Andrés Cadavid enjoys his role as a politically incorrect player and has no concern about looking good with anyone, he even does not seem to care about being an example in his capacity as a public figure. It is his choice.
And in each of his opinions he certifies it with statements that are out of all scripts and that many times, like now, create enormous controversy.
In a chat with ESPN’s ‘Balón Divided’, the Independiente Medellín defender referred to the discussion over the deliberate loss of time in the Betplay League: “Let’s not get into the idea that we have to play well. Nothing! Soccer It’s how it is. It’s for smart people, for crafty people. Soccer is for people who want to achieve things. Like you clinging to a dream. If I’m clinging to a dream and I need a minute to achieve it, I’m not going to give the ball away. If I have to throw myself, he threw me. They’ll see what they do. If I’m on the opposite team, as many have touched me, it’s time to figure it out, “he said.
Far from cutting himself off, he deepened his reflection: “Here all tricks are worth it… After having a medal on your chest, a happy family in your house and getting a good contract, who is going to tell you something?” .
Cadavid is recognized for being tough on the field and with a winning mentality, but justifying the tricks that all the media try to stop is, in short, another level.
“Football was made for street people, for smart and alive people. This was not made for passive people. This was made for people who have to make split-second decisions. Those are the footballers, they are a different breed. Forty thousand people, plus those who are on television, see if you raise your hand, if you move your mouth or if you move to the right or to the left, ”she said.
That reaction is what for him can be, quietly, resorting to tricks to avoid playing soccer, which is exactly what those 40,000 people pay for plus those who are in front of the TV. The controversy is served. But the advertising campaigns will not come from Cadavid.
