XAVI AND ANCELOTTI DO NOT MATCH
Opposite positions of Xavi and Ancelotti on the use of VAR
El arbitraje y uso del VAR ha sido uno de los temas más comentados en el comienzo de la temporada 2023-2024. Xavi Hernández ha sido uno de los mayores 'detractores' y mantiene una posición muy firme... que es totalmente contraria a la de Carlo Ancelotti
"No longer it liked me the meeting because they said that they would not go so much to the VAR. It is a fantastic tool, do not understand at all", went one of the sentences with which Xavi Hernández ignited the post-party of the Getafe and FC Barcelona, complaining of the distinguished hand, of Gavi, by Soto Degree that there was 'cancelled' the possible penalti on Ronald Araújo that would have helped to the blaugrana to add the first 3 points of the season. The inconformismo of the trainer is more than evident.
The one of Terrassa is adherent that the VAR use , have incidence in the parties... But that do of way hit. It is not the first time that has complained of his use in LaLiga, but in the visit of the Barça to the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez finished to burst by the decision of Soto Degree to review the played in the monitor and not conceding the penalti in favour, that in his opinion was very clear.
The 'battle' of Xavi comes of before
Doing reference to the statements of the Barcelona trainer, on the meeting that had kept the trainers of First with the referee's community so that they were 'notified' on the changes in the VAR and how pretended use in this campaign, the journalist Fernando Polo, of 'Sportive World', has explained that in said telematic meeting existed a lot of opinions found and that, in concrete, Xavi and Carlo Ancelotti, technician of the Real Madrid, have criteria very distinct.
Of agreement to this information, the one of Reggiolo had suggested that the most positive was that during this campaign the VAR had less "leadership" and incidence in the clashes. The president of the Technical Committee of Referees, Medina Cantalejo, had signalled to the Italian and rest of trainers gathered that that was the big aim, especially after a 2022-2023 in which the technology had taken part in all the days and big percentage of the parties.
The opinion of Xavi, totally opposite
The same source signals that, in the meeting and after the explanation of Cantalejo, Xavi Hernández took part to show his worry by the fact that they want to that it use less the tool. It manifested that it expects that it use the VAR, "but well, to do justice", insisting in that it has to be available to "amend errors and facilitate the referee's work, no to use it less". It understands that, between more effective was his use, better will be the exert in LaLiga... And already it has carried the first discontent.
