San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Jeaustin Campos came out at a press conference organized at the headquarters of the Royal Spain to explain what happened in the defeat against CD Choloma and also to pronounce on the heavy punishment of four games that he received from the Disciplinary Commission.
The Costa Rican coach went on at length, detailing the reason for his resignation that he put before the microphones of Diario LA PRENSA and why he reconsidered to continue on the aurinegro bench. Advocates for better arbitration, as well as the use of FSV and an improvement in National League.
Fields expressed his disappointment with what he has experienced regarding arbitration in the Closing Tournament 2026. “The truth is that if it is an enormous frustration, those of us who are on the front lines of the battle are the ones who suffer the consequences, anger, helplessness, our players on the field already perceive it, it is not difficult not to perceive it, as the president (Elías Burbara) says, we have received frequent attacks, I do not know if they are voluntary or involuntary, it is not the first time,” he began by saying.
“The League, let me tell you, a foreigner who comes here, the League is very nice, I love it, I like the competition, there are very good stadiums, there are many efforts from all sides to improve the League, the replay screen seems to me to help, the stadiums are being remodeled, the fields have been better, there are many things in which they are investing, they are important efforts, but we also should not normalize the things that are happening, today it is Real España, tomorrow it could be another team.”
“The League has a potential to grow a lot, there are good intentions and that the competition is not tainted, we do not have any problem, I told the president yesterday when I presented my resignation, we talked a little, I am very identified and part of the passion with which I defend this team has consequences for me as well, but I told him that it is complicated because we have to hit the table, at the desk level we have to work, we are not asking to be favored in things that have not happened since I have been here, but we competitively within of the field, with Fair Play in hand, (we asked for) a fair competition, we lost against Olancho 3-0, the only match that for me we have officially lost, I was clear in the press conference, that day we did not even put our hands together, they were mistakes on our part, it is football,” he added.
Jeaustin Campos was included in the referee report for throwing the card FVS into the air and then left the field before the end of the game. The Tico revealed the reason why he decided to leave. “We were talking to the president for a long time, in the end his words resonated with me, the other day when he talked about dignity, I talked about health, I left before the game, I had a gastrointestinal crisis that I am still suffering from, the nausea has not gone away, it is a health issue, I valued making that decision because there is something more worthy of the human being is health, I do not want to put it in danger or have it there playing in this type of situations, in the end this is my job, it is not worth the sad, that’s why after all it is my decision and these words from the president satisfy me very much.
The strategist valued the positive aspects of his team this season and does not lose the dream of winning the title. “We are in the first place, playing well, the team is united, the boys, despite having many injuries, continue to maintain the level of play on difficult fields like the previous one and we are going to continue competing, those who have not participated are doing quite well, we are hopeful that these types of events are not going to take away from us the illusion of competing, much less the illusion of being champion, towards that goal we are going, we are not exempt from them continuing to make mistakes against us, we already listened to the president, we are clear what the disposition is going to be, the club’s thinking regarding this type of things. It is an important reason to continue in the institution, to move forward with the project we have and consolidate it at the end of the season.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO CONTINUE IN REAL ESPAÑA
How did they convince you to change your mind and stay in technical direction?They asked Campos. And he responded: “After the game I told a journalist from La Prensa who interviewed me, I wonder if it was definitive, I said who am I to change this, many things would have to happen, I also expressed it to the president. I spoke to him, I gave him my resignation and that something would definitely have to happen for that not to happen, it is more of a health issue, on Thursday I got a little scared, I am still half affected, in fact I had to leave before the game, I was not feeling well, “It’s an issue where you can unnecessarily get sick because in the end it’s football stuff, nothing happens, but when these things happen they do.”
And he continued: “Without the fever of game day, I have thought about it well and I would like to advocate for a fair competition, where I have been I have tried to do it, and among many other things that you have mentioned, the team has been built quite well, it has always been fighting, playing well, it has evolved a lot and that I was going to have the request for that change because not only does it have to be played on the field, but also outside, that was one of the situations that made me value, as I said on the first day, they have Things have to happen for things to change and they are happening.
At that point in the conference, Jeaustin Campos They informed him about the 4-game punishment that was going to be imposed on him and therefore they asked him if he felt persecuted by the refereeing, in addition to recounting what happened to the fourth referee in the controversial play of the third goal of the game. CD Choloma.
“Those of us who are on the front lines of the battle are the ones who are most exposed to the injustices, the anomalous situations that occur. Regarding the referee, at no time did I talk to him, you can see the videos, controlling my players because there was already a lack of control, talking to them so that they would not mess with the referee, that that could no longer be changed, that we finished the game as necessary, holding on, that we focused on that, the thing about the fourth referee did suit me. bother him, at no time did I disrespect him, I simply told him, I told him it was a goal, here is the card, he turned around and left, he didn’t even speak to me.
“It’s not the first time, but we’re back to the same thing, it seems that the bad guy in the movie is me, but I’m trying to defend Fair Play, something with honesty and that’s what I said at the beginning, the key word is that we don’t normalize what is not right because in the end those of us who try to defend what is good are the villains of the movie, now for defending fair things you are the villain and that’s not the case, let’s not normalize this, you (journalists) mainly, I didn’t see any of you after the game talking of arbitration controversy or impudence, arbitration scandal or whatever, they simply said that Real España lost and that I reacted to a loss, that is not true, I do not react to a loss, in the end again, four games, we will see what is available, but the most important thing is not these four games, but this much more active, more aggressive attitude of the club as an institution in the face of these (refereeing) abuses, these anomalous situations are what are going to protect us in terms of the expelled, as for the coaching staff, this protects us a little more so that they have a voice.
Fields He assures that “from the play of (Roberto) Osorto in the first half we already smelled a bit of (refereeing) indisposition, I believe in what the president says, technology has to be accompanied by a good human resource. When I told the referee that I needed him to review the goal, he told me that goals are always reviewed and that he had already reviewed it, he told me that there was no offside and I told him that I was not asking for an offside, I was asking for a charge that they do to my player when jumps, then let’s look at the foul, but I’d better not say it because they’re going to put me in four more games, I hope they’re more qualified because what he was seeing was a play.”
Are there more cameras or more referees missing?they asked him about him FSV. “For me this is not VAR, it is just a replay screen because if you see the screen you have your criteria, but if you three are referees you are in a booth watching that and passing the replays to the referee because a discussion is already created, we have three, I don’t think that is happening here, I’m just going to see and I still have my opinion. The fourth referee tells me that he already saw it and there is no offside, I told him to take the card and let the referee see that it could be a possible charge. and he told me no, that he had already reviewed it, but not in what I wanted, that happened,” he replied.
Regarding the resignation, he assures that “it was very painful to make that decision, but I also do not want to turn the page, I want it to continue here and that we keep it in mind every day as a club, as a coaching staff, as a board of directors and let’s continue, that page must be put on the wall of each office and continue insisting on what we are talking about today, we will continue, it is not the first time that under these circumstances we have moved forward, there are things that we as a coaching staff have to take care of, the number of injuries we have due to blows, recovering to these people, this whole avalanche of situations has led to many sending offs, accumulations of yellow cards, but we are going to continue competing for ourselves, for our families, for the club, for the respect we have for this great institution that must be honored, for the fans that continue to support us who are also fired up with everything that has been happening, I am very grateful for their support.”
“We have enough team to compete for the championship and we are going to be vigilant so that it is in the best way and if it does not happen, let it be in the name of Fair Play, there is no problem, we are going to continue, we are very excited, this does not take away a bit of enthusiasm for the championship, we are focused 100 percent on being champions today more than ever, brave if you will, angry, tantrums, but we are going to go for that championship, it gives us more strength to move forward and as we say in my country, not to please the devil, to move forward” he concluded Fields.
