Al-Ettifaq coach blames his team’s defeat on the Chilean judge. He assures that never in his career, neither as a footballer nor as a strategist, had he seen a whistler make such erroneous decisions.
Steven Gerrard is not satisfied. On the contrary, he is worried. The Al-Ettifaq coach believes that their defeat against Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr was not fair. In fact, he attacks the referee, Piero Maza . He blames him directly for the result. The Chilean, in addition to dispensing justice in the national league, works sporadically in Saudi Arabia. On this occasion, no one was satisfied with their task.
In the round of 16 of the Coupe du Roi, the CR7 team narrowly beat those led by the Briton, with a goal from Sadio Mané. The controversies were shared. “I thought it was a fantastic match, exciting from start to finish. But the judge had a lot to say about the outcome of the match. Congratulations to Al Nassr, a good team with good players and a good coach. We wish you good luck in the future. We didn’t lose to Al Nassr, tonight we lost to the referee, unfortunately,” said the Liverpool legend.
The former footballer complains in particular about the expulsion of Ali Abdullah Hazzazi, which forced him to play extra time with ten players on the field. “I turned professional in 1997 and I’ve never seen a decision as bad as that. The whistler said he expelled my player because of the reaction of Al Nassr players, so if that’s the case,” he shot.
“I’ve seen thousands and thousands of matches. I played a thousand matches, which in football is called a professional tactical foul. It wasn’t dangerous. It was neither malicious nor aggressive. It’s not a red card, in any football match, in any country “At every level, it’s a yellow card,” insisted the strategist.
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Cristiano’s claim
Cristiano Ronaldo wasn’t satisfied either with the actions of Piero Maza. With gestures, the shooter rejected the actions of the Chilean. At the end of the first half, he disallowed an Al Nassr goal for offside and also sent off Anderson Tallisca, the Portuguese’s teammate, for hitting an opponent. All these antecedents only increased the anger of the megastar of world football towards the national referee.
The final disagreement occurred in the 56th minute, when the former Real Madrid, Manchester United and Juventus player approached the edge of the pitch to speak to the fourth official.
The visit was not only used to discuss with the administrative judge. Taking advantage of the proximity of the television cameras, the Portuguese made a gesture that will surely remain marked in the Chilean’s career. He asked that it be modified with everyone’s consideration and patience.
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