Actual Madrid have mentioned La Liga president Javier Tebas must be changed by “a frontrunner able to managing” the competitors “with the basic responsibility of neutrality”.
Tebas, who was appointed in 2013, claimed Madrid had been “dwelling in one other galaxy” after the membership and supervisor Jose Mourinho criticised referee Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias, Video Assistant Referee official Daniel Trujillo Suarez and the usual of officiating in Spain following their 2-1 defeat at Atletico Madrid on Sunday.
In a press release hours after Tebas’ remarks on social media, Madrid accused the 64-year-old of being “obsessively targeted” on them and “turning our membership into the fixed goal of his public assaults”.
Actual Madrid: Full assertion on Javier Tebas
“Our membership considers it insupportable that the president of La Liga makes use of his institutional place to proceed discrediting and attacking Actual Madrid within the method he does throughout every of his public appearances,” mentioned Madrid.
“It is rather regarding that somebody chargeable for representing and defending the pursuits of all La Liga golf equipment stays obsessively targeted on Actual Madrid, turning our membership into the fixed goal of his public assaults.
“His newest remarks are particularly critical and incomprehensible, unbecoming of a accountable government, as they’re based mostly on an article by an unbiased journalist in a digital publication.
“Nonetheless, he reacts in opposition to our membership, even going as far as to judge our sporting technique, which is totally inappropriate and irresponsible.
“It’s totally shocking that the president of LaLiga dedicates his time and private platforms to constantly making an attempt to discredit Actual Madrid publicly, fairly than contributing, as his place calls for, to fostering belief within the establishments which are supposed to make sure the impartiality of the competitors.
“By doing so, he continues to break the picture of our competitors and Spanish soccer worldwide.
“Given this inappropriate and chronic conduct, we consider that the skilled soccer competitors in Spain urgently wants a frontrunner able to managing it and realising its full potential with the basic responsibility of neutrality.
“It requires somebody who understands the character of their function, because the president of LaLiga will not be the proprietor of the competitors however a supervisor serving the golf equipment that comprise it and entrust him with its management.
“The golf equipment want somebody who serves this mission with honesty.”
What did Javier Tebas say about Actual Madrid?
“Claiming that referees are directed in opposition to Actual Madrid resides in one other galaxy,” Tebas wrote, additionally referencing the 2 defeats Madrid have suffered throughout their previous three matches, leaving them six factors behind leaders Barcelona after seven league video games of Mourinho’s second spell in cost.
“That narrative serves as an excuse to cowl up different shortcomings which are plain to see in these first matches of the season.
“It’s extra snug to level to a conspiracy than to elucidate what’s taking place on the pitch.”
Atletico vs Actual Madrid: Mourinho criticises Arias
After holding up photographs of challenges between Madrid’s Jude Bellingham and Federico Valverde and Atleti’s Cristian Romero and Lee Kang-in, Mourinho mentioned he had not reviewed Dean Huijsen’s second-half purple card for pulling again Giuliano Simeone, which resulted in Alejandro Grimaldo scoring a penalty earlier than Jonathan David added the hosts’ second of their 2-0 win.
Mourinho alleged that the circumstances surrounding the referee’s appointment had been improper and steered the VAR official had a historical past of poor choices in opposition to Madrid.
Arias is in his seventh season as a Liga official and is the primary from Madrid to have overseen the sport, based on Marca. The outlet, who named him as their finest referee of the 2021/22 season, mentioned he’s a PE instructor.
What Jose Mourinho mentioned about referees after Atleti vs Madrid
“It was all very unusual,” Mourinho mentioned (by way of Madrid). “The very first thing is {that a} week earlier than the match, it was already identified who the referee could be when, as I’ve been advised, it must be introduced 24 hours earlier than.
“Per week earlier than, it was already identified who the referee was. Then, it’s a 41-year-old referee who isn’t even worldwide, and it’s not as a result of he’s an incredible referee.
“The poor man got here right here and couldn’t deal with the strain, which I name the strain of the ’80s – one thing you hardly ever see right now.
“Then there’s Mr Trujillo, who was on VAR… he has a really full historical past as a VAR in Actual Madrid matches.
“Final season alone, there was the Actual Sociedad match within the Copa del Rey, after which there [were games against] Osasuna and Girona.
“This can be a VAR with plenty of historical past. This mix: a poor referee who has solely officiated small video games and a VAR official with an extended historical past.
“Congratulations to the referee appointment committee.”
Atletico vs Actual Madrid: Mourinho desires ‘peace’
Madrid’s second defeat of Mourinho’s second spell in cost – each of which have come throughout their final three away matches in La Liga – has left them fourth after seven league video games, six factors behind leaders Barcelona.
“In the event that they go away us alone, in peace and allow us to compete on equal phrases with everybody, there’s nonetheless an extended solution to go,” Mourinho mentioned of his complaints within the context of a possible title problem.
“I don’t wish to go too far and say this was ready. I don’t wish to suppose that. I wish to suppose they merely made errors. Simply as a coach or a participant could make errors, I wish to suppose the referee committee made errors.
“Poor folks – they made errors, sending somebody who’s 41 years previous and has by no means been in a scenario like this, alongside another person with a really wealthy historical past in opposition to Actual Madrid.”
Atletico Madrid: Jose Mourinho ‘referee harassment’
The end result left Madrid in fourth, already six factors adrift of table-topping Barca and one behind Atletico, who had been fast to poke enjoyable at their rivals with a series of tweets on X.
The primary was a video exhibiting a sheet of paper popping out of a printer with the phrases #StopAcosoArbitralYA, that means “cease referee harassment now”.
A second submit confirmed an image of Mourinho on the information convention with the identical message.
