""The fans are going to be vocal, naturally. We're not going to come to the match with bouquets of roses. It's common sense. "Just like when we go to the Camp Nou and they chant 'Relegation' at us... It's no big deal.""
""Everyone is waiting for Espanyol to screw up so they can pounce. No lessons in behaviour. Remember when Luis Figo went to Camp Nou. "I don't think they are in a position to lecture anyone. Espanyol fans will behave themselves and the match will be just a football match.""
""No lectures," he warned, setting the tone for his remarks."
Manolo Gonzalez defended Espanyol supporters ahead of the Catalan derby and rejected moralising criticism, warning "No lectures." He said fans will be vocal and described normal derby passion, adding "We're not going to come to the match with bouquets of roses" and calling hostile chants "no big deal." He referenced Luis Figo's hostile Camp Nou return to argue against selective condemnation. Gonzalez said opponents were waiting to pounce on Espanyol. He insisted supporters would behave and emphasized that his priority is winning, dismissing focus on Joan Garcia's reception.
Read at Barca Universal
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