2023-05-19 13:24:27
During a press conference taking stock of his past season with the Atlético de Madrid U19s he is coaching, Fernando Torres apologized for the altercation with his Real Madrid counterpart, Alvaro Arbeola , during the Champions Cup last Sunday.
During a press conference on his season on Friday, Fernando Torres, the U19 coach of Atlético de Madrid, spoke for the first time regarding the incident that occurred during the last derby. Madrid, during the quarter-final second leg of the Champions Cup last Sunday. The Atleti legend had a fight with his Real Madrid counterpart, Álvaro Arbeloa.
“I recognize that I made a mistake”
“I see the images and I don’t like what I see. I don’t recognize myself in these situations and I don’t think it’s my usual way of acting. I recognize that I made a mistake”, said Fernando Torres, who was sent off following pushing the now Real Madrid U19 coach.
The former red and white striker does not want to excuse his behavior, but speaks of “permanent provocations”. “It was a mistake to go into these continuous provocations that we saw from previous games, especially because I left my team without their coach in extra time and that didn’t allow me to help them until ‘at the end.”
“I will always defend my team”
The Madrid coach admits his mistake: “I don’t like to see myself like this and it doesn’t represent me. It’s not what I want to convey to the boys and I recognize my mistake, but what is clear to me, is that I will always defend my team. Against everything and everyone and when I see situations that I consider unfair, I will stand up for my team and I will defend it, assuming the consequences”.
Fernando Torres regrets that we only remember the controversy between the benches and not the content of this match. “What I regret the most is that they don’t talk regarding the game and that all of this marred the draw. I recognize my mistake, I am a young coach who wants to learn and this will help me learn how to the future… but I will always go all the way for my team.”
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