The grass has never been talked about so much in press conferences, because it is assumed that professional teams like the FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid They will play on mats. Both locals and visitors. Xavi did not like the sun or the green of Getafein his opinion too dry. A Ancelotti He doesn’t like the Bernabéu grass eitherfor reasons obvious to the naked eye, even on television, where the nuances are more difficult to appreciate.
Against Celta the marks were visible all over the pitch and as the minutes went by the situation got worse. ended up fully up. The situation is so palpable that it was one of the questions at the press conference after the victory against the Galician team. “It is evident that the work affects the pitch, it is something that was already known. They have changed it periodically and they are going to continue doing it. They are working on it and before the game against Manchester City there will be another change”, he confessed Carletto.
Dust and lack of light due to the works
With the new mat, there will be five who have installed themselves in a Bernabéu in transition due to remodeling. It is precisely this reconfiguration of the Madrid temple that is causing damage to the pitch. The new cover does not allow the entry of light that the green needs and that is a problem that will be inherited until the ideal compound is found or an alternative solution is found. Dust from construction sites is another cause and the key is in the greenhouse system.
Below the pitch the revamped Santiago Bernabéu has an underground to remove the pitch after each game and keep it underground. The objective is to allow extraordinary income with events, concerts or festivals, without causing a great impact on the table. But the problems are currently superficial.
Asensio, one of the outstanding players against Celta, also referred to the state of the field. “It’s very bad, I knew I had to secure and I hit him down”he said about his goal. Vinicius and Benzema repeated the resentment. On the visiting side, Iago Aspas lamented the state of the pitch after a bitten shot in one of the clearest chances he had. He shared judgment with Carlos Carvalhal, Celta coach: “It harmed Real Madrid, us and football”.
Change of person in charge of the lawn
At the beginning of the season, the problems were blamed on the heat wave that the Spanish capital suffered. However, the situation has become chronic. Another reason points to the change of provider. Turf management has depended for many years on an English specialist, Paul Burgess, now at Chelsea.
The Briton worked with a company in Arévalo (Ávila) until in 2021 when Tapiz Verde became a supplier and José María Muñoz was responsible. The compounds that have been used during the 2022/2023 season (in the previous season, green worked well) have come from two sources: the first two, with origin from Avila; while the second two came from the Monfragüe National Park (Caceres).
Fifth green to receive City
An attempt was made to gain time with the World Cup break, but the improvements did not arrive and the third change occurred in 2023, with the Liverpool game on top. The situation has not improved and this also entails an extraordinary expense. With Burgess in front, the changes were valued at 150,000 euroswhile in more recent times the amount had doubled.
The decision for the fifth lawn has already been made and it remains to be seen if it is adopted next Saturday 29 in the League against Almería what is expected to the preview of the first leg against Manchester City in the Champions League semifinals, scheduled for May 9. Transcendental duels remain and the image of the ball bouncing irregularly and the slips tarnish what should be a first class pitch for a recently remodeled Bernabéu, the jewel in Florentino Pérez’s crown.
2023-04-24 05:59:08
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