The Competition Committee sanctioned the Valencia player for his criticism of a referee
“Keeping me a four-game ban I don’t think it’s proportional,” said the winger
Valencia captain Jose Luis Gayashowed this Thursday his “utter disapproval” with the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAD) to maintain the four games of sanction that the Competition Committee put him for his criticism of a referee and lamented the double yardstick with other footballers who have made similar statements.
“Keeping me a four-game ban I don’t think it’s proportional. I’m not looking for any comparison with other colleagues, but I think the regulations cannot be applied depending on the month, year or last name of the player& rdquor ;, highlighted in a message on social networks.
“Regarding the penalty, I think it’s a question that I’m going to answer but it’s unnecessary because everyone has seen it, there is only one person, or three, because there is one downstairs and two upstairs who have not seen itI just saw it because they have taught me and it has no explanation other than not wanting to whistle, no, no, there is no other explanation”, were the statements he made after the game against Osasuna of day 32 of the last championship.
The side of Valencia said that he would have liked to start the season with the team “because this is a year with important challenges ahead” and slipped that this sanction can harm him in the face of being summoned for the Qatar World Cup.
“In addition, at the selection level we face the most special challenge that a player can have: playing a World Cup. A dream for which I have been working for the last four years & rdquor ;, he recalled.
“Despite everything and the enormous disappointment that this sanction entails, I will continue to work hard to fulfill my dreams&rdquor ;, concluded Gayà, who will attend the media this Friday to expand on his assessments.