La Liga managers criticise choice to play after floods

A number of La Liga managers imagine matches within the Spanish prime flight ought to have been cancelled this weekend following the floods in Valencia which have left no less than 211 folks lifeless.

on Monday brought about floods that destroyed bridges, coated cities with mud, lower off communities and left them with out water, meals or electrical energy.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has stated the variety of deaths is predicted to rise additional.

Actual Madrid’s match at Valencia and Rayo Vallecano’s journey to Villarreal had been each postponed by the Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF).

Atletico Madrid’s sport at residence in opposition to Las Palmas remains to be as a consequence of happen at 13:00 GMT on Sunday and supervisor Diego Simeone was vital of the RFEF throughout his pre-match information convention.

“It does not make any sense,” Simeone stated.

“What is occurring could be very onerous. The individuals who went out into the road to assist, who with a shovel and their instruments attempt to collaborate, that speaks very nicely of the nation, of the folks, and we need to assist the place we are able to.

“There are folks having a really unhealthy time, it is extremely unhappy and so they inform us to hold on and right here we’re, carrying on.”

Barcelona boss Hansi Flick echoed Simeone’s ideas when talking previous to Sunday’s 15:15 GMT fixture in opposition to Catalan rivals Espanyol.

“If it had been me, I’d do it [suspend sport] as a result of it’s an unbelievable tragedy for Valencia and Spain as an entire,” Flick stated.

“We now have spoken with [Barcelona attacker] Ferran [Torres], who’s from the realm, and it’s not simple to resolve whether or not the sport must be performed or not.

“For me it’s a tragedy. It was one thing comparable in Germany three years in the past, it’s horrible. We’ll do the whole lot we are able to to assist. The remaining is for La Liga to resolve.”

Girona beat Leganes 4-3 on Saturday and supervisor Michel admitted it was troublesome to take any pleasure from the consequence.

“I wasn’t upset, however we should not rejoice something since this match should not have been performed,” Michel stated.

Miguel Gutierrez opened the scoring for Girona and held up a shirt displaying the message “Forca Valencia” in assist of the area.

“The primary shirt I lifted was for my buddy Enrique, whose mom is lacking. She was swept away by the present, and so they’re nonetheless looking for her,” Gutierrez stated.

“I imagine the match takes a backseat. Except for Madrid, town I’ve spent probably the most time in the place I’ve probably the most buddies and connections is Valencia.

“I can guarantee you that I’ve seen movies and been on video calls with buddies and it is a full catastrophe, an absolute nightmare.”

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