Joaquin Sanchezformer player, current manager of Bétis and legend of the Betic club and Valenceappeared this Saturday completely devastated after visiting Alfafarone of the cities most affected by the DANAwhich, about a month after the floods, continues to suffer from a critical situation. That of Port of Santa Maria He traveled to the Valencian capital for his team’s match in Mestallawhere from 2:00 p.m. the team will return to the playing fields.
“We’ve just arrived and it’s impressive, devastating and your hair curls just looking at the pictures of the cars, even though you can drive now and things have been done. As long as we don’t set foot on Valencian soil, we don’t realize the extent of the DANA tragedy”, began Joaquín, visibly moved in front of the media.
“It has nothing to do with it. We experience it from a distance with the feeling of putting ourselves in the place of the entire community. Valencian Community and it is a very great tragedy. Being here, your body shrinks because you realize what it must have been like to experience this situation here. This is why we wanted to come, to be close to them in one way or another, to help them and move forward, which is not easy,” he added.
🥺 Joaquín, excited after visiting Alfafar, one of the areas affected by DANA in Valencia.
🎙️ “After setting foot on Valencian soil, the game is the least important thing.”
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“People convey their emotion and everything they have experienced. Being able to be there with them, even if it doesn’t help much, and making them feel like they’re not alone, that it wasn’t a thing from day one and that they’re already forgotten. From far and here we want to let them know that they have all the help of the Spanish people and try this morning to help them as much as possible, to make them a little happy and to try to forget all the tragedy “, said Joaquín.
And regarding the game, Joaquín settled by explaining that he took second place after seeing with his own eyes a city heavily affected by DANA which is devastating Spain: “After setting foot on Valencian soil, the game is the least important thing. “You realize that what these people had to live with, everything else matters very little.”
