Pep Guardiola , coach of Manchester City , defended soccer player Bernardo Silva for the tweet in which he compared his teammate Benjamin Mendy with a 'conguito' and that has caused him to be branded a racist.
The Portuguese player published a tweet with two photos, one of Mendy and another of the drawing with which the brand of chocolate-coated peanuts is identified, under the inscription "Guess who". Faced with complaints that it was a racist message, Silva had to delete the tweet and put another one in which he claimed that he can no longer joke with a friend.
The association against racism in football, Kick It Out, condemned the message and urged the English football Federation to investigate the case.
It has been Guardiola who has come out in defense of his player, ensuring that they don't know what kind of person they are talking about. " Bernardo is one of the most charming people I've ever met in my life . He speaks four or five languages and that is the best way to understand his open mind. Mendy is one of his best friends, like a brother to him." explained the Spanish coach after the League Cup clash against Preston North. "The image does not refer to the color of the skin. He took a picture of Benjamin from when he was young and related it to this drawing, which was quite similar," he added.
Guardiola said that if they want to investigate Bernardo, he will be in favor of speaking, but first, they should know what kind of person he is. Mendy, to whom the message was addressed, did not take it badly and responded happily to the tweet.
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