MADRID, 5 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Athletic Club has shown this Wednesday its support for its player Nico Williams, forced to close his profiles on social networks due to the serious negative comments received after the elimination of the rojiblancos from the Copa del Rey, insisting on “the insults and lack of respect have no place” in his “way of understanding football”, according to a message from the entity on his Twitter account.
“In our way of understanding football, insults and disrespect have no place. They go against our identity,” read the brief text shared by the club, accompanied by a video in which the San Mamés stands chanted the striker’s name. “This is how we row together in San Mamés. Aupa Athletic!” The message continued.
The club supports its footballer after he has been the victim of numerous derogatory and negative comments, after missing two clear chances to make it 2-0 at ‘La Catedral’, a result that would have brought Athletic closer to the Cup final. , it was Osasuna who, in extra time, equalized the second leg (1-1), and with the 1-0 in the first leg they advanced to the game for the title.
This situation pushed Nico Williams to the limit, who, given the large number of “insults and disrespect”, eliminated and closed his profiles on social networks, a drastic decision that was intended to cut to the chase with the ‘haters’ who attacked him frontally from online way.
“Many things are to have that point of tranquility, and sometimes young players must have that calm to hole out well and for the ball to go between the three sticks and to be able to overcome those situations, nothing more”, assessed the Athletic coach, Ernesto Valverde , about Nico Williams’ mistakes during the match.