2023-04-21 22:12:20
The latest acts of violence in Chilean football have caused the stadium that will host the classic between University of Chile y Catholic University.
One who referred to the violence that exists in the environment was the coach of the blues, Mauricio Pellegrinowho assured that national football should not be held responsible for everything.
“It is true that football took me luckily to different countries and cultures. There is a great relationship between what we are socially and football. Sometimes we put a lot of blame on him, like the fact that the violence was solely the responsibility of football. And there is violence when we drive, when we go to the supermarket, on the street. There is violence everywhere, robberies. Let’s not blame football only,” said the Argentine coach at a press conference.
“Since it is something popular, it is a bit of an expression. Two or three hours of football is discussed every day and the subject of violence comes up. But if we open the newspaper, there is violence of all kinds. Sometimes we charge football with the violence that exists in society for various reasons that I cannot control. When there is security in the streets and in society, the stadiums are safer”added the former trainer of Vélez Sarsfield.
In addition, he added: “There is a great relationship in what happens outside and inside the field. On the soccer field it has always been the place where everything is allowed: insulting, disrespecting, saying that you are useless. It has become an outlet where I can do what I want. Obviously it’s wrong, but the players have learned a bit to live with it”.
Also, Pellegrino pointed to the media: “You are also violent, there is also violence with the microphones. The messages we sometimes give are violent, without realizing it. So when we say that this player is worthless because he missed a pass, it’s a violent message. It’s worth nothing because he doesn’t have a goal, it’s a violent message. People say that you have to insult him because he is a dog. Today we use football to vent permanently. Violence is not just throwing a stone or a flare.”
“We can talk a thousand hours about this, I don’t have the solution. Soccer is violent in all aspects. He sees a children’s game where the son does not play or the referee makes a mistake. How do we want the pros to win it all? Since they charge, they have to win everything. We are 16 teams, all charge. Soccer is a game of mistakes. We have become a bit violent because we are like that and we are getting into a loop. You have to be aware in general: football represents what we are outside ”sentenced the trasandino.
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