Vicente del Bosqueex-coach of the Spanish National Team, presented today, in the hands of Banco Santander, the ‘Vicente del Bosque Football Academy‘, accompanied by José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Mayor of Madrid, and José Manuel Franco, the president of the Higher Sports Council. The event took place at the Santander Work Café on Paseo Recoletos in Madrid and also included famous footballers such as former players Fernando Morientes, Juanfran and Luis Figo; the coach José Antonio Camacho; the president of Atlético de Madrid, Enrique Cerezo, as well as authorities such as the mayor of Calvià, Alfonso Rodríguez, representing one of the six most emblematic areas of the campus, which celebrates its thirteenth edition this year.
Vicente del Bosque, who assured that he is proud to continue promoting “building values” in football through his academy, took the opportunity to send a message in favor of current coach Luis de la Fuente, despite Scotland’s defeat yesterday in Spain. “We shouldn’t get drunk,” he said. “De la Fuente knows Spanish football very well. Advise him? I won’t say anything to him. He is the best coach for Spanish football, the best candidate to lead the National Team”. Regarding the situation between the clubs, Del Bosque highlighted, in particular, the role of Real Madrid in the Champions League. “He is the best candidate to win. He showed that he has a regularity that is impossible to beat”.
The former coach also reflected on the situation that these days involves the arbitration team in Spanish football to ensure that “I say this with great regret. This is a very uncomfortable situation for Spanish football where nobody benefits. Losing football’s reputation is a very bad thing and you can’t play jokes like this. It is a delicate moment because football must have the best reputation and that is why I speak of LaLiga Genuine Santander because it humanizes everything a little more”.
Vicente del Bosque He explained the importance of “human relations” in football and how “coaches improve every day, which benefits the children” and confirmed that he felt nervous opening the campus three months after its inauguration in Mallorca and Madrid , as the first place. In this regard, José Luis Martínez-Almeida emphasized that “the obligation of the city council to promote sports training and a campus like this is important for young people to put their pills and practice more sports “.
The Vicente Del Bosque Football Academy is an integrated and reference project, based on education and physical activity to promote the sport and its values, with more than sixteen years of experience, and with its main headquarters in Calvià, in Mallorca, as a banner. Madrid also leads the list of six locations for this Summer Camp, along with Cádiz, Estepona, Aragón and Salamanca and the novelty this Semana Santa of the opening of the women’s tournament from April 6 to 9 in Calvià. In addition, Mallorca will once again celebrate the second edition of the MIFC, Mallorca International Football Cup, from June 23 to 27.
Next, we detail some of the most notable statements about the referee situation and Spain and Real Madrid’s Champions League options.
Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida
“As mayor, I thank Florentino Pérez for the works he is doing at the Bernabeu because it will become an icon of the city and I hope to be present at the inauguration as mayor.”
“I haven’t sung Simeone go today. Cholo may not agree, but he gave us the best results in our history. My defense is that Cholo will choose when he has to leave. No fan should yell at Cholo go na”
“In the Champions League, it’s always Real Madrid. What he did last year was amazing. But I think the cover is Napoli”.
“Much encouragement to De la Fuente. I’m from Vicente del Bosque’s school and you can’t judge him by what happened yesterday in Glasgow”
Jose Manuel Franco
“Nothing is impossible for Real Madrid in the Champions League, although I agree that Napoli can also have their options, even if the number one favorite is Real Madrid”
“Not everything was so beautiful during the day in Norway, or everything was so disastrous yesterday for the national team, so I trust Luis de la Fuente. You have to give it time”
“These are not happy days for football, but we must not insult it. If we demonize it we can kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Soccer gives us financial resources for other sports .I just hope that the referees episode will be clarified as soon as possible because I am convinced that the Barça fans themselves hope so”.
Luis Figo
“My favorites for the Champions League are Manchester City and Bayer, although you always hope for Real Madrid. Inter is a bit more complicated, although football is always unpredictable”.
“Now things from the past will come to light, but at a certain moment the truth will be known and we must come clean for the good of football.”
Jose Antonio Camacho
“You have to have more peace of mind because the classification will be achieved. Luis de la Fuente should be given time. I am sure Spain will achieve it”.
Enrique Cerezo
“The referees? In football, everything works in the end. Nothing happens here”
“I don’t want VAR and a lot of people don’t either. Where there is a master, send no sailor. In my opinion, if VAR is fair, it needs to have additions that it doesn’t have”.
Source: La Verdad
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