Luis Medina Cantalejo, president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), described the season of the Spanish referees as “good” despite recent controversies, such as Catena’s possible punishment of Gavi that was not indicated at Barça-Rayo last year. Sunday.
“I will never evaluate a play. Everyone is free to give their opinion as they wish. We have a policy of total openness and if Barça or anyone has any questions to discuss, they can go to the Committee and we will see the plays. For example, how was the Spanish at the time. We sat down, we watched the plays they wanted to see “, he assured before giving a conference to the referees and informants of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Catalan Football Federation ( FCF).
That yes, on the move he wanted to clarify that “99.9%” of his staff “said they had made one decision and only one relatively uninformed said he had made another”, without disclosed whether the absolute majority percentage had a Selected call penalty or not.
About the season, he said that “it’s been good. It’s not uncommon, nor has it been very good. It’s been good. There’s been a percentage of successes that were infinitely higher than mistakes. But those mistakes are attracting more attention, ”Medina Cantajeljo stressed.
The controversy of hands
Medina reiterated his intentions since he took the reins of the CTA, such as “recovery in field arbitration, supported by the VAR”, clarifying that “penalties with small contacts within the area are not pleasing to us. .We highlighted it to the referees, ”he said.
As for the hands, “nothing has changed,” he said. “There’s a hand -to -hand percentage, another not and a very high gray percentage. The same thing is happening in Europe,” Medina Cantalejo insisted.
‘No’ to giving explanations to the public
Medina was opposed to referees giving explanations after games, as requested by Barça coach Xavi Hernández, who understood they would be exposed to a “summary trial”. “I understand the interest that there may be, by the press. There is no problem with holding a press conference beforehand. If we do it later, we will expose the referees to a summary trial. I am not involved in how coaches should be. “do things in their squads. I deal with me, I talk about it and, if necessary, I put it in its place with anyone. It’s worse in my locker room,” the CTA president said.
“We try by all means to work every week and watch all the games to break them down. You have to be self-critical. From inside we correct, admitting that there are mistakes and many successes,” he said.
“We have been under pressure all our lives. But there is no extra pressure or any indication for a club to play the Super Cup or not. In my life he has never called me to favor anyone. Impossible. There are successes and mistakes, but we approach battles the same way ”, he commented.
At the VAR, Medina Cantalejo indicated that “four years have passed. The calibration gear is holding the level of intervention. What do we need to handle? The issue of hands. But the International Board rule is not going to change. What would introduce, the consequence after the hand. The criteria of the hands, the referees have it clear, pero may mga kamay na kulay abo “. “Serious foul play tackles are very difficult here. Player protection is the referee’s primary goal.”
Source: La Verdad
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