Tuesday, November 25

‘It was disrespectful’

Ariel Holantechnical Central rosaryHe referred to the controversy raised by the position of the Estudiantes team, which decided, in the lobby ordered by the Argentine Football Association, to turn its back on the Canala players, before the round of 16 match of the final tournament, in which Pincha achieved the pass with a goal from the Colombian Sitri. It was very important. “Footballers are teammates. Managers’ problems must be solved by managers. What they did on the field, for me, was disrespectful, and I take it as such. To me that was disrespectful (he insisted). We don’t ask for anything. This was a decision of the entire AFC Executive Committee, and I am grateful to them for awarding this distinction to Rosario Central, considering that they deserve another star for their show. The coach said: “This from now on will benefit other clubs more, because there has been a lot of talk about long tournaments.”

They asked him if the controversy had affected the team mentally. “I think it was unfair, firstly because this was a decision of all the authorities of the Argentine Football Association, and with witnesses, they will not all be liars, they all agreed. This confession, This can be debated, because in Argentina everyone urinates in holy water, They are all champions at telling others everything they are doing wrong. The authorities decided this. It is not that we benefit at the expense of others. We have earned this recognition in our own right. Now, I admit, there may be those in the world who say: “They could have said that before”, “Why did they highlight the award?”, “Why, apart from the direct classification for the Copa Libertadores, which we achieved in three matches before, did it occur to them to give Rosario Central a star?” He added: “Everyone has the freedom to express their opinion. When this freedom turns into disrespect and lack of sportsmanship, it is painful. It is painful because we are co-workers.”

The coach said, “I would not have allowed my players: This is what I feel. I did not like it, and we did not deserve it. Neither the players nor Rosario Central. Because they worked a lot to achieve that championship.”

“We had a year filled with two very competitive and very complementary classes, and the stats tell you that. We receive well-deserved recognition. I am grateful to the Argentine Football Association for this recognition, which considered that in a relegation tournament and a qualification for the Copa Libertadores, they saw that from us onwards our merit in sustaining a campaign like ours for a full year in this way should be recognized. Gratitude for that. Nothing to say about the shapes. Holan added: “These matches in this format leave many lessons for everyone in the future.”

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