In the face of strong criticism against the Tigres goalkeeper, Nahuel Guzmán, by several former players and coaches of the Mexican soccer as Luis Hernández and Hugo Sánchez, among others, the coach of the feline squad, Robert Dante Siboldi, came out in defense of the goalkeeper for his unsportsmanlike action in the last royal classic that He deserved an eleven-game suspension. and stated that these comments are out of place because everyone has something to hide.
Siboldi was upset by these actions of former colleaguesboth on the field and on the bench, arguing that the excessive freedom that some former soccer players enjoy, both as analysts and people who know what a locker room represents, often forget the codes that are used in soccer and that for that reason he finds it incredible that the player is crucified.
“People from the media, football networks, if they don’t know him, they can give their opinion, Sometimes what hurts the most are the exes, the ex-football players, who give their opinion freely without knowing it, “They know what happens on the field, they know what happens in the entire football environment, and sometimes they give their opinion completely freely because they have no one who can punish them, as if they had no one.”
He also stated that: “I always say this old saying, as if no one had a dead person in their closet: “we all have a dead person in our closet.” And there many of those who spoke have more than one, and so they took advantage of that. That’s my personal opinion. So, I want to think that there is no persecution, but there has been a lot of unrest with the achievements that this club has had, in fact in recent years, so I do believe in that.”
As you may remember, last Thursday Nahuel Guzmán was suspended 11 games for his unsportsmanlike conduct by bothering Monterrey goalkeeper Esteban Andrada with a laser light and that according to article 18 of the sanction regulations of the Mexican Football Federation, he merited that sanction that for the Tigres’ environment was classified as too severe.
For Siboldi the sanction is exaggerated
On the other hand, and within the defense made by “Patón” Nahuel Guzmán, the Tigres coach, Robert Dante Siboldi described him as “noble” and “good person” to the controversial Argentine goalkeeper who in the last 135th edition of the royal classic incurred an unsportsmanlike attitude against his Monterrey colleague, Esteban Andrada.
“The position is what the institution had, to abide by the disposition of the Disciplinary Commission. Whether we share it or not, it seems excessive, but we confirm it and accept the sanction, as ruled by the authorities of the Mexican Football Federation. At this moment, we are trying to assimilate everything so that mainly the person of Nahuel, not the footballer, the person, who is calm and well, continues with his rehabilitation.”
To give more emphasis to the defense of the Tigres goalkeeper, Siboldi stated that: “He himself apologized“We see him very sorry, hurt and sad, he is undoubtedly sorry for what he did, aware of what he did, he is a boy who has a very noble soul.”
Siboldi also acknowledged that:“I think that many times it does not magnify the image of a public person that he has. and that is why he incurs these types of actions, but obviously he will have to assume the consequences of his act with the support of the entire team.”
The Tigers strategist, in the same topic, pointed out that: “That is not Nahuel, I feel that it is not him, he is a very noble person and a great boy, as a professional, a winner and leader, dedicated and passionate, always looks for the way in which it is convenient to win, there are people who don’t like him and others who do, like everything in life, everything is learning as I told him, realizing “The magnitude of our actions can trigger us, moving forward, preparing for the next tournament.”
Rejected arbitration persecution
Finally, coach Robert Dante Siboldi rejected that after all these acts that involved Tigres and where he also came away with a one-game suspension, as did Javier Aquino with two games, there is arbitration persecution against felines.
“I don’t know if there is persecution, but I do believe that this team has generated a lot of unrest in recent years, They were waiting for a setback so they could grab hold of it and take advantage. Sometimes the fan who doesn’t know can give their opinion on those things, sometimes yourselves,” she concluded.
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