Martin Presa and the poverty of Rayo

After seeing the visiting Valekas dressing room in the Lech Poznań team’s viral video, I’m not sure if it seems worse for me to behave this way when you are the visiting team or to be your companion in those circumstances. I already know that … Defenders of old football, 1980s football, clay and aluminum spikes will come to me who will say there is the last bastion of real football, but no one here is demanding a hydromassage pool, a spa, an aromatherapy shower and some Loewe towels. It’s simple, go to any gym in the same neighborhood, Valikas, “at low cost” without going any further, and compare. I’m sure the stadium doesn’t live up to that comparison. Really, it’s not great, it’s simply the realization that in 2025 there will be a lot of refurbishing materials available.

Just because Cristiano and Messi changed there and did not object, says Martin Brisa, does not mean that the dressing room is on an equal footing. Moreover, the least important thing is the visitors’ locker room. This field, owned by the Community of Madrid, is a true miracle. Fans have to put up with shortages from the moment they walk in. The entrances are rudimentary, the bathrooms invite you to carry your needs until you get home, and grass grows between the seats. Once again, it’s not about asking for a small Bernabeu, it’s simply about safety, cleanliness and, if not too much to complain about, a little comfort.

The president’s excuse for not investing is that Rayo is there on loan, that he doesn’t own his house and that the landlady (Isabel Díaz Ayuso) is the one who should be making the improvements. La Liga is responsible, its offers are worth the bare minimum, and fans deserve treatment commensurate with the price they pay for their tickets. One thing, as former Raista player Mario Suarez said, is to be humble and another cliche. Rayo doesn’t have the dressing room and the stadium like this because they are poor, they have it like this because they feel it. So, let’s not think that because the Lech Poznań video is an exercise in bad bullshit, Presa is on the good side of this story.

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