Barcelona supervisor Hansi Flick has accused Actual Madrid of taking part in soiled with their remedy of officers forward of the Copa del Rey ultimate. Los Blancos continued their marketing campaign towards Spanish referees this week, resulting in the referee in control of the sport in Seville to interrupt down in tears forward of the sport.
Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea and Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes, the VAR for the ultimate, gave a press convention earlier than the ultimate, and Gonzalez Fuertes famous that the content material on Actual Madrid TV, which often places collectively smear items on officers forward of Actual Madrid video games, had actual life penalties. He and de Burgos Bengoetxea each famous their children had been bullied in consequence. Los Blancos then requested that the officers have been modified, which was rejected by the RFEF.
Unsurprisingly, it was introduced as much as Hansi Flick, who had the next to say to the press.
“What ought to I say now…? For me, it’s only sport, solely a sport, it’s solely soccer. It’s our accountability to guard the gamers, to guard everybody across the sport. It’s not good. After all, possibly on the pitch, there may be emotion, however after the match, it should be achieved,” he advised the media.
Ronald Araújo: “The group is excellent, in good dynamics. We’re conscious of what we’re able to attaining, the coach tells us that we’ve got to go sport by sport. It is the mentality that has introduced us right here.”
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“The followers, everybody needs to see the gamers. After all, we want the referees, however we’ve got to care for it. It’s not truthful play, and never respectful. All of the golf equipment, the coaches, but in addition the gamers. That is what we’ve got to do.”
He did point out that Actual Madrid have been an excellent membership and nice group in one other reply, and directed his recommendation to everybody within the sport. Previous to Flick chatting with the media, Barcelona vice-captain Ronald Araujo additionally spoke to the press earlier than the sport, and was requested about it.
“They advised me you may ask in regards to the referees,” he laughed. “The reality is, I haven’t seen the pictures. Being a referee is a really tough career. We have now to respect and perceive what they do, and I can’t give any additional remark.”