Mikel Oyarzabal denounced yesterday after the match against Anderlecht the unfortunate incidents caused by the Belgian ultras and pointed directly at Uefa, for not having taken measures before, knowing what could happen.
Oyarzabal gave more importance to what happened in the stands than to the defeat on the field. “I think everything has been clouded by what happened, which I think is what we have to give priority to. It cannot happen that the people who come to our house to watch the game have to do so with fear or have to leave, because four idiots throw things.”
Captain Txuriurdin was clear about those responsible. “I think it is important that Uefa has not taken measures at the time when I think they had to be taken. On the bench we have begun to see that people in the corner of the family stand were beginning to raise their arms and run, and we have seen “Upstairs they had broken the glass and were sneaking in to throw things below. I think everyone was aware of what was happening, we told the field guy to talk to the president to stop the game, but no one has done anything.” .
Oyarzabal insisted on his complaint. “Today’s message is to Uefa, to make them realize that things like this cannot happen, that this damages the image of football today, theirs, because they may be the most to blame for not stopping at the moment.”
On the 10th he also spoke about the referee. “I think I don’t know whether to suspend or get in, but there had to have been a moment of pause, for the referee to blow the whistle and for us to focus on what we needed to focus on, because everyone had an eye on what was happening in the stands. The priority or the focus was not football, but stopping what was happening in the stands.
Oyarzabal already made a request for the future. “I think that from minute one, knowing who was coming, measures should have been taken and not wait for things to happen. It is of no use to me that tomorrow there will be a sanction and they will not be allowed to enter a football field, because those harmed today “They have been my fans. You can’t come to a football match to be an asshole and, before that, ticket sales should be controlled at Uefa.”
