Here there be sadness.
Rui Faria and Pepe will be suspended for two games and Jose Mourinho and Mesut Ozil for one game. Ramos remains unpunished. Real Madrid will appeal all the above suspensions.
Football Director Miguel Pardeza analysed the refereeing decisions in the match against Villarreal in interviews with El Mundo, AS and Marca.
"We at the club find it striking and are worried about the referee's different standards, and it makes us share the perplexity of the coaching staff and the players regarding what happened at El Madrigal."
"We share in the indignation and perplexity of the team, and we believe Madridistas do too. The referee's performance was incredibly rigorous with us, sending off Rui Faria simply for applauding in support of Cristiano Ronaldo. The same goes for Ozil, a kid who is always a clean player. Nevertheless, at the Reyno de Navarra Stadium, he overlooked much more serious actions, such as Guardiola grabbing the linesman's arm and some players' open and fervent protests against refereeing decisions... We find this striking and it worries us."
"Pepe has been rightly suspended on occasion, but this time he was booked after being assaulted. That also worries us. Players are subjected to great pressure and some of their reactions are understandable. We simply wish to be able to fight in the same conditions as every other team. We want all actions to be assessed the same way."
BITCH PLEASE
(via mothership)
Updated: Sergio Ramos was "acquitted" and Pepe's yellow was rescinded, but he will still be serving the two-match ban.
Football Director Miguel Pardeza analysed the refereeing decisions in the match against Villarreal in interviews with El Mundo, AS and Marca.
"We at the club find it striking and are worried about the referee's different standards, and it makes us share the perplexity of the coaching staff and the players regarding what happened at El Madrigal."
"We share in the indignation and perplexity of the team, and we believe Madridistas do too. The referee's performance was incredibly rigorous with us, sending off Rui Faria simply for applauding in support of Cristiano Ronaldo. The same goes for Ozil, a kid who is always a clean player. Nevertheless, at the Reyno de Navarra Stadium, he overlooked much more serious actions, such as Guardiola grabbing the linesman's arm and some players' open and fervent protests against refereeing decisions... We find this striking and it worries us."
"Pepe has been rightly suspended on occasion, but this time he was booked after being assaulted. That also worries us. Players are subjected to great pressure and some of their reactions are understandable. We simply wish to be able to fight in the same conditions as every other team. We want all actions to be assessed the same way."
BITCH PLEASE
(via mothership)
Updated: Sergio Ramos was "acquitted" and Pepe's yellow was rescinded, but he will still be serving the two-match ban.