First of all, may he RIP, and all my deep condolonces to his family (my best wishes to his wife and his unborn child).
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Originally Posted by peters
oh cmon, some of you are overreacting. What if he died in a car accident? What if he died under shower at home? Would you be all sore even withouth that overwhelming news reporting about the only interesting thing that has happened today? Its a proper thing to wear black armbands in the match, to have a silent minute, to play in his name and to lift a trophy on behalf of him. Half of you didnt even know him (and i even dont want to go to how much people i dont care about die every day so i can live comfortable life like i am).
This may sound rough, but its reality - people die all the time, young and old, footballers, farmers or queens. Its a shame, but thats how it is.
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What difference does it make the way he died? It would have been the same concern unless something really weird thing happened. A player of my NT died in a car crash, his team didn't play in that whole week. Another one commited suicide and his team didn't play for a week either (+ their closest friends had to take a little more time before playing again).
And it's not overreacting. I'm against the game being played mostly because putting myself on Sevilla's players shoes I wouldn't feel ok to play a game so soon after my friend/teamate death. My head wouldn't be in the right place at the moment. Yes, the world moves on, but it moves on after I had my team to mourn, and if it takes a month, it'll take a month, if it's just a day, then it's just a day.
I would prefer UEFA to ask Sevilla's players + coaching staff if they feel like playing before making any decisions, if they want to play, and they feel like they can, and they really want to play well as a nice gesture towards Puerta, then yes, the game should be held on August 31st, as already stablished. But if they don't feel like it, then (also considering both teams full schedules), I would just cancel it.
Needless to say that this new enviroment the game will be held on is not the kind of moment place a match of football should be held on. It's sad, it's an unfair advantage to play against a team that was just hit by a terrible loss, it's going to be unconfortable for our team...it's just not right.