Míchel removes Samu Saiz in the 35th minute and explodes: “You’re a clown”

The Girona-Malaga that opened this Friday the 34th day of LaLiga SmartBank left an image that is not usually seen regularly. The home team’s 1-0 win was marred by Samu Saiz’s disproportionate reaction when he was substituted shortly after the half hour mark. The player, who was not having a noteworthy performance, was withdrawn in the 35th minute to make way for Iván Martín and his reaction stunned everyone present.

the grave act of indiscipline starring can cost the player dearly, is exposed to a harsh sanction by the entity and its coach. The image he left in Montilivi was deplorable because after seeing that he had to leave the field, he took off his shirt and violently threw it into the stands, he directed insults towards where, presumably, his coach, Míchel, waswho was serving his second game of sanction for the red one he saw against Ibiza, (“You’re a clown”, it could be read on his lips in the television images) and went straight to the locker room.

At the end of the match, Míchel was asked about Samu Saiz’s anger at being substituted and the coach was clear: “I haven’t talked to Samu. I understand that he was upset, but so was I with his minutes. He wasn’t working well on pressure, what we were looking for because yesterday we worked on pressure points and he wasn’t doing well. I have to make decisions. It’s the first change I’ve made before the break in my career. I thought they were going to mark us and I didn’t want to be late for the break. We had to change the dynamic at that time.”. Has it been a change due to lack of discipline? “I was not understanding the pressure, it was very closed, close to Escassi. It’s not a lack of discipline, it’s that he didn’t do the job well,” added Míchel.