The national deputy of the PRO, Fernando Iglesiascame out with a furious criticism against the Argentine National Team player, Rodrigo DePaulafter the world champion made a publication celebrating his years of football career.
The Atlético Madrid player celebrated the anniversary on his Instagram account where he uploaded a video showing images of him from his beginnings to the present as a footballer accompanied by the voice-over of De Paul himself.
“My first official match, it’s been 10 years now. How quickly everything happened, how much nostalgia, how many moments come to mind, how many pages written and how many to write! Thank you for being on the other side, let’s go for more” , he added on his Twitter account where he also shared a photo with all the shirts he wore, from Racing to Valencia, Udinese, Atlético Madrid and the Argentine National Team.
However, Fernando Iglesias did not like something De Paul said in the video. “To the smell of grass, the locker room, defending my country… They don’t compare to anything,” was the phrase that made the national deputy infuriate.
“Defend my country? From whom? On a court? What are you talking about? #Descerebrados”, was the first message from Iglesias that he immediately completed: “I am against the use of epic language in almost any circumstance. Fed up with bereta nationalism and the militarization of life. Rotten homeland syndrome is in danger. Then they complain about Cristina’s soldiers and the Vatayón Militante.”
The complete letter of Rodrigo de Paul
I can’t erase the nerves on the bus on the way to the pitch from my head. That strange and incredible feeling in my stomach knowing that the dream that I had followed since I was a child was about to come true. On the path that I decided to follow to fulfill my dream, I lived with the uncertainty of never knowing if I was going to achieve it.
I had to understand what responsibility, work, emotions, perseverance, and above all the pressure and the gaze of those around me mean, that is very difficult for any boy who decides on this profession. But it was all worth it.
Every day I get up to go train. The smell of grass, the locker room, defending my country, and the moments that football made me experience are things that cannot be compared to anything at all.
It makes me very nostalgic to review every moment of my career.
I defend every shirt I wear as if it were the last time I’m going to wear it. That’s how I live it, that’s how they raised me and that’s how it will be until the last day I go out on a court. That is the respect and example that I have to give to each fan and each person who follows and accompanies me throughout so many years.
Sometimes it’s scary to dream of almost unattainable things. But the innocence of a boy who played in a neighborhood called Sarandí, even the man who was given the opportunity to put on the number 7 shirt for my country, was motivated by being a world champion. That’s why today I feel so proud of all these years.
Thanks to each one of all who accompanied me on this great adventure that still has many pages to write. Let’s go for more. Rodrigo.
ED
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