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Monumental anger in the Elche locker room at the end of the game after Hernandez Hernandez would have signaled a penalty from Barragán for hands, after having consulted with the VAR, and would have avoided another from Jordi Alba for the same reason. Francisco complained that the referee interpreted the two actions differently. «In a controlled play, he gives Antonio Barragan on a rebound and it’s interpretation. In the next one, Jordi Alba’s, you don’t even look at it, it’s interpretation. I would like them to go see it too, if there has been anything. I believe in everyone’s honesty, but if you look at a penalty and there is the possibility of another, look too.
The referee told me that he is the one who has to make the decisions. The coach wanted to play down the importance, yes, of his discussion with Xavi at the end of the match: «They are set in the game. I understood that Jordi Alba was wasting time and I am sporty. Soccer stuff. Xavi and I have been friends for many years and nothing happened. They are hot moments of the match. They recriminated us something from his bench and understood that it was not fair. “The players are hot, but we must be smart in what we can transmit. Hopefully we are equal at the end of the season in VAR decisions, “added the coach.
also complained Edgar Badia: «I think that in the end Barragán rebounds and is making a natural movement. He is very fair. In the other it catches me very far but we get the same whistle at the Bernabéu. In the end it is a pity for some decisions that are on the wire, “said the goalkeeper. More forceful was Pears Milla, who used social networks to criticize the difference in criteria referring to Jordi Alba’s hands that were not punished: «Natural hand! The Spanish proverb never fails: The one who doesn’t cry doesn’t breastfeed». Ter Stegen interceded in the dispute referring to the hands of his partner, since those of Barragán caught him very far: «You can always discuss a lot about the hands in the area. For me it is not hand. He turns and doesn’t even know where his hand is. We can’t take our shoulders off when we are in the area. The referee decided it and he did it well.
Xavi was very satisfied after the hard-fought victory against Elche, who went ahead after a serious mistake by Pedri. “Winning with a landslide is not normal. Today everything is very even and today we have seen it. They have advanced on the scoreboard and everything gets complicated. We have not been effective and it is complicated. With the equalizing goal we have freed ourselves and the penalty gave us a spectacular victory. We continue and we are on the right track”, assured the coach, who acknowledged the discomfort that the first part had caused him: “In the middle part I left So angry because you are losing a game that you deserve to win. He was upset and angry and hoped that if we attacked better we could win. It’s a match that we should have won by more than one goal.”
«We have competed very well and we have matched them in intensity. We have understood the game well. We have tried in every way and we have played a good game. It’s a vital victory for us,” added the coach, who downplayed the clash with Francisco at the end of the match: “Don’t give it importance. are circumstances due to tension. Better talk about the game. Maximum respect for Elche and Francisco». And he celebrated the way Memphis took the penalty: «The penalty is a scandal, it is unstoppable. TO Memphis we need you. We are dosing it but it has to be important for us ».
Xavi is satisfied with the result his line-ups are giving him, although he doesn’t hide that he feels bad about having to leave players out: « It’s hard for me to leave people on the bench who don’t deserve it. People who train very well but in the end I have to decide for the good of the team. I have a wide range, with players who make a difference, and I have to make decisions». And he concluded: «The feeling is very good. We have four wins in a row and for us it is a sign that the job is being done well. The dynamic is positive and we are on the right track.”
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