The Ivory Coast national team They started their World Cup participation on the right foot by achieving a 1-0 victory against Ecuador on June 14, which places it in second position in Group E, only behind Germany.
However, beyond the team’s victory, attention was directed towards the young 19-year-old footballer Yan Diomandé due to his reaction to the numerous questions from the media in the so-called mixed zone.
The footballer, who had been named best player of the match, was visibly upset by the insistence of journalists to answer their questions.
Diomandé, already visibly annoyed, said with a laugh that “he had already talked too much” and that It was not his obligation to answer questions from the media.
“I’ve already spoken ten times, it’s not my job to speak!“said Diomandé, whose response quickly went viral.
According to media such as InfobaeAfter his statements, Diomandé revealed that he is going through a “quite complex personal period,” which adds more “physical fatigue” to what you already have due to the demands of the World Cup competition.
Diomandé also stated that he had received recent criticism and that people are unaware of what players have to face. off the field of play, referring, above all, to family problems.
“They have the right to judge me, they pay me to play football“said the young footballer.
Despite the controversy, Diomandé was decisive in Ivory Coast’s victory against Ecuador, since, according to information from FIFA, He recorded more touches, created more scoring chances and won more duels than any other player in the match..
With this, Ivory Coast is located in second position in Group E, waiting for their next match against Germany.