“When you talk about Pedro León, It seems like you are talking about Zidane or Maradona“. Those were the unforgettable words of José Mourinho in a press conference prior to a Champions League group stage match against Auxerre. It was not just another crack from the Portuguese coach, it was confirmation ofThe Real Madrid coach’s veto of a Murcian footballer that he had earned the white trust with his level at Getafe.
Little was known then about what was happening with the player, now in his ‘home’ of Real Murcia. Over time, there were discussions, disagreements and even very harsh phrases from Mou to Pedro. “If the Real Madrid plane crashes, you wouldn’t play either“, he even blurted out, as reported years later by the journalist from the SER Chain David Alonso. One of the footballers with the greatest projection, progression and growth was left on the path from facing his Real dream to a footballing hell away from the pitch.
Many felt close to the figure of Pedro in one of the first drafts of a list of controversies that ended up being endless in the three years of coaching during his time at the Bernabéu. Nothing comparable to How his family lived the only season that the youngest of the ‘León’ team playeda name shared by the 4 brothers in tribute to their grandfather.
“It hurt us a lot”
Ex-cyclist and brother of Pedro León
“To my brother, to everyone around him and to me, as his brother, it hurt us a lot“, starts Luis Leon Sanchez his conversation with Relevo shortly after announcing his retirement from cycling. “Pedro was a young boy, recently signed by Florentino, and He has the personal misfortune that Mourinho falls to Real Madrid and from then on he no longer plays any games.” It is striking how what would have been the footballer’s great year as a professional in his debut with the Madrid shirt, is now remembered as ‘a disgrace’ due to the presence of the current Roma coach .
The look of the four-time stage winner in the Tour de France is sad when he remembers a time that was hard for the family. Especially when saying the coach’s name for the first and last time. When she refers to him again and explains why his behavior made his brother have a hard time, she prefers not to mention it: “In the end, when you hang out with this kind of person…“. The Murcian footballer played only 130 minutes in six league games and, when he was called up, he was a substitute up to 24 times to fill out the list. In the Cup and Champions League, he even scored a goal in each competition in the few opportunities he enjoyed. .
Family support
‘Luisle’, who at the same time was one of the best riders in professional cycling, became a support for his brother at a time when he became more of a protagonist than he would have liked, especially off the field. In a environment created by Mourinho in which you are for or against, León was the victim of contempt from those who should be his own fans.
Meanwhile, the footballer spent his days in the shelter of his family. “All you’re trying to do is make your brother happy.wherever you are, try to get ahead and look for what you were looking for: play for another team, do well and be happy.”
Luis León Sánchez, from the outside, answered more questions about what was happening with his brother than about his own sports results. “Yes, it is true that What happened to my brother was something striking and shocked many people“, he points out to us.
Pedro León ended up leaving on loan two years in a row to his former team, Getafe, who ended up signing him, confirming his end of his spell in Madrid. Later, he played in the First Division with Eibar before leaving for Fuenlabrada and finally returning home to lead Real Murcia.
2023-11-19 23:40:26
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