Gerardo Martino has come out in defense of the Leagues Cup, once again, after Liga MX’s strong statement complaining about the format and refereeing.
Long journeys, altered fixtures and away games were some of the topics the Mexican league used to attack the organizers.
“On the subject of refereeing, everyone has the right to express their dissatisfaction, I don’t have much to say because it’s the experience of each team match after match,” said Tata at a press conference.
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In view of this, the Inter Miami coach does not understand the complaints of Liga MX.
“In the case of the issue of travel and training venues or location, I say again that MLS did not say: ‘We are going to make a tournament, but we do it as we want, whoever wants to come can come, and if not, they should not come,” he added.
“It was CONCACAF that organized the tournament with MLS and Liga MX, they saw how it was going to be and how much money they were going to make, and how the business was. Everybody likes the business and then the protests come.”
That’s why Tata Martino told the teams that if they want to complain they should do it with the directors who arranged the deal, at the time, Yon de Luisa and Mikel Arriola.
“The deal was closed, you liked how the schedule was, you accepted to play everything in the United States and that you have to travel a lot more, by logic of playing away. When you accept all that, now you have no room for complaints,” he detailed.
“If each club wants to complain, they have to aim it towards the president of the Mexican Federation, not to the organizers of the Leagues Cup. The president was the one who accepted the conditions.”
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Ahead of the quarter-final against Charlotte, the Argentine coach shared his thoughts on the new phase Lionel Messi’s career is entering.
“Now he’s not doing any more or less than he did in the World Cup, now he’s affirming what he said when he arrived, that ‘he was coming to compete and see if we could win’… it’s been infectious for everyone.” Martino concluded.
“Messi’s leadership on and off the pitch has been very marked in recent years. I mentioned the World Cup because it was a reflection of the leadership he is having now, which is different from the years before when he started, when his only focus was football.
“Today he also has a lot of influence in training, in conversations with the boys and in explaining the ideas that we want to implement. When this type of player is involved, it reduces the coach’s work.”
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