The post-match was rather quiet. It must be said that this duel between the two enemy brothers of Spanish football was ultimately quite peaceful, without any real controversy at the refereeing level in particular, nor too many notable match events. There have unfortunately been new racist insults against Vinicius Junior to deplore, but if we talk about the field, the Spanish TV and radio broadcasts, hungry for controversies of all kinds, have not had much to sink their teeth into.
But that was until statements from İlkay Gündoğan surfaced. The midfielder spoke to LaLiga TV after the meeting, but the images were obviously only broadcast this Sunday morning. And they were quickly put on the front page of all the news sites in Spain, as they are considered strong. “I want to be honest but without going overboard, I don’t want to say something I shouldn’t say”began the former Manchester City man, who pulls no punches and criticizes the attitude of his partners.
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“I come back from the locker room, and obviously people are disappointed. But after such an important match and a negative result, I would like to see more anger and disappointment. That’s part of the problem. There must be more emotion when you lose and you know you can play better and do things better in certain situations, but you don’t react. And that can be seen on the ground. We have to make huge progress on this side because otherwise, Real Madrid and even Girona will escape.”railed the German, unhappy with the attitude of his partners.
“I didn’t come here to lose these types of matches like that or to allow gaps like that to be visible. I too have my responsibility, as a veteran player, to prevent the team from acting like that. We need resistance”, concluded the 33-year-old after his first official Clasico. A notable media outing that will be talked about in Spain in the coming days…
