Espanyol Boss praises Flick as a gentleman

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Espanyol coach Jose Manuel Gonzalez Alvarez has praised Hansi Flick gentlemanliness after the German led his players back into the dressing room, avoiding celebrating their 28th La Liga title in front of their home fans following their 2-0 win at the RCD Stadium.

Barcelona players celebrated only slightly on the pitch after winning their 28th La Liga title to avoid confrontation with Espayol fans.

‘He has shown throughout แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ the year that he is a good coach with common sense. He is a gentleman. It makes no sense to celebrate the league title at the home of your arch-rivals. When you can celebrate calmly and without provoking anyone,’ said Manolo Gonzalez.

The Parrots coach also believes Espanyol were unlucky to lose to their city rivals after missing a golden opportunity in the first half: ‘I think the result was unfair. We knew what kind of game we were going to have. We had a very clear situation. We’re played very well in attack. If we had taken the lead in the first half, the game would have been very different. ‘

Manolo Gonzalez also reveal the conversation with Lamine Yamal after Leandro Cabrera was sent off in the 80th minute: ‘We are destroying football. He did not intend to hurt or injure anyone. To fall on the ground like that, you have to do it well. We already know how well it is handle there (at Barcelona), not just now. It was an action that could have been avoid, but not falling on the ground, sending off or aggression. ‘

‘I told him to jump, nothing more, and to stop himself and provoke.’