Sant Jordi is not being the best, with cloudy skies and sudden storms, like the one that has fallen a few minutes after the CEO of Espanyol, Mao Ye, spoke about the club’s news next to the parakeet stand. The counselor spoke of many topics but there were not too many clarifications about the sporting future of the entity, even with the continuity of the sporting director, Francisco Rufete, and the coach, Vicente Moreno, in the air. “I do not agree to talk about a gap or a turning point. I only think positively”It started.
Regarding Rufete, Mao once again placed the decision with the president, Chen Yansheng, who has direct access to the sports director. The novelty is that they do not consider it “urgent” to make a decision on whether Rufete renews or ends his parakeet stage. “There are two parties. The president and Rufete. They must have that conversation, they don’t have an urgency to talk about it. We were never reactive, but that doesn’t mean we don’t listen to the fans. We coldly make decisions at the right times thinking in the medium and long term We do not make populist decisions to save ourselves at this time.”plot.
Asked when that moment will be, Mao considers that the continuity or not of Rufete does not affect the future decisions that can be made: “The machinery has never stopped. There are things that people do not like about modern football, but our management is powerful. The machine works independently of people. Rufete does not decide everything, behind there is a good team of professionals and technical secretaries. This or not a person, Espanyol does not stop”, Mao argued with grounds.
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Resolved, or not, the Rufete case, Mao was also asked about the future of Vicente Moreno. The coach has one more year on his contract, but for the first time before playing against Rayo Vallecano he doubted whether he would continue for a third season. The CEO was not specific either, although he has no doubts about the validity of the coaching staff: “At the moment the coach is Vicente. He is focused on the present like most coaches. Get the most out of the short term to have the most in the long term. This year he is having a good season. They are looking forward to adding the points. have doubts about the technical team”he underlined.
To close the institutional folder of the entity, Mao regretted that Chen could not come to Barcelona due to the restrictions due to the COVID in China and the quarantine, but he made it clear that the president knows what is happening at Espanyol. “If I had a thousand euros on the stock market, I would be looking at the price all day. The president has invested more than 200 million, do you think he is not up to date?” said.
“I have called the CEO of Atlético and I have transferred our discomfort”
The match at the Wanda Metropolitano against Atlético de Madrid is still kicking off at Espanyol. First, because of the penalty that the VAR authorized for a handball by Raúl de Tomás that cannot be seen in the images. Mao was sympathetic to technology: “It’s the third season that works and I think everything is an evolution. All the tools are good, it’s to hit more. It depends on the use of the tool. I think it’s positive but the application of the tool must be reviewed”.
Yes, on the other hand, he was critical of the aggression of the Atlético delegate, Tomás Reñones, on the Espanyol delegate, Willy Calzón. In the review of the VAR by the referee, it is observed how Reñones pushes and hits Calzón. “I spoke with the delegate and he told me about his personal discomfort. It is not a fact against the delegate, but against Espanyol. I have called the CEO of Atlético showing our discomfort, he sent us his apologies”.
Finally, Mao insisted that “six years of experience in football could be 18 in another sector”, while he assured that “Our goal is to finish the season better with the help of player number 12, which is the fans.”