(ESP-ENG) Palabras y actitudes que sobran [Opinión]
Hello friends, good vibes to all.
Four days after everything that happened at the Santiago Bernabéu on Sunday, people are still talking about El Clásico. The match itself was eventful: disallowed goals, questionable offside calls, penalties awarded, and others overturned. In short, it was a very eventful afternoon for the referees and VAR. But that's not what everyone's talking about. The sporting aspect has taken a backseat to the wordplay, comments, and attitudes so typical of these encounters, which can inflame the atmosphere even more than a goal or a specific play.
Words carry weight, especially if you're someone who enjoys stirring things up. To back up what you say, you have to do it with actions, and that's been one of Lamine Yamal's biggest mistakes in his short career. We can agree that he's a "kid" because he's only 18, but that's precisely when those around him should step in and watch what he says. Unfortunately, I feel that the people surrounding Lamine aren't looking out for the player's best interests, starting with his father, who's quite a character and well-known for his controversial statements. But we also can't keep thinking that just because he lacks experience and maturity, he can't be responsible for what he says. The world he's in is going to try to make him slip up; he has to be smart and choose his words carefully.
For those who don't know, Lamine, before El Clásico, made some statements saying that Real Madrid were stealing and that people were complaining. This took place at the Kings League, where he is the president of a team. The Kings League is a place where virality is vital and bad publicity is nonexistent. If someone slips up, well, tough luck, and that's exactly what happened to Lamine. He was naive, and being in a comfortable environment, he said what he said. If we look at his performance on the field on Sunday, we can clearly see how out of sorts he was, booed throughout the match, playing poorly, and uncomfortable (some attribute this to his pubalgia), which made it impossible for him to respond, and he most likely succumbed to the pressure.
When Yamal matures, he'll learn from the greats. He should watch videos of CR7 and Messi, who, when it was their turn to humble themselves and acknowledge the other, did so, or even better, when they made a promise, they kept it. But if we're talking about questionable behavior, we can't leave out Vinicius, another of the most inconsistent players, generating a love/hate relationship among fans, even those of Real Madrid itself. Xabi Alonso's arrival was a revolution, shifting from Ancelotti's passivity to the Spaniard's strict and pragmatic approach. Vini is now a bargaining chip, and he doesn't like it. On Sunday, we saw how, when leaving the field, he disrespected the coach by not shaking his hand and then went straight to the locker room.
All of this has led to Real Madrid fans becoming increasingly intolerant of the Brazilian, as no one is above the club's badge. Real Madrid decided not to take any action against the player, allowing him to issue a statement apologizing to all those affected. I said it at the time in a post on this platform: Vinicius is far, light years away, from being a star player, because to be one, you need humility and good sportsmanship. It's understandable that he was upset about being substituted; no one wants to be taken off in such an important match, that speaks to competitiveness. But there's a huge difference between that and projecting the image he did.
We're in an era where we've gone from CR7 and Messi, as the icons of Real Madrid and Barcelona, to Vinicius and Lamine, and I'm not sure if that's a good thing. It definitely hasn't been so far, but not because they're bad players, but because their words and attitudes have overshadowed everything. On the one hand, this is interesting because it generates that "morbid fascination" surrounding what it means to play in El Clásico, but I think what we should be talking about is what happens on the pitch, not off it. There's still a lot to learn...
¡Un abrazo a todos, nos leemos en la próxima!
Well folks, that's all for today. I hope you enjoyed it.
¡Hugs to everyone, see you next time!
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Estamos hablando de dos jugadores cuyos antecedentes, y no precisamente de los buenos, los preceden. Ambos tienen graves problemas fuera de la cancha y lamentablemente la historia nos cuenta que prácticamente todos los jugadores con este perfil terminan mal. Tenemos ejemplos de sobra y no hace falta un repaso para darnos cuenta de que la conducta, la actitud, la constricción al trabajo y al equipo son mucho más fuertes que la desfachatez, la falta de humildad y la juerga, aunque se tengan los elementos técnicos ideales para sobresalir en este competitivo mundo del fútbol.
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