Real Betis striker Chimy Avila weighs in on Osasuna's controversial exit and team-mate's comments
January signature Chemistry Avila he stated that he has changed his attitude and does not respond to the aggression of other players on the field, despite having gained something of a reputation in recent years for reckless tackles. The Argentine was also criticized for his exit strategy from Osasuna, but he reasoned that he was just desperate to move to Real Betis.
Sporting Director of Osasuna Braulio Vazquez revealed he was not happy with how Avila and his agent engineered a move, publicly applying pressure on Los Rojillo. The 30-year-old said Brand that he was just being honest with his statements that he wanted to move.
“Many things happened to me to be able to get here. They love Chimy Avila for being sincere and not for lying, I prefer to be hated for being sincere than for being a liar. I had many things on the table and with Osasuna we believed that it was now to separate our ways because it was good for both of us. And when my representative told me that there was this opportunity, I got rid of all the other offers on the table to go for it, I never hesitated. I thank the other clubs for their interest and I did everything necessary to go to Betis.”
He explained that no matter what the opposition did for him going forward, Chimy Avila will not enter into disciplinary matters.
“Maybe I ask the fans (to give me support) because I know they can give me something. It gives me an energy that sometimes I can't stop, that's why the cards come… On the one hand I'm calm because I made a change in my life is in sports, change of mobile number, name on the back of the shirt, “
“Today they can hit me on the pitch and I promise I won't react. I'll show you running in space, meeting cleanly, playing for my team. They'll say they hit me and I'm not the Chimy I used to be, but I won't go in, they can hit me as much as they want, like against Alaves, when I thought it was respectful that a colleague wiped his blood on my shirt. The camera watches if he kicks, but if as players we do not set an example, those outside do not.
Before his recent game against Athletic Club, his teammates Pablo Fornals and Aitor Ruibal were also seen speaking in the tunnel on Avila, warning about the prospect of him entering into conflict with the Basque players.
“I am a happy person, Chimy is happy again on the pitch, being Chimy who came to Spain in search of a dream. And besides that, people show you that they give you everything in this great club to be happy . They asked me about the video of Fornals and Aitor and I took it with grace because I said “Pablo, never show your weakness to the opposition”. These days you take things differently, and bad things don't affect you anymore, only the positive. We the players are the first ones who want to win, we should always be happy.”
