LA TRIBU · Radio Marca Barcelona

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Javier Clemente says playing beautiful football when you get three or four goals scored against you makes you an idiot: 'You're very pretty, but you're stupid, kid.'

1. La Tribu on Radio Marca covers Copa del Rey semifinal results, Atlético de Madrid's future, the Langreo crisis, and a tribute to broadcaster Gaspar Rossetti. 2. The show is hosted by Raúl and features contributors including Amalia Moratalla, Emilio Contreras, Ricardo Rossetti, John Cueva, Tato Felgueroso, and Irene Junquera; former coach Javier Clemente is a featured guest. 3. Real Sociedad defeated Athletic Club in the Basque derby Copa del Rey semi-final to reach the final at La Cartuja, Seville, on April 18th. 4. Host Raúl notes Real Sociedad previously won the Copa in 2021 during the COVID pandemic with virtually no crowd present, and the club's desire to win again in front of a full stadium is explicitly mentioned. 5. New Real Sociedad coach Matarazzo is credited with reviving the team after the Sergio Francisco period, unlocking the potential of young players from the Zubieta academy. 6. Javier Clemente, who coached both Athletic Club and Real Sociedad, joined as a guest and gave his assessment of Atlético de Madrid's current situation: a younger squad going through a transition, with coach Valverde potentially near the end of his cycle. 7. Clemente argued bluntly that playing beautiful football is only valuable if it produces results — if you play open football against Real Madrid and concede three or four goals, 'you're very pretty but you're stupid.' 8. He suggested Real Madrid's tactical vulnerabilities can be exploited specifically by teams well-trained since youth academies to press and mark individual threats — like Amine Jamal — zone-specifically. 9. David Sánchez's morning commentary defends FC Barcelona fans who stayed to applaud their team after losing to Atlético de Madrid in the Copa semi-final, arguing it is not 'celebrating a defeat' but appreciating a team that played brave, offensive football. 10. Unión Popular de Langreo, one of Asturias's historic clubs, is in a financial crisis: acting president and goalkeeper Adrián Torre announced a 300,000-euro existing debt plus a 200,000-euro projected shortfall for the rest of the season. 11. Langreo launched a crowdfunding campaign targeting at least 60,000 euros to finish the season, which went viral on social media with support from fans across Spain. 12. The Copa del Rey final at La Cartuja costs fans over 1,500 euros for two days — hotels are being speculated on, and John Cueva calculates 26,000 fans per team at that spend rate generates 36-38 million euros extracted from supporters. 13. Hosts debate whether the Copa final should rotate cities or be permanently in Madrid; a recurring argument is that Madrid's travel connections reduce the logistical burden on fans. 14. Host Raúl notes on the tenth anniversary of Gaspar Rossetti's death that Ricardo Rossetti (his nephew and a co-host) is in studio; tribute calls are opened. 15. Caller John Cueva from Bilbao recalls Rossetti inviting him to co-narrate a match as a 20-year-old broadcaster, 'without letting anything fall from his myth.' 16. Caller Javi Lázaro recreates Rossetti's iconic 'gol, gol, gol' commentary call from the Valencia UEFA Cup final, calling it an 'unforgettable memory.' 17. The death of journalist Fernando Ónega is also mentioned as a contemporaneous loss to Spanish journalism; he is described as 'a key figure for explaining the transition' of Spain's democracy. 18. FIFA is planning an inspection visit from day 9 to 11 to assess Spain's 2030 World Cup candidature venues; Valencia is discussed as potentially losing one or two assigned stadiums amid construction delays at the new stadium. 19. Irene Junquera provides her memory of Gaspar Rossetti from the 2010 South Africa World Cup, describing how he welcomed her immediately as a young journalist despite his 40-year career. 20. The episode has a warm, sometimes rambling multi-voice format, with on-air dedications and listener calls adding a community radio feel to the sports analysis.

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