Getafe lost 5-2 to Lugano in their second Conference League fixture, after which Jose Bordalas publicly accused the club hierarchy of failing to deliver on recruitment promises. In response, Angel Torres spoke exclusively to Cadena SER and said Bordalas was free to leave if he was unhappy at Getafe.
Bordalas's post-match complaint
Bordalas declared during a tense post-match press conference: "I feel deceived because what has been promised year after year hasn't been fulfilled. I'm angry. I've been warning about this since May, that it was going to be a very difficult season with matches every three days. It's been proven that we don't have the squad for it."
Torres answers on Cadena SER
Torres spoke exclusively to Cadena SER to address the manager's grievances and said: "He signed because he wanted to. Anyway, he's free to leave. If we're so bad, what can we do? This is Getafe."
Torres also said: "What I don't understand is what you're doing here if you're unhappy and I already knew it. To say that I deceived him... you have to be as shameless as stone to tell me, after 30 years, that I deceived him. But well, what he needs to do is respect the players, just as the players respect him."
What Torres said about the squad
"It is the best squad we've ever had," he stated.
Torres said he had not held specific talks with the squad about Bordalas's comments.
Bilbao trip ahead
Getafe have a trip to Bilbao on the horizon.
Torres said: "He thinks one thing; now the players are going to prove him wrong, period. And then it's time to get to work. What we have to do is win in Bilbao, and that's it."