Barcelona reply strongly to Tebas' comments through Jordi Mestre
The vice president responded to the LFP man, who criticised the Barça players for 'pretending'
Jordi Mestre replied to the attack on Barcelona’s players from LFP president Javier Tebas. The Catalan Club’s vice president spoke on TV3 after the 1-0 Super Cup defeat to Espanyol and asked Tebas to moderate his comments.
“I was in Valencia and on few occasions have I seen such a hostile environment on and off the pitch,” he said. “What Tebas must do is make sure there’s no violence in stadiums and not attack players, who are the ones that provide a spectacle and allow him to sell La Liga television rights in China, Asia and the United States. He’s the [president] of La Liga and he should dedicate himself to taking care of the players.”
“There are millions of kids watching; I would be ashamed to pretend [like they did],” Tebas said in reference to the Blaugrana players in an interview with SportYou.
He also said that “some of the conduct from some of the players is not what I like [to see].”
