First of all, it is worth clarifying that Brahim Díaz does not say no to Spain, Brahim says no to the Spanish football federation. And that, far from making him less Spanish, I think it makes him even more Spanish if possible because to this Spanish football federation, to the federation that neither does anything nor says anything about the fact that a club was paying 7.3 million of euros to the arbitration vice president who has been active for 17 years, to the federation that does not introduce profound changes in a Technical Committee of Referees that is in question, to the federation that throws workers out onto the streets because blackmailers put the cross on them, This Spanish football federation must be said whenever possible, but not out of patriotism. So, congratulations Brahim. Congratulations for saying no to this federation and this coach, with whom I will now go. All this is simply the prelude to what is really important, which is what comes next. Let it be clear that Brahim does not say no to Spain, Brahim says no to Rocha, he says no to Luque and he says no to De la Fuente. It is true that the rest of us Spaniards are disadvantaged sportingly, but Brahim has not said no to me, he has said it to them. And it seems reasonable to me.
Look at the recklessness of Brahim’s approach, which, boldly, naively intended to be treated the same as others. Neither better nor worse, just the same. Or, to be exact, a little worse than Lamine Yamal, for example. If the Spanish football federation had treated Brahim only a little worse than Yamal, Brahim would have waited until Friday. And what did Brahim want? Did he want, as I have heard, to be guaranteed that he was going to play in the Euro Cup? Well no. What Brahim wanted was love, look how complicated. As much as the one they gave to Yamal? Absolutely. He wanted much less affection than Yamal, but he did want some affection, a little bit of affection. And why am I talking about Yamal? Well, man, I’m talking about Yamal and I’m not talking about Carvajal, Pedri, Morata or Unai Simón because Carvajal, Pedri, Morata and Unai have one nationality, Spanish, and they can only play with one team while Yamal and Brahim can choose for two, the Spanish and the Moroccan. Why do I say that Brahim did not want the same affection that he received, in his same situation, Yamal? Well, I say this because the love that Yamal received was immense and the federation sent two emissaries to Barcelona, Francis Hernández and Vicente Blanco, to explain to him and his family the plan that De la Fuente had.
Because De la Fuente did have a plan with Yamal, which consisted of explaining what he wanted from him, and with Brahim he had another very different plan, which consisted basically of not addressing him at all. Of course, when I say this, they immediately tell me that it is very normal. And why is it normal? Well, it’s normal because Yamal is a minor. Okay, Yamal is 17 years old and Brahim is 24, but… And Le Normand? Robin Le Normand is 27 years old, three years older than Brahim. News of February 28, 2023: “De la Fuente telephoned Le Normand on Monday. The coach wanted to know his availability and the realist promised to wait for his express nationalization to make his debut with Spain.” Four months later, De la Fuente said the following about his French colleague: “If he hasn’t called France, it’s because he hasn’t seen much of him. We watch all the leagues and we hardly miss the good players.” I remember that Deschamps is the world runner-up and won the 2018 World Cup. Deschamps doesn’t realize it but De la Fuente, who has won the Nations League, doesn’t miss a thing. Humility, Luis, humility. Oh, don’t forget: Yamal and Brahim are also two different cases because the first is very titular and the second is very suplent. Lamine has played 1,472 minutes in the League to date, Brahim has played 1,018. In other words, Brahim is not called for 400 minutes. Why little!
The coach has been reducing the intensity of what he said about Brahim because the other day he spoke of “blackmail” while today he only said that the Madrid striker has to want to go with Spain “with equal rights and obligations with the rest.” Let’s see, De la Fuente, I already see you asking for forgiveness again like when you applauded Rubiales: Blackmail? Who blackmailed? When? As? Where? Or is this now like when you said that you had not told Ramos that he was not going to play for Spain again? Today, in Relevo, Jorge Picón assures that you have not spoken to Brahim since his last call, in November 2021. Not one visit. Not a call. Not a WhatsApp message. Nothing. Zero potato. How do you say he blackmailed you if you haven’t spoken to him in almost two and a half years? What Brahim wanted, dear Luis, is for you to apply what you said today about equal rights and obligations. I’m lying, I didn’t want you to send two pages to his house, like you did with Yamal. You didn’t even want to call him on the phone, like you did with Le Normand. A WhatsApp. That’s all.
Since the Spanish federation never called and the Moroccan federation did so every day, and no matter how much Brahim was holding out for Spain, in the end, in the face of so much contempt and so much continuation, the boy chose to go with Morocco. I refuse to get into the quagmire of families because Brahim has his father, of course, but the rest of the players do too. The fathers, mothers and grandparents of the players want the best for their children and grandchildren, but no one went to see Brahim’s father and other parents did. And there is no more. The umpteenth botch by the federation. And a new mistake by De la Fuente. Will the team survive without Brahim? Of course he will. But I would also do it without Yamal. And without Le Normand. And they sent an entourage home to the first and called to the second to inquire about him. It must be that for Luis de la Fuente, Brahim Díaz is not touched by the wand of God.
2024-03-11 18:31:34
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