Arbeloa complains again about arbitration: “Those who have to decide do not know or understand”

The Real Madrid coach, Álvaro Arbeloa, complained again this Friday about the LaLiga EA Sports refereeing and said that “those who have to decide do not know or understand”, after feeling disadvantaged in two actions during the draw (1-1) of his pupils against Real Betis Balompié on matchday 32.

Not in vain, in the last play of the match there was a struggle between the Betic player Antony and the Madrid player Ferland Mendy as a prelude to the 1-1 score that Héctor Bellerín scored, but the referee team did not consider a foul. “For me, very clear. It doesn’t take much to in situations like this, in which you are using your body, as long as they destabilize you a little, you go to the ground. But for that you have to understand a little about football, which I think we have a problem with,” Arbeloa began his press conference.

“Many people… especially those who have to decide these types of situations do not know or understand. It is clear that we suffered another disappointment in the last minutes, as has happened to us many other times. A result that I think we did not deserve because we had chances. Also a very clear penalty in the first half, which I think we could have closed the game,” he said from La Cartuja (Seville).

Then they insisted on talking about the other big controversy. “For me, a very clear penalty with an open hand, which is not even attached to the body, in a shot by Brahim. I don’t know much else to see in a very clear play,” he responded. “Just like in the last one, when Ferland has won the position, there’s nothing for them to grab you a little or touch your arm a little… For me it’s something very basic in the world of football, but it’s not the first time something like this happens to us and I think they are two decisions that greatly influence the game,” the merengue coach continued with his complaint.

In the final minutes of the match, shortly before scoring 1-1, Kylian Mbappé asked to be substituted. “I don’t know, I have no idea. He had discomfort and we are going to see how it evolves these days,” said Arbeloa regarding why the French forward had requested that substitution.

This new league setback paved FC Barcelona’s path to the title and they were consulted about the reasons. “If we had a clear reason, we would correct it. When you have results that are so fair, so tight, situations of this type can normally happen and it is clear that we are not having much luck either,” Arbeloa replied.

Finally, the merengue coach was asked twice why he had left Dani Ceballos out of his squad for this event in La Cartuja. “I always bring those I consider appropriate,” Arbeloa responded very bluntly on both occasions.