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De Burgos Bengoechea during a match between Valladolid and Barcelona

FACING THE CLASSIC

De Burgos Bengoechea makes it clear that he should not explain his decisions

Published:14/01/2023 - 15:30h

Updated:14/01/2023 - 15:30h

Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea, in charge of delivering justice in the final of the Spanish Super Cup between Barça and Madrid, has indicated that the referee is not obliged to justify his sentences during the match

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In the middle of a season in which the controversy by some referee's performances has become the norm and of face to a new edition of the Classical in the final of the Supercopa of Spain between the FC Barcelona and the Real Madrid, the referee designated for said meeting, Ricardo of Boroughs Bengoechea him it pronounced specifically on the controversy with the hands, warning that it is not forced to give explanations.

The Basque has indicated that they are many the played of this type that produce along a season, by what would not give time to explain them all, what neither is an obligation for the referee do it: "it would be complicated, because if we have to go hand manually by hand explaining... Had near of 1.600 hands the past season. It is not inside our functions the have to explain them.

Likewise, it has indicated in what consists the process of interpretation of each played with his distinct nuances: "The criterion is clear, but there are not two equal hands. Once sucede the action, we have to take decisions, if it is a natural movement, if the action is intelligible... We have it clear. Afterwards, there are situations very complex. We carry with the problem of the hands does time, are clear the guidelines, but afterwards".

Of equal way has warned that no all his sentences will be of the like of the fans. Besides, it leaves clear that the referee never has to be protagonist of the party: "It Is necessary to apply the common sense of the spirit of the norm. On our part it is very clear, but afterwards will have played in which they will not be all happy. That at the end of the party speak of football, of big played and that happen unobserved. That when it finish the party my name do not go out in any place".

The criticism like motivating agent

Of Boroughs Bengoechea wait that there is a good split the Sunday and has given to know how is used to lidiar with the criticism: "I Carry 22 years in the arbitration and have received a lot of sticks and critical that help you to grow. I carry it worse by the part of my family, because it is not of the like of anybody that take you out a headline and your face with constant criticisms; but it is part of the business, of the work and it is necessary to accept it, whenever they are respectful".