What football would we have left if the players got fed up with the ultras?

“Those who do not let an encourage, to stay at home,” he released Unai Simon And the paradigm changed. Walk San Mamés scrambled because the group that leads the animated stand, Ichh, has decided to stop pulling their own and, to give an importance that these Groups always dream of having and never reach, intimidate their areas of the area so that they do not. The reason? They believe that the club does not support them to an alleged police harassment that translates into constant fines (which pays Athletic) by their Gañanes songs. That they pay them the spree does not enough.

After drawing with the Leganés, the goalkeeper and Iñaki Williamstwo heavyweights of that costumes, were fed up and revealed that it is not that these ultras (slightly) disguised are not indispensable, but left over. It is important because players are a key refuge for this type of fans who believe that the field is more than the rest of fans and that they represent the shield when, in general, they only stain it. But the player, selfish by nature, does not see the civic and reputational damage they suppose, only that they sing, applaud and push. First, me; Much later, the rest. They want to feel them at what costs, and they cost a lot, but Unai and Iñaki have tired and, perhaps, on those pillars let us build a football in which singing is worth more than thinking.

This mafia blackmail of Ichh arrives shortly after the Athletic front In Courtois. Unlike what happens in Bilbao, they did not try that the rest of the Callase stadium but, in a classic of their passive-agreesive style, indicated again and again that to see if they encouraged others, in order to expose the difference to the maximum .

And exists? Of course it exists. It has nothing to do with the field atmosphere when the front sings (or whatever) and when it shuts up. It would be ridiculous to say something else. And does it influence? Simeone y Griezmann They seem to think about it, because they called the unit without shaving anything and the team continues to go first to celebrate the triumphs, but the truth is that Atleti won four of the five games without their screams. And compensates to give in to blackmail? Not even. And it’s time for players to see it.