The Bilbao club knew how to raise the occasion before, during and after the clash against Atlético de Madrid, a clash decided by Berenguer’s penalty goal. Beyond the previous statements made by the president and the coach of the mattress entity, it is interesting to focus on the behavior of the senior officials of the Bilbao club. Neither Jon Uriarte nor Valverde entered the fray.
“We don’t go to war, but to play a football match,” declared the Athletic leader before turning to Basque to say that “what the water brings, the water takes away,” thus trying to prevent blood from reaching the river with a cross of previous statements by both sides. Uriarte, it is fair to recognize it, lived up to the master of the club he represented
When this semi-final first leg was played and saw the different attitudes and the different reactions, it is worth wondering if both Cerezo and Simeone himself asked the Spanish Football Federation, if they are in the same situation as Athletic, to change the dates of the match in question due to the difference in the previous rest days for both teams. Definitely yes, definitely (irony mode).
The Cup is not very cool
The organizers of ‘the Mola Cup’ have brought about similar situations on previous occasions. Sometimes it is the turn of some people and other times it is others, but this controversy is repeated year after year without anyone taking appropriate steps to prevent it. The calendar is tight, especially for clubs competing in Europe, but the dates are what they are and it is advisable to be safe rather than sorry.
Athletic’s other name doesn’t have a pass either. Cerezo and Uriarte were also shown when asked about this issue. The first joked and joked about it. The second took the edge off in an affair as gratuitous and absurd as the next that awaits the Bilbao club if it reaches the final. Does the anthem sound familiar to you?
Source: La Verdad
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