What's the use of crying! Paraguayan legend on Vinicius tears dismissive: football is a man's sport
The international break is coming to an end, but images of Brazilian star Vinicius Jr. tearfully spilling over racism are still the subject of much discussion. Former Paraguayan legendary goalkeeper Chilavert was a bit dismissive when he talked about it, saying that football is a man's sport and crying won't solve anything.
Previously, the Brazilian national team and the Spanish national team played an anti-discrimination football friendly match at the Bernabeu, and Real Madrid star Vinicius, who has dual Brazilian and Spanish citizenship, attended the pre-match press conference, and when talking about the racial discrimination he encountered in La Liga, Vinicius couldn't help but burst into tears, saying that the fans on the field were increasingly racist against him, which made him "discouraged by playing in Spain". But Vinicius also said that despite the discrimination and injustice he has suffered in Spain, he will not give in and will continue to play for Real Madrid.
The photo of Vinicius tears moved many people, and La Liga president Tevas said that similar hateful acts have become a crime and will never be tolerated, and La Liga will give priority to tackling racial discrimination on and off the pitch. However, while there is widespread support, there are also those who are dismissive of Vinicius's decision, and Chilavert is one of them.
The Paraguayan legend updated his social media and wrote: "It's like bread and circus, Vinicius himself was the first to insult and attack his opponents. Don't do that, football should be a contest between men, and it takes tenacity and courage, not tears and accusations. ”
Bread, accusing Vinicius of being too weak, and the circus mocking him for being like a clown. Although Chilavet's words were very direct and unkind, they were more like a hatred of iron and steel. As he said, football is a man's sport, and when encountering racial discrimination, Vinicius should be the first to fight back, or take it in stride and use his big heart to make them a joke instead of spilling tears in the press conference.
Vinicius's national team predecessor Alves was insulted by fans in the stands when Barcelona played away against Villarreal that year. But instead of fighting back angrily, the Brazilian winger picked up the banana and peeled it and ate it as if nothing happened, and his clever counter-attack defense earned him widespread praise, with many stars and fans imitating the move in solidarity with Alves in protest against racism. Even Barcelona's La Liga rivals, Real Madrid, have turned the letter "A" on the cover of their Masthead in the Marca newspaper into a banana form in order to support Alves.
As a legendary Paraguayan goalkeeper, Chilavert not only has excellent saving ability and an outstanding free-kick, but he is also impressive on the pitch with his iron temperament and toughness, the kind of ruthless person who can knock you to the ground three times if you scold him. Such an iron man is naturally not interested in Vinicius's tears, but Chilavet's remarks are rough and unreasonable, and Vinicius must be tough if he wants to effectively fight racial discrimination, rather than using tears as a weapon of counterattack.