Another grim episode in Spain unfolded on Sunday, but in confronting this, there is hope it is now inescapable
On Sunday, for the first time in 1,285 games as a coach and 47 years in football, Carlo Ancelotti refused to talk about the game. He had just seen Real Madrid lose 1-0 against Valencia but, standing in the cramped, narrow tunnel that leads to the Mestalla dressing room where he said his best player sat “angry and sad”, he didn’t care about that and couldn’t comprehend anyone else caring either.
So when the standard post‑match interview began with the standard post‑match question, an enquiry as to his thoughts on another defeat, he decided that, actually, no, this wasn’t going to be standard any more. Instead, he shot back: “You want to talk about football?! Or shall we talk about the other thing? That’s more important than a loss, don’t you think?”
Written by Sid Lowe
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/may/22/vinicius-junior-why-its-time-to-talk-about-anything-other-than-football under the title “Vinícius Júnior and why it’s time to stop talking about the football | Sid Lowe”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
