on benches along Nashvilles Cumberland
River.It was embarrassing, Johnson said. One day youre in the Super Bowl, the
next day, youre walking around, homeless, smoking crack. How in the heck did I
end up in this situation?It was outside of a Nashville pawn shop in 1989 when
Johnson said he hit rock bottom.The drugs were calling me. I mean, literally,
the drugs were calling my name, he said. I walked into the pawn shop to get
high, maybe a place to sleep that night. A cheap room.Johnson pawned his Super
Bowl XXI ring for $250.I actually asked the man what he could give me for it, he
said. He offered me $1,000. I said no because I knew I wasnt going to be able to
come back and pay it. Finally, he got down to $250. I said, Ill take it.After
that, it was just a distant memory. All I had was the tan line on my
finger.Several weeks later, it would be Johnsons mother, Ruby, who snapped her
son out of his addiction with a simple but poignant reality check.I walked in
the house one day, and she looked me dead in the eye, Johnson said. She said,
You look terrible. You look dehydrated, gray, you lost all kinds of weight. It
went to my core. It went to my soul.She asked me, Are you my son? I didnt raise
you like this. This is not you.Johnson has been clean for 14 years. ESPN learned
his story, and shared it before tthis seasons Giants-Vikings matchup in Week
4.ddddddddddddWithin hours, a campaign to get Johnsons ring back to him
began.Leading the charge was Lee Einsidler, a sports fan who was deeply moved by
Johnsons recovery and positive outlook.Einsidler, who declined to be interviewed
for this story, reached out to his close friend Bill Parcells with his idea. The
two had bonded 10 years ago through a shared passion for horses in Saratoga, New
York.Lee had seen the piece that ESPN had done on Bobby, on being homeless and
selling his Super Bowl ring, Parcells said. Right after that aired, Lee called
me and he said, You know, Bill, we need to try and get this guy his ring back.
And I said, Well, Lee, I would like to assist you in doing that, if you would be
gracious enough to let me. Which he was.Einsidler pursued the trail of Johnsons
Super Bowl ring to a memorabilia dealers collection on Long Island. From there,
he and Parcells split the cost to purchase it.I felt like I failed with him in
some respects, Parcells said of that 1986 season. I wasnt able to keep him from
going off the deep end, so to speak. We wound up having to trade him, and then
football ended for him. Most of us thought that when we did hear about him, it
wasnt going to be that good of news.Parcells crossed paths with Johnson five
years ago, when the 1986 team celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Super Bowl
win.He was different, Parcells said. He was good. He came right up to me, he
gave me a big hug, told me the dark days were over. You could just tell that
things were a lot better for him.On Oct. 16, Johnson was invited to MetLife
Stadium to attend the Giants Week 6 game against the Ravens, joining 74?other
Giants alumni being honored in a pregame ceremony. But before the ceremony
began, Johnson was approached by Giants personnel.We were signing autographs,
and they got me and said somebody wants to talk to me, he said. All the guys
thought I was in trouble!Johnson was led into a back room, where Chris Mara,
Giants senior vice president, was waiting for him, holding a ring box.Thirty
years ago, my dad presented you with a Super Bowl ring, Mara told Johnson.
Through the efforts of?some very good people, we were able to recover your ring
after all these years. We want to present it to you today.Johnson was stunned. I
just couldnt believe it. It was like a dream. It really was, he said. I just
remember putting it on and crying. For five to 10 minutes, thats all I
remember.With his ring finally back on his finger, Johnson could not hold in his
emotions any longer. He sat down, bent over and started sobbing. After drying
his eyes, he then had an important phone call to make.I just told Coach thank
you. A thousand times. Amongst all the tears, and my runny nose, Johnson
said.Parcells message to Johnson was a little more like tough love.He was like,
Put it on; dont ever take it off! Johnson said with a laugh. Dont lose it again.
Speaking to me like a father. Which was awesome. You have to respect that. He
did everything he could to get it back. I didnt think it was going to actually
happen.He was an important part of the group, and both Lee and I felt the same
way, Parcells said. He deserves to share in that with everybody. Thats the only
symbol that could represent his participation. So it was nice to get it back to
him.Johnson has never met Lee Einsidler but is hoping to set up a meeting with
him soon to express his gratitude.I never thought this would happen, Johnson
said. God is good. Coach is good. I dont even know Lee. But I love him. This
means the world to me.I have come a long way. I have come full circle.
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