FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick expressed his opinion on the latest football controversy in Spain, asking that the Liga referees are protected in full wave of bitter criticism from Real Madrid via his official platform, Real Madrid TV.
During the last Liga meeting of Real Madrid, during which he faced Osasuna in El Sadar, Jude Bellingham received a direct red card in the 39th minute for having allegedly said “F*CK you” to the referee Monuera Mon . After the match, Montero was the victim of online abuse and threats made by supporters, which prompted the Technical Committee of Arbitrators (CTA) to publish a firm declaration condemning the treatment of the referee.
It was not the first time that Real Madrid has come up with the referees. The club asked the Var to view the Audios of the match against Espanyol at the beginning of the month, during which the left side of Espanyol Carlos Romero had escaped an expulsion for an inconsiderate tackle from behind on Kylian Mbappé.
“” It is very important to have referees. What they are doing with the referees in Spain is incredible“Said Flick to journalists (via Espana football). “I don't like it. We have to think about families. As players and coaches, we must also protect them. I don't like to use energy against referees.
“We must protect the referees”
“We have the Var and we have to trust them. You have to change things because they are human and it is normal to make mistakes. The Federation must show how strong it is, because it is important. Players and coaches also make mistakes, and we have to protect them. »»
“We are still looking for apology. If we lose, it will be because of the referees and it is not like that. We all make mistakes, I do, you make them, even the referees. We have to protect the referees because we cannot play without them. We have to protect them. We have to play better to win.
