Valentino Rossi “pulled hard moves - his rivals could say bad things about him”

Valentino Rossi criticised Marc Marquez but his own adversaries may say "bad thing❀s"

Valentino Rossi
Valentino Rossi

Valentino Rossi has𓆏 been criticised for his fierce reopening of his feud with Marc Marquez🎉.

Rossi caused a stir 🦋ahead of this weekend’s Emilia-Romagna MotoGP by hammering old rival Marquez for their notorious 2015 skirmish.

Marquez꧂ responded at Misano by claiming he ignor👍es Rossi’s remarks.

TNT Sports’ Neil𝓀 Hodgson had his say: “You would like to think, if you’d won nine championships, and someone said ‘what about 2015?’ I woul𒊎d say ‘what about the nine titles I won, the legacy I’ve built’.

“I don’t know why you’d want to go over old ground and🦋 say nasty things about current riders.

“Rossi pulled hard moves on a lot of ri🍬ders. His rival🍃s could easily say bad things about him.

“I didn’t think he needed to go over it again.

“The fact that V🐭a🦩lentino’s career went on so long? How incredible.

“Marc has won t♑he last two races after all his injuries, his age. W🐈e’re in a golden era.”

Boos for Marquez? "I was so angry"

Proof of the hatred between Marquez’s and Rossi’s factions was evident at ♒Misano for the last MotoGP round.

꧅Fans booed the victo🌱rious Marquez, forcing title rival Pecco Bagnaia into asking them to stop.

“The local fans didn’tꦯ approve of Marc winning even though he’s in the Gresini team. It is short-sighted,” TNT Sports’ Suzi Perry said.

“[Nadia Padovani] said it hurt ܫus, we’ve been through a lot, we didn’t deserve it. It tainted the𒅌 victory for her.

“It also upset꧑ Pecco Bagnaia who 🐽tried to calm it, to soften it, which Marc thanked him for.”

Hodgson said: “It feels poor. I’ve been involved i𒊎n this sport for 3🐽0 years.

“It’s someth💧ing that crept in after 2015 then🅠 disappeared for a bit.

“The booing was so loud, I couldn’t believe it.

“What was sad… Marc was pointing to the sky for Fausto Gresini. It was so beautiful. And I’m looking at the track inva🌃sion, and everyone booed. It made me so angry! I was fuming!

“You don’t have to like Marquez. I understand. 🦩Certainly if you’re a Rossi fan, you will hate Marquez forever.

“I a🌺ssume it’s like if you’re a Manchester United fan you will alw♋ays hate Liverpool.

“With our sport, it’s rare for this to happen. It has captured a percentage of 🎉fans. Marquez or Rossi - you’re one ཧor the other.

“I was s🦩uch a Rossi fan but I love Ma꧑rquez as well.

“At♑ bike shows when I’m challenged that I love Marquez or Rossi, I say ‘I like them both!’”

Michael Laverty added: “The crowds that we get in It🍌aly are quite partisan. It’s because of the Rossi 2015 moment.

“It will linger forever, I don't know if Marc will out-live it with Italian fans, even if he wins a title on an I༺talian brand.”

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