Ancelotti, Luis Enrique and insults

Ancelotti stated yesterday that an insult is linked with violence. Very well. His words contrast with those of Luis Enrique on Sunday. I’m not sure what drove him to make these declarations, his fondness to provoke when giving press conferences or his genuine convictions. In any case, it reflects poorly on him and in turn on his club. Who knows if this positioning was the factor that made Jordi Alba express himself with a similar viewpoint. It’s curious that, Barça, where Laporta gave an example to all with a determination in this area, are going to give way to Madrid, who, somewhat overdue are just beginning now to move on the subject.

What Luis Enrique stated holds a degree of resigned cynicism. In these days where the mission is to try and secure a new objective he resorts to tradition. The tradition of insulting? Yes, but the idea is precisely to try and change this. A century ago women couldn’t vote in Spain. At the time it was the norm. Over fifty years ago when I was a lad, there were signs saying “no spitting” in the subway and no-one found it strange. Twenty-five years ago customers in bars though nothing of throwing the shells of their seafood on the floor, it was the norm. These things and many, many more, some more serious than others, don’t happen and won’t happen again.

Thus the line: ‘there have always been insults’, is not a ground on which to claim justification, unless, we feel that insulting is, in itself, an acceptable thing. I’d also add that in my time watching football, over time, insulting has become more widespread. There were always insults connected with the passage of play in the field. But this new type of insult, sung in unison, pre-planned, repetitive and on many occasion about third parties who are not even involved in the game is a relatively new phenomenon. We’ve let things go too far, and now is the time to address the situation and someone who, whether he likes it or not, has a social responsibility is the visible figurehead of Barça. If he doesn’t know this, then someone should explain this to him.

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