Controversy! LaLiga 'steals' the Coach of the Month award from Hansi Flick for March

New controversy in LaLiga. This time, the controversy was related to the moment when the winner of the Coach of the Month award for March was announced in the local competition. The award had a total of three candidates: the coach of FC Barcelona, Hansi Flick; Claudio Giráldez from Celta de Vigo; and Manuel Pellegrini from Real Betis. In a vote where the Chilean coach ultimately prevailed, serving the 'verdiblanco' team.

However, the controversy did not arise from the selection of Manuel Pellegrini as the award winner, as the Betis team has also accumulated merits for 'The Engineer' to receive this recognition (victories 2-1 against Real Madrid, 1-0 against UD Las Palmas, and 2-3 against CD Leganés), but from the fact that the popular vote was disregarded. This last one favored the coach of the blue and garnet team, Hansi Flick, with a notable difference in votes that was very difficult to overcome at the time of closing the counts.

On the social network 'X', several users began to share screenshots showing, out of a total of 22,989 votes cast, Hansi Flick as the winner of this contest with 70.1% of the votes (16,120). The German was followed in second place by Manuel Pellegrini (4,805) with 20.9% and in third place Claudio Giráldez with 9% (2,064).

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This is surprising not because of the choice of the winner, but rather due to the clear manipulation of the votes, which overlooks the popular criteria of the voters. Although this incident lacks great significance, it undoubtedly sets a somewhat curious and worthy precedent for consideration.

Hansi Flick also had great merits to be the Coach of the Month for March in LaLiga EA Sports

This situation has deprived Hansi Flick of obtaining his fourth award as Coach of the Month this season. A month in which FC Barcelona has maintained a crushing pace in the two matches played so far.

• 🏆 HANSI FLICK - BEST COACH OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST
• 🏆 HANSI FLICK - BEST COACH OF THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER
• 🏆 HANSI FLICK - BEST COACH OF THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY

These matches corresponded to matchdays 26 and 28, where the Catalan team achieved two victories against Real Sociedad by 4-0 and against Atlético de Madrid by 2-4, leaving an excellent balance of eight goals in favor and two against. All this while waiting for what will happen in matchday 27, which will be played on Thursday the 27th against CA Osasuna, and in matchday 29, scheduled for Sunday the 30th against Girona.