The arbitration in LaLiga has been one of the most questioned points in what it goes of the season 2023/2024. The referees, along the 19 days of the local tournament, have been object of criticisms by several controversial decisions, even with the intervention of the VAR in some occasions, and by interpretations apparently doubtful of the regulation, of which some teams have been victims recently.
In front of this wave of designations to the work of the judges in the Spanish championship, Luis Medina Cantalejo, a referee with more than 264 commitments pitados in his have and current president of the Referee's Technical Committee, in an interview conceded to 'The Partidazo of COPE', did not have objections in defending the work of the arbitration. The Spanish has left clear which is his relation with the technicians like Xavi Hernández, the one who shows especially critical when his team, the FC Barcelona, suffers some offend.
The relation between the trainers and the referees
Under this premise, the maximum representative of the CTA expressed his opinion on what, according to him, would have to be the form to act of the technical directors: "it Has to change the behaviour of the trainers, no only the one of Xavi. We arrive to an agreement with the committee of trainers for flexibilizar, give first a warning and, if the line exceeds , the referee will act with forcefulness", commented.
It is necessary recalcar that the one of Terrassa has been one of the most conclusive trainers in his criticisms to the arbitration of LaLiga. This bases in varied of the big agravios that has suffered the Barça, like the so much evil cancelled to Joãor Félix in Granada and that it could have meant a victory culé, or the clear penalti no sanctioned to Raphinha in the commitment against the Ray Vallecano, for mentioning only some examples. Although the Catalan picture has not showed his best sportive performance, several of these decisions have cost him a bunch of points in this campaign.
Likewise, the egarense is one of the preparadores more admonished of the Spanish tournament. In this period 2023/2024, has received a total of two yellow cards (against the UD The Palms and Athletic of Madrid) and a red card, that suffered to the beginning of the season in the duel against the Getafe, whereby received a sanction of two meetings.
The siege of Real Madrid TV to the referees
Medina Cantalejo also allowed speak on the questionable campaign that is carrying out Real Madrid TV practically boosting to the bullying of the Spanish arbitration, devoting him videos in which they signal possible failures in the performance of the judges that will touch them pitarle to the cast merengue in the on duty day. "It does not seem me correct, seems me unsuitable. It is a pressure tremenda. It does not like us at all. There is not any team of the world that was doing this. What is occurring with this half has not happened never in any sport and do not know that pass in any another place", commented.
In this sense, the excolegiado reinforced his position on the already mentioned and bochornoso siege of Real Madrid TV. "It does not interest me. That each one do what see timely, but this to be presionando so much... The referees do not see it and I neither, by personal health. They are opinions, but when they take out to a referee of First and take out played of the Castilla...", it concluded.