In these days of political and football tensions (during which Radio Nerazzurra was restarted) it was nice to see Beppe Marotta respond to Antonio Conte’s insult and the puerile joke from Milan president Scaroni. For years many fans have asked the club for a greater form of protection, a stronger attitude, more robust in communication, because the elegant silence, however appreciable, was sometimes perceived on the contrary, as a form of weakness.
Conte’s words were instead out of place, expressed with the usual heartfelt tone.
It is always impressive to see how the little game of the victim suffering for the wrongs suffered is reflected in an instrumental way when the character has greater media weight. The gag never betrays, only this time Conte didn’t use the evergreen: “we deserve respect” but chose to go further, not caring about coherence and giving rise to a clever and instrumental controversy.
His words: “Logically, VAR must be used to correct errors. We are finding ourselves in a situation where there are second thoughts on everyone’s part again.”
On the one hand the choice to focus on a cause that is close to everyone’s heart, asking for common sense in the use of VAR and on the other evoking a hidden direction in the use of VAR and therefore making people think that there is some sort of conspiracy behind it or political interest or no one knows what.
The fact is that a good part of the information supported Conte’s holy war and opened debates on the VAR, as if Napoli had really suffered a real wrong and the outcome had been conditioned by the penalty.
The Inter fans had to think about replacing those who didn’t immediately remind the manager that the week before he had benefited from a very dubious foul in Empoli-Napoli, which ended 1-0 thanks to that penalty. Not even a tenth of the controversies that have been heard in recent days and above all not a word from the coach. It is clear that his campaign was not really aimed at using VAR, but at sending transversal messages.
The fact that Marotta responded when asked by journalists is rare. The president’s style remained sober and the timbre of his voice did not betray any particular nervousness. The fact that he responded clearly is the real novelty. Arguing that “Conte is an intelligent person and a great communicator. He has his objective when he speaks” implies a clear and clear message.
Then came the president of Napoli who, with a bizarre statement, said “In Los Angeles I read some inappropriate statements from Giuseppe Marotta. According to the vast majority of observers, the rigor of Inter-Napoli was not there.”
Keeping you informed that you are in the United States using “hearsay” to affirm a concept is not the best communication.
Among other things, there are possibilities to affirm principles but in September a summit between referees and coaches was held, in which the referee designator, Gianluca Rocchi, answered various questions, including those of the present Simone Inzaghi. Who wasn’t there? Antonio Conte, who sent a collaborator.
Marotta also responded to Paolo Scaroni in reference to the joke: “”Let’s face it, in Milan there is only one real team and I am president of it. An incredible emotion”.
The statement is deliberately childish, so crass that it cannot be taken seriously. Especially since the reply was salacious but amused: “On my tie there are two stars, I hope that AC Milan can join them soon…”
If the controversies were always like this, football would be much more fun, or at least harmless in its expressions.
Closure for Lautaro who responded harshly to a fan who reproached him for leaving with his national team, reminding him who paid him.
The attacker’s reaction is surprising but those who write on social media have this stolid belief that the contemptuous, insolent, rude or provocative tone is “normal”.