Álvaro Cervera kept his word and 'punished' the players who were caught partying after the 3-1 defeat against Rayo Vallecano last Saturday. Those responsible were not summoned by the Cadista coach for the game against Valencia. The consequences were already announced by the Cadista coach at the press conference prior to the game against Valencia. Álvaro Cervera has already warned that the attitude of these players “would have consequences since they do not represent Cadismo”. Therefore, these absences, although they are key players for the yellow team's plans, did not surprise the Cadista fans.
The canteranos Pedro Benito and Chapella and a Martín Calderón who had barely added minutes had to play almost the entire second half given the shortage of troops that Cervera had with the non-convocation of the seven 'punished'.
After the game came out Jose Mari, captain of Cádiz, on behalf of the staff and, specifically, of those who made the mistake. The Roteño began his speech like this: “I am here as captain to show the feelings of the squad. Given all that has been said in recent days, I wanted to send a message about how we are in there. There is no crack and you are giving a simple mistake too much hype. The colleagues who have been wrong have already apologized. Denostous we are a family and we can all make mistakes. There are people in there who are hurt by this and they are professionals. We are together to move this forward. I would like this to end here because otherwise we would continue to weaken. It has been a simple human error and it has been shown that everyone who belongs to Cádiz is committed. I hope and I ask for your help so that this does not happen again. “
As for why the squad hadn't come forward before, José Mari was clear. “Because today was the day after making a big waste in the field and giving everything. First work and then talk. We have tried to focus on the game and score points against a team like Valencia. Now is the time to speak up and ask for forgiveness from the one who has been hurt. We are all here to save the team. “
The captain of Cádiz assumes the error of his teammates and explains that they made the mistake of partying after the defeat “because they are young kids and the one who is involved in the world of football can go out and it is something common. The day was chosen wrong and they have lost apologies. It has been an isolated event and they have apologized to us, so it stays there. You have to acknowledge things, ask for forgiveness and move on. We are here to save Cádiz “.
Social networks are unforgiving and in this case they uncovered the night out of some Cadista players. “At the end we are in a time that with social networks they take everything out and we are exposed to that. Sometimes we make mistakes after a week of several games and we go out for a drink. It is an isolated error and it is finished. Now to continue in the same path and with the impetus to carry this forward. We focus on sports and we will try not to affect this. “
José Mari affirms that it was a simple mistake and that in the dressing room everyone is still more united if possible. “The first thing is that there is nothing to forgive once the mistake is recognized. We have full confidence in everyone and we continue to love them the same. The unit will remain the same. The fans know us and they may be hurt, but they know that when we jump We leave everything to the field. They know how difficult the category is and we are going to have a fierce fight. Today we have to keep the minutes of Pedro Benito and Chapela. We are going to continue growing as a team and we will strengthen ourselves after passing this trip. “
Finally, on the punishment of the footballers who starred in the start, the Cádiz captain expresses that “they are hurt by their attitude. They think they have made a mistake and have recognized it, but they understand Cervera's decision. He is our coach and we are going to death with him. Whatever he decides, we will support him. This will help us to unite more, both we as fans and the press, because what we want is to continue next year in the First Division. We will do everything possible so that this does not happen again. “
The players who were not in the call were Choco Lozano, Chustt, Andone, Rubén Sobrino, Perea, Akapo and Marcos Mauro.