The name of Javier Poves has become popular in modest Spanish football in recent times and not especially for his work on the benches, but more for the controversial statements that a coach usually leaves without mincing words. A clear example of this has been his crack after being banned this Sunday in the press room after the defeat of his Moscardó in Melilla (3-1).
“Well, nothing, absolute dementia, I’m starting to suspect strange things. What I experienced here today has been… people tell me ‘be careful, there may be consequences for the statements you make’ and I’m starting to suspect that it may be true,” says to the digital medium Gradasiete.com in the video recorded on the grass of the Álvarez Claro stadium in Melilla.
However, these warnings did not make him hesitate, far from it, when he launched a rather forceful reflection on the visit to the North African team: “Expulsion in the 20th minute and they don’t even touch it, a very clear handball penalty, their first goal was offside…”lists the referee’s ‘fouls’ in a match in which he considers that his team was “superior.”
“It was a game that was easy to win 0-3, Melilla does not have our level even remotely”, he reiterates before presenting his complaints about matters that go beyond sports.
“Yesterday when we arrived at the hotel… there was drinking until four in the morning. ‘The bus company forgot about us and we arrived half an hour later. They denied me entry into the press room…” count before going all out against the rival team.
“In a way, I pay for the press room and all Spaniards pay for it with the 1.7 million euros they receive from taxpayers’ pockets.. The grass, the stands, all of this is also my property. “I guess it bothers them that I’m telling the truth, no one talks about subsidies or what they receive.”
“Moscardó is a poor team that fights against the impossible. If Melilla continues receiving arbitrations of this type, they are going to be saved and we are going to be relegated. It’s a shame for Melilla’s behavior, I feel like saying that they should go down because They are dishonest, they have no honor. If everything goes as expected, Moscardó will be in 2RFEF and Melilla in 3RFEF,” he adds.
In his message, he also mentions his future: “At the end of the season, much to my regret, I am going to abandon football in Spain, let someone else swallow it. This is not at my level as a professional,” says a former footballer. who became known as a coach and leader in Flat Earth, a flat-earthers club in Madrid, now extinct.