Miguel Rodrigo, Thailand futsal coach, has been filed by FIFA after having denounced the controversial Iran-France matchcorresponding to the group stage of the World Cup in Uzbekistan, and in which accused the two teams of lack of sportsmanship and “cheating”, as confirmed by the Spanish coach on his social networks.
Rodrigo, who qualified his team to the round of 16, where they lost to France 5-2highlighted in a statement that he has been denounced “for having denounced the trap of the France-Iran party” and that he “imagines” that he has “been denounced by both.” “Everything perfect, everything backwards”, said the trainer born in Valencia and living in Granada.
Rodrigo also wanted to clarify his position once again: “I would have accepted with absolute normality a round of 16 against the winner of France-Iran sIf they had played their game with sportsmanship and competitiveness. Unquestionably, upon losing that match against one of them, in this case, the French national team, I would have congratulated them and wished them luck in their next quarterfinal match,” while continuing to criticize the French team.
To make my position clear since in ?????????? They seem not to understand it: I would have normally accepted a round of 16 against France or Iran if they had lost their match with sportsmanship, and after the defeat, I would have wished them the best ???? Losing is part of the game.
— Miguel Rodrigo (@miguelrodrigocs) October 2, 2024
“What I do not accept, but I resigned myself to playing, is a match against France full of a coaching staff lacking scruples and sporting values. I played and lost, but the laughter and mockery after the 3-1 score was mainly due to the number 10 player – Abdessamad Mohammed – and others, the lack of respect from his coach, who with seconds remaining At the end he called a timeout to humiliate us…”, he lamented.
Rodrigo also referred to the French captain, Kevin Ramírez, of Spanish origin: “He came to shake my hand and He told me that I was to blame for everything, that they were receiving threats because of me. Given this lack of awareness of what they did, by not at least asking for forgiveness at that moment, I shook his hand and told him again that they had no education or values,” he revealed.
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