Not even when the team takes the field as God intended and the umpteenth innovation works – Christensen in front of the defense –, far from peace of mind, not even then does as if the “European” referees were also part of a conspiracy to harm FC Barcelona.
Certainly, the yellow card to De Jong with only fifteen minutes played for a minor foul cried out to heaven, but that is what the vehement fans are already there for and not the coach, who the cameras once again captured engaged in protests with the fourth referee on account. of a tackle similar to that of the Dutchman that was not sanctioned with a card. A minor thing, especially when the match – transcendental – looked good and the accessory was the refereeing.
The problem with protesting so much to the referees is that it rarely alters their authority and rather angers them, not to use another verbal form associated with goats, sons of God, like all animals. And since it is already raining on wet, Xavi's cards are falling quickly this season and in all competitions (six yellow cards and one red).
Unlike other coaches, more foxes, Xavi's protests and gesticulations attract the cameras and are already taken for granted so that the more he protests, the more he transmits the feeling of nervousness, insecurity and derangement, the complete opposite of Xavi's image. footballer, his eternal capital although it would be a good idea – thinking about tomorrow – to reduce the complaints and even more so when they are minutiae, the line-up is going well and the team is focused, the image that Barça offered last night against a friendly Naples except in the minutes after the tying goal. Another individual mistake in the defense, childish mistakes, inappropriate for veterans such as Iñigo Martínez. The team got nervous, the ghosts and that inability to close the games, much more to correct and regret than the referee decisions. At certain points, you have to recite – with a cynical smile or raised eyebrows – that “the referees sometimes give and other times they take away” and that's it.
Everything that is not focused on the game is contagious and the team has quite a few birds on the field, even on nights like yesterday when they dominated and played enough to close the tie, without having to start suffering from which Barça and with what atmosphere the second leg will be played. Frustrating result, given what we have seen, correct refereeing and the unpleasantness of a draw against a rival who was cannon fodder.
