Hansi Flick, Manager of Barcelona, has demanded that La Liga referee are “protected” in the middle of an “incredible” amount of criticism “, which was awarded by many clubs, especially Real Madrid.
Spain’s top flight has been flooded with the reigning conspiracy theories for years. Without exception, each game triggers a “polemica” (debate) through the referee team, which often replaces the players’ actions on the field. This controversy has reached a new highlight this season. Reports claim that Real Madrid has completely left the league in response to this perceived injustice.
While Carlo Ancelotti has rarely rejected the chance to aim at the officials of the division, Flick followed a different approach in his press conference on Friday afternoon.
In response to a question about a potential European heights for Barcelona, Flick took it all to discuss the frenzied debate that is currently being devoured Spanish football.
“I think we will always look for excuses” can’t play without them. “
Jose Luis Munuera Montero, the official who sent Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham to use offensive language last weekend, was under intensive personal examination.
After Munuera Montero “had received more than 100,000 impending messages, murder threats, insults” and in his own count, he was accused of having a conflict of interest when it was said that his advisory business La Liga and UEFA counted among his customers. The Spanish Federation came to the conclusion that “there is no real or potential conflict”.
“It is incredible what happens to them,” said Flick about the referees of the division in direct reference to Munuera Montero. “It is incredible what happens to you and your families. We have to protect them.”
Barcelona’s 17-year-old striker Lamine Yamal made a very similar judgment at the beginning of this week, and Flick expressly outlined his message to the changing room. “We are not allowed to waste any energy and argue with them [referees]”, said the manager.
“We have the var, we have to trust the var. It is very important to me. We have to take care of the referees. They are human and it is normal to make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes and we have to protect them.”