The situation of Real Madrid: 3. The CTA

Earlier than delving into this text, within the collection that I’ve been analyzing concerning the issues of Actual Madrid, I need to make an vital clarification in gentle of the assaults that I’ve been receiving for a while: some inform me that I used to be a revolutionary, that since writing right here I’ve bowed to the official story of the membership and, as well as, many inform me that I don’t discuss in any respect about Actual Madrid’s accounts, the “company operation” and different issues of that nature. Given this I’ve to say:

1.– Jesús Bengoechea by no means calls me and tells me what I’ve to write down about and the way I ought to do it. I’ve at all times written about what I needed, beforehand commenting on the subject in case there are different collaborators coping with the identical factor. They’ve by no means stated no to something, nor have they modified what I write. If I do not write concerning the stadium, the membership’s Assemblies or the company mannequin, it’s as a result of I neither need nor have the concept to speak about it.

2.– I’m not a journalist, just like the overwhelming majority of collaborators who write right here, apart from uncommon circumstances like Tomás Guasch, for instance. I’m a Actual Madrid fan precisely such as you however, as a result of I’ve been writing feedback on this portal for greater than eight years, I’ve had the good luck of attracting the eye of a number of and this has led me to be invited to write down right here by the creator of this blessed portal: Jesús Bengoechea.

Linking this with the subject to be mentioned at present, the CTA, additionally they inform me, after the Girona recreation, that I now undergo speaking about refereeing when we’ve performed extraordinarily poorly, and that’s the reason I’m an official. That’s fully false and right here is the primary premise for all of you, soccer is a sport wherein numerous elements come into play all through a match, not to mention a season: the squad, accidents, techniques, the coach’s selections, luck, the group’s play, the scoring streaks, the group’s spirit and the refereeing. To these of you who accuse me of so many issues, you in all probability have not even learn me within the feedback that I’ve been making for therefore a few years as a Galerna consumer, and as you normally do with Actual Madrid itself, you now act with me and with different Galerna collaborators: you’re taking out your frustration towards the group and those that write right here. And why do I say this? I’m going to point out you with an instance of my feedback from yesteryear what I’ve at all times been, and I stay trustworthy to the identical:

Spanish Tremendous Cup in August 2017. We received on the Nou Camp 1-3, and on the Bernabéu 2-0. Piqué declared: “it’s the first time that I see them a lot superior to us.” Within the first leg, refereed by the identical referee as yesterday in Girona, De Burgos Bengoetxea, shortly after Cristiano had put Actual Madrid forward, despatched him off for a play wherein he acquired a penalty. He blew the whistle and within the protest Ronaldo touched the referee. Crimson and 5 video games for the Portuguese. We had the braveness to attain one other aim by way of Asensio. However the referee had already executed his job.

Originally of that league – Actual Madrid had simply received one of the best Champions League remaining that I keep in mind with an exhibition towards an ultra-defensive Juventus, profitable 4-1, and from a league received with two clear items that Zidane was alternating – we discovered ourselves within the first 5 days of the championship with fully deplorable referee selections that precipitated us to lose many factors, along with the suspension of our star till the fourth day, because the first recreation was within the second leg. Tremendous Cup. I nonetheless bitterly keep in mind the conflict towards Valencia on the Bernabéu, once we tied 2-2 and it was a scandal. Let’s not say the one at Mestalla, with three penalties referred to as by Gil Manzano, the place one among them did not even occur, and the one one they missed was ordered to be repeated and we misplaced 4-1.

Barça, on the similar time, was enjoying actually badly, and within the first league video games they have been boosted by favorable refereeing that gave them undeserved victories. To the purpose that this was the evolution of the primary days of the league:

Actual Madrid fell to fifth place on the 2nd day of the league, and the refereeing was so blatant that it ended up affecting the group’s good play, which got here like a aircraft, and had proven it within the Tremendous Cup. On matchday 13, we dropped to fourth place, surpassed by Valencia, and till matchday 25 we didn’t overtake them within the standings, ending third, 17 factors behind Barça. A kind of well-known leagues that Actual Madrid runs, in line with many, together with many Actual Madrid followers.

I keep in mind having mentioned lots with a number of galernauts, I am certain additionally they keep in mind, about refereeing, making them see a well-known maxim: soccer is a mind-set. And in that sense, there are occasions when, with out enjoying something, you win video games, and meaning you find yourself getting into a profitable wheel that drives a recreation to return. That’s to say: targets and outcomes result in good play and, then again, a group that has been enjoying properly and begins to reap damaging outcomes, begins to have doubts, and these find yourself affecting the group’s personal recreation. I do not forget that many stated that the sport was very dangerous, I refused to sentence it seeing the refereeing we acquired as a result of it was an important issue, and lots of criticized me for it, saying that enjoying like this I shouldn’t discuss concerning the referees.

What issues, now we all know that Negreira was nonetheless on wage that season, and that I used to be proper in my suspicions. That Tremendous Cup match was in August 17, and a transparent instance of what refereeing influences the event of the sport. I defended then precisely the identical factor that I do now.

Some have been satisfied by the anti-Madridista story that we can not discuss referees and, if we’ve performed badly, even much less so.

You possibly can play a nasty recreation and nonetheless have extra scoring possibilities and need to win it. And it could be that the one likelihood is stolen penalties. Typically they beat you little by little with sibylline arbitrations, with many fouls that aren’t referred to as, and so they level them out to you the primary time. Yesterday, Actual Madrid didn’t play fluidly in Girona, particularly within the first half, however I’ve learn that we didn’t generate scoring possibilities. I counted two missed possibilities by Mbappé, two by Militao and two by Vinicius Jr. There are six. That they had the aim and one other one.

As well as, they gave us two penalties. The primary one, most of you have not seen, I am certain, they have been repeating it a number of occasions on Actual Madrid Tv as a result of, shock!, pictures from one other nation confirmed one thing that does not right here. On the start of Girona’s aim, Mbappé was complaining bitterly a few foul that had been made towards him, which was repeated to us as soon as as a baby whereas the sport was nonetheless enjoying. You see a push to the again exterior the realm, and a wierd fall. All of us thought he had thrown himself away. Kylian is then seen protesting bitterly to the fourth referee, and initially of the second half he’s seen chatting with De Burgos Bengoetxea, pointing to his foot and saying no.

It seems that within the pictures you’ll be able to see that the defender hits him along with his thigh on his foot whereas operating, operating over him, and he’s proper on the road of the realm, he has not left but. Not solely was it a foul, it was a penalty. And at that second, though we weren’t having a lovely recreation, Actual Madrid dominated the sport, dully, however they dominated it. And we went from a attainable 0-1 to a 1-0, however since they did not present Tatxo Benet on TV, what shouldn’t be repeated doesn’t occur. The sport might have gone down very completely different paths.

Because of Resl Madrid TV we see that initially of Girona’s aim, what Kylyan requested for was on his foot. Not on the again. Potential penalty (it’s on the road) and it’s not even reviewed pic.twitter.com/j3sAWZFwsJ

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Then the penalty was awarded to Vinícius Jr., and I’ve learn on the networks that why will we complain concerning the refereeing in the event that they gave us a most penalty. It was a textbook, however hey, they gave it to us. And eventually comes the penalty towards Rodrygo, with one thing quite common on the earth of radio and tv referees: there’s not sufficient depth. A kick within the space the place the foot begins is kind of painful and, better of all: have a look at the defender’s face within the replay, he is aware of he has taken a penalty and exhibits it clearly. Nothing, we’ve already whistled one, proceed, we aren’t going to whistle two.

If Actual Madrid had transformed two of the six possibilities they’d, and had been awarded penalties and scored one, it seems that they could have received 0-4. And with an excellent recreation that will have come because of the targets. And sure, some failed themselves, however others have been due to the CTA. Targets modify our notion of the sport all through a match, and alter tendencies.

We have now misplaced a five-point lead in three video games, final yr it was seven. And true, we’ve not performed properly. Laporta declared that in Elche the 2 targets shouldn’t have elevated, when within the three video games we’ve suffered penalties that weren’t referred to as, repeated fouls with out being signaled, and we’ve been penalized for some wonderful ones. And so the story is marked, and the worst factor is that many Madrid followers purchase it, and accuse us of refusing to speak concerning the group’s play and that we’re victimizers.

I discuss every part, and I’m demonstrating it by detailing in several articles the elements that affect the present scenario in Madrid. At present I’d have preferred to speak concerning the defensive position, however I’m so indignant that I’ve commented earlier than on the affect of the CTA. Additionally it is essential, and who doesn’t prefer it, that he continues doing what he did in the course of the 17 years with payments, 25 in complete, of Negreira: deny the plain as a result of they’ve been satisfied by the anti-Madridista story that we can not discuss referees and, if we’ve performed badly, even much less so.

Negreira are the mother and father, apparently. You possibly can play badly and win with out deserving it, you’ll be able to play badly and need to win, it’s not incompatible. You possibly can need to win and never win since you fail lots. You possibly can need to win and have the referee forestall it. And vice versa, need to lose and have the referee make you win. Originally of the season, we’ve seen regrettable refereeing towards Madrid, together with the heavy defeat on the Metropolitano, however for a lot of of you it can’t be stated, as a result of we’ve performed poorly. And we’ve seen Barça win by enjoying extraordinarily poorly, or draw, because of the braids.

To all of you who deny the foremost, I can solely say one factor: I’ll proceed speaking about the identical factor even for those who accuse me of fixing my speech. I’ve by no means executed it. What’s extra, final yr I criticized the group’s play, and that every part had gotten out of hand for Carlo, and even so I commented that we deserved to win the league, as a result of it was a blatant theft.

The Actual Madrid fan who at all times says that we cover dangerous play with refereeing bothers me much more than the anti-Madrid fan himself. Dangerous refereeing can result in dangerous play and dropping leagues. Be a part of Barça or Atleti. I remind you that that 2017-2018 season that I talked about initially, we received the Champions League as a result of the refereeing has no affect there, until you have got UNICEF as a sponsor, and Villar and a member of UNICEF as referee officers at UEFA: Şenes Erzik.

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