José Bordalás referred to the engineer’s words which highlighted his rival’s physical play in the Copa del Rey final.
Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis and Valencia will meet this Saturday in the Copa del Rey final. During the press conference preceding this match, the coach of Los Ches, José Bordalás, took the opportunity to criticize the comments made by the Chilean coach on the style of play of the Valencians during the press conference after the defeat against Elche.
He refers to the game he expected from blacks and whites. “Elche and Valencia have a similar approach, they back off, they barely let play and constant interruptions, but the difference is that I didn’t see that Elche made unsportsmanlike actions. They defended well, they stalled for a few minutes, but nothing to criticize. We will see on Saturday the number of blows and provocations ”.
These words did not go down well in the Valencian bank and José Bordalás pointed out that “It amuses me that they keep talking about it and accusing us of things that aren’t true. I guess it’s said for conditioning, they seem disrespectful and out of place ”.
“I’ve never done that, talking about a rival’s game, because that would be disrespectful to him. It disrespects our fans, an entity that is over a hundred years old. I have nothing to say. Valencia is the team that receives the most fouls of the season. When we are accused of being the most interrupters, it will be the opposite “, He continued.
Finally, he played down the fact that in Spain they give Real Betis the favorite to lift the trophy. “There will be some games that are more fun than others, but the Spanish League is the most balanced. Anything can happen in one game ”.
The match between Real Betis and Valencia is scheduled for this Saturday at 4:00 p.m. in Chile.
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