Rodriguez didn't play a single minute in the game and afterward posted a message on 'Instagram' criticizing the first team coach. \"Never expect anything from anyone and even less so today, when meritocracy, culture, and respect for work are conspicuous by their absence.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Don't do anything expecting something in exchange...You earn respect and affection on the pitch, and you have to earn them, not have them gifted to you,\" fumed Rodriguez.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The player explained his words the following day, reports Xinhua.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He said he was frustrated that new signing Jan Virgili had played. \"It hurt me that a player who had just arrived played, despite having had just one training session.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His explanation has not been accepted by the club, which on Wednesday issued a statement saying \"RCD Mallorca informs that it has suspended the player Dani Rodriguez from both employment and salary. The club has also relieved him of the captaincy with immediate effect.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He said he was frustrated that new signing Jan Virgili had played. \"It hurt me that a player who had just arrived played, despite having had just one training session.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He had started his professional career at Deportivo La Coruna, starting with the 'B' team initially, and was with the club from 2007 to 2011, with a loan stint at Betanzos thrown in between. He has also represented Conquense, Racing Ferrol, Racing Santander, and Albacete before landing at Mallorca in 2018.<\/p>\r\n\r\n