The dispute of the final of the Couples is in the air, but Aimar Olaizola has in his head that it will be played on Sunday. “Each one has to prepare his own. The work is done and you have to be focused ”, he emphasizes. There is no other. Until the situation is resolved, your experience tells you that it should be. Recognizes that the environment that is currently being lived “is not the most conducive” to play a duel of this caliber. “And I am very sorry.” “The other day a couple from the company was on strike and supposedly stayed out. In 22 years as a professional I had never experienced anything like this, ”he laments.
He has received criticism for not supporting the group of strikers, but inside he is “very calm.” In March, when the company accepted the ERTE and began the movement in the workforce, Goizueta’s already made his position clear to them then. «I told them not to count on me because the pandemic had caused a special situation, that bad times were coming and I was not going to start asking for anything. You have to demand things from the company when the situation is going well, not the opposite. I have been clear from the beginning, “he highlights.
Respect the opinion of the group, “but they have to respect mine,” ditch. The non-renewal of the pelotaris came later, “but throughout my career there have been a lot of similar cases”. Nor does it consider that it is not very supportive as it has been crossed out from some sectors. «I have signed a one-year contract earning considerably less than before and I have lowered my salary by 20%. I am realistic and I have seen the situation that exists ».
And he does not understand how some expelotaris have criticized his strategy of not being in the group, “if when they were active and paid well, a lot of pelotaris went home and nobody said anything.” It is “on the fringes” of events. He only knows what comes to him through the media, so he does not dare to assess the solution that the conflict may have. Although he recognizes that the image of the ball may be being damaged. “It’s bad for everyone, for the pelotaris and the company. I hope that it will be solved soon », he emphasizes. He also admits that it is “a bit tiring” that in such an important championship people are talking about the same thing every day.
Deluded
It will be his eighth final of the Couples, the second in a row with Urrutikoetxea as a partner. But he still does not know who his rival will be in the rear because of Martija’s coronavirus positive. I hope he recovers because he has earned the right. If we have to play against Zabaleta, the game would change, but the regulations are like this », he points out. He is satisfied because they have managed to react at key moments and has achieved a point of form “that he had not had for a long time”. Reaching the final has made him “very excited, because it was unexpected and because it could be one of the last. Every time it costs me more considering the level there is, “he admits. Of course, “almost certainly” that the Manomanista will not play. “Nor do I have to prove anything, and I’m a little afraid of breaking down because it demands much more,” he concludes.
ELA presents the demands and announces more mobilizations
The ELA union, which represents the striking pelotaris, presented yesterday the lawsuits in the TSJPV against the decision of the Companies League to give up the semifinal match to Agirre and Albisu 22-0. And he asked for the precautionary measure so that the final be postponed because what “happened is inadmissible, both legally and ethically.” Over the next few days it will be known what will happen to the Couples, “but regardless of what the court decides, the workers have already prepared the calendar of mobilizations and actions for the next days and weeks,” ELA pointed out.
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