Spain's handling of racism incident Guardiola doesn't see change anytime soon

2023-05-28 12:26

Spain's handling of racism incident Guardiola doesn't see change anytime soon


Real Madrid striker Vinicius suffered racial discrimination again in the previous La Liga. Although three people have been arrested and Valencia has also suffered some punishment, Manchester City coach Guardiola believes that the Spanish authorities are cracking down on racism. Not going to change for good anytime soon.


In last week's La Liga Real Madrid's 0-1 loss to Valencia, Vinicius was insulted by the fans. After the game, Vinicius clashed with the home team players and was shown a red card.


Although Vinicius' red card was later cancelled, and the three people involved were also arrested, the problem of racism has not yet been resolved.


In addition, Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola, who has served as a player and coach in La Liga, also does not expect this problem to change soon. Guardiola said, "Racism is of course a problem everywhere, not just in one place. Everywhere there are people who think they are better than other people, that's why there are racism problems everywhere, not just in Gender, skin color and attitudes. Many people believe their language is better than another, or their country is better than another.”


Guardiola continued, "We need to embrace diversity to become a strength, as if we are human beings, but we are still far from that position. Hopefully this can be a step forward and better for Spain, I have some knowledge of the place, but I'm not optimistic."


"A lot of black people have to stand up for something that doesn't need to be defended, really hope that justice will help that. But at the same time will this change anything in Spain?"


On the other hand, Manchester City will travel to Brentford in the last game of the Premier League this season, and then they will face Manchester United in the FA Cup final and Inter Milan in the Champions League final. Guardiola said that he hopes his team can maintain the rhythm against Brentford, and also hopes that players will knock on his door to ask if they will play against Manchester United and Inter Milan.


He said: "They will come, but not yet. I have a vague idea about the FA Cup and the Champions League final, Manchester United and Inter Milan play completely different ways, and we have to defend and attack differently. As far as the players being able to adjust well, it's going to be against Brentford first and then we'll see what we have to do."