On the COPE program, they discussed Rodri's "offensive remarks" about Valencia. COPE noted that Rodri's words "were not malicious" and that he wants to apologize.

COPE discusses Rodri's comments

I want to say something: this is clearly a mistake Rodri made—first, on his debut as a starter for Barcelona, he acted so naively, even though he probably knew there were 20 cameras pointing at him from the bench.

But after watching the replay, I have to be honest: I don't think there was any malice in his words, nor any intention to mock in what he said and did. He wasn't mocking Valencia—if that were the case, I wouldn't need to defend Rodri.

In fact, he said those words more out of shock—as if to say, "This situation is terrible." Like a player who has played in the Premier League for years suddenly encountering a Valencia team he knows nothing about. I truly believe this, especially because many people say: "If Vinicius did this, if Vinicius did this, we would definitely criticize him harshly."

But listen, if he did it with that attitude... that body language he showed, everyone would have already torn him to pieces. I insist on saying this, and I want to emphasize that this is purely out of love for football: how many times in your school team's matches did you say to your teammates, "These guys are terrible, absolutely awful," or even "They can't even get through midfield"?

So I want to say, I truly believe there was no intention to mock in Rodri's body language. But such behavior ultimately damages him. Actions like this are full of football passion and they hurt him, like when he sits down and tells his teammate, "That damn Valencia winger tore us apart." Saying things like that is very much in the spirit of football. However, I think this removes Rodri's aura of humility, just like his celebration at the Ballon d'Or ceremony—when he laughed and sang, mocking his biggest rival, Vinicius, "Vinicius Ballon d'Or," "Vinicius Ballon d'Or."

In my opinion, both of these things are major mistakes, and they undermine his humility. Now he's become a super football "fan," like sitting around complaining about how bad the referee was or how terrible that person was. But if it's really how the outside world says it is, let him come out and explain it clearly.

Well, this is the second part, and what I want to say is: Rodri is frustrated, he's frustrated with this situation, he's frustrated because it hurts him to hurt his teammates and the fans who were cheering for him just seconds earlier. That means Rodri is still the same. That means the fans might think the same way he does. Do you understand what I mean? It's very uncomfortable when someone speaks badly about the people closest to you.

Today, Valencia fans aren't too angry. Now, for example, Xavi might say: "Damn, treating a teammate like that, I really admire him." I mean, he's frustrated by both things—by his teammates and by the fans who were applauding him earlier.

Rodri mentioned that gesture, saying: "Wow, what warm applause I received at Mestalla." Rodri wants to apologize, and he should apologize, and explain that it was a mistake he made. Besides, Rodri doesn't have accounts on two major social media platforms, or any other social media accounts.

He has no communication with the outside world except through media statements. What's happening? Because Barcelona is implicitly allowing this to happen, and Rodri wants to apologize.

I think if Barcelona's press secretary told Rodri tomorrow, "No, don't go out," he should say, "Listen, I'm still going out because I have to." This can't be decided by a press director who just met Rodri 10 minutes ago. Because Rodri just joined Barcelona 10 minutes ago.

And Rodri is a World Cup champion, a Ballon d'Or winner, a European champion. In this country, he is much more than just a Barcelona player. Rodri is much more than just a Barcelona player because he is the captain of the Spanish national team.

Therefore, after Rodri's match tomorrow, he will go to the mixed zone as usual, or I don't know what he will do, but he will provide an explanation, and that's what Rodri should do.

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