Riqui Puig, a 23-year-old former Barça midfielder, is experiencing a second season in Major League Soccer (MLS) full of contrasts. Praised for his football quality to the point of being a candidate for MVP of the season according to specialized websites, however, his team, los angeles galaxy, was planted on the 9th day without winning a game: four defeats, three draws and one postponement. Finally, the first win came against Austin SC (2-0) with goals from Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez and himself riqui, who premiered this course as a director. But the party was not complete for the man from Matadepera, who saw the fourth league yellow, complete the cycle and compete. City of Orlandoa penalty that caused him to criticize MLS referees.
“It’s something I don’t want to talk about because it means giving a lot of importance to a figure that needs to be overlooked. The referee needs to do his job and not talk about him,” he began. Riqui Puig by introduction, before complaints.
“They kicked me for ninety minutes”
“But they kicked me for ninety minutes, the same player maybe six times and they didn’t get the yellow card. I kicked in minute 1 and the referee didn’t even think about it and he took the yellow one. I think it’s something very unfair because the team is going to Orlando and I can’t travel,” he lamented.
And he came to the conclusion: “The referees hold meetings to tell the players that they need to change, but the truth is that they should protect creative players like me. I think that sometimes in many interactions -talk they bring me to the yellow because I see unfair things that are not appreciated and I think the referees of MLS They need to improve.”
Source: La Verdad
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