Girona supervisor Michel Sanchez has responded to Rayo Vallecano President Raul Martin Presa, after the latter made a snide comment about his determination to talk Catalan. Michel had complained that Presa was liable for the membership’s time-wasting throughout Rayo’s win on Sunday.
Rayo authored a surprising comeback from a purpose down in opposition to Girona on Sunday, operating out 2-1 winners, however the Catalan facet have been pissed off with the antics of Rayo goalkeeper Agustin Batalla. After the sport, Michel curiously pointed the finger at Presa for his time-wasting.
“Maybe there stays the stain of time-wasting, which I already know are usually not a results of [instructions from] Inigo, they arrive from the board, which is the one which defines these conditions,” he informed Cadena SER.
“It’s very ugly, as a result of Rayo is a crew that performs with wonderful values and there are issues which are very dangerous. Aside from that, the truth that the ultimate minutes or the stoppage time couldn’t be performed, it may very well be that the result’s honest.”
In the meantime Rayo supervisor Inigo Perez agreed that time-wasting didn’t sit nicely with him, though he didn’t criticise Batalla.
“I agree with him, it’s one thing that I don’t really feel snug with and that as a coach I can not management,” Perez responded, though did be aware he was unable to inform whether or not Batalla did or didn’t have an damage.
Requested about Michel’s phrases after the sport, Presa requested whether or not Michel had stated it in Catalan, earlier than declaring that ‘it doesn’t have something to do with me’.
🙄 “El entrenador del Girona puede decir lo que quiera decir…
…¿lo ha hecho en catalán o español?”. 😅
⚡️🗣️ Martín Presa, presidente del Rayo, tras las polémicas declaraciones de Michel. https://t.co/45LDysZIao pic.twitter.com/Kq3Sgovf6b
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) January 27, 2025
The incident was introduced up once more on Tuesday as Girona ready for his or her Champions League conflict with Arsenal at Montilivi. Michel famous that he was talking from expertise of getting labored below Presa whereas he himself was at Rayo.
“The fact is that I believe Rayo deserved to win. I’ve been at Rayo since I used to be 13, I used to be born in Vallecas and so they have taught me to know the right way to win and lose. I don’t use the final 10 minutes as an excuse. I didn’t just like the actions of Batalla in any respect and that’s the truth.”
“After I was coach of Rayo he [Presa] informed me that I didn’t know the right way to cease the sport or play the final minutes. Inigo I do know that he doesn’t do it with pleasure and he doesn’t inform his gamers. I’ve heard the president say that I don’t know the right way to play video games. Barca comes again from 2-1 down and scores 2-3 in opposition to me and blames me for not killing the match. It’s my method of seeing soccer and he has his.”
“I would like Rayo to do nicely as a result of I really feel like one other Rayo participant. I stated it in Catalan, Spanish and Vallecano. He might not perceive that as a result of he has been there for a few years and doesn’t have that feeling of belonging. He ought to get extra concerned in Vallecas and know what individuals suppose in Vallecas.”
Michel nonetheless retains hero standing in Vallecas from his time there as a long-serving participant after which profitable supervisor, getting them promotion in 2018 as Segunda champions. As an area product, his returns are typically greeted with loads of love, even when not from the hierarchy in Vallecas.