Real Madrid were left furious after their 3-3 draw against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday night, particularly in regards to multiple refereeing decisions. However, one that has been pointed out as perhaps having gone in their favour involves Vinicius Junior.
During the second half at Vallecas, Vinicius was yellow-carded for dissent, having shouted in the race of on-field referee Juan Martinez Munuera. He was perhaps fortunate to avoid further punishment, although it does mean that he will be unable to play against Sevilla next weekend due to suspension.
However, Barcelona feel aggrieved at Vinicius only being cautioned over the incident, as per MD. They especially feel this way when taking into account Hansi Flick’s dismissal against Real Betis last weekend, which has subsequently landed him a two-match touchline ban.
Refereeing is always a polarising debate in Spanish football, especially when it involves Barcelona and/or Real Madrid. It is no surprise that the two clubs are clashing over this matter.
If Vinicius Jr. was red carded for every display of blatant disrespect toward match officials he’d only play in about a third of Madrid’s league games.
Every time Barca loses they point the finger at Madrid… despite Madrid not being the opponent. In fact when they won the first CL under Pep the celebrations involved slagging Real Madrid more than them winning a CL. Barca are damaged goods mentally. They cannot celebrate in solace nor can they sulk in solace either. It must be terrible to live with another presence so strongly in your mind. Oh, and paying referees is officially a Barca thing, so quit with all this moaning.
Just pointing out the truth; Vinicius Jr. gets away with histrionics and disrespect toward match officials on a level that no other player in La Liga does, and you know it.
If you want to conflate a simple statement of fact with other things to deflect from that, go right ahead.
I am conflating other pieces of relevant evidence to arrive at a conclusion – that is how the law works also.
You might want to re-check the rules behind what gets someone red-carded. It is not just throwing a hissy fit when something does not go your way as a LOT of players do (including Vini Jnr). What we watch on video and in photos is the body language… that does not get you the card (although that photo at the top of this article makes it look like Flick is about to punch the ref). What gets the card is what is being said… and referees do not tolerate accusations of cheating. My guess is that Vini whinges a lot about decisions that do not go his way but avoids personally attacking a referee’s integrity. Conversely Flick’s direct red while on the sidelines would have been what the linesman next to him would have heard and reported to the referee – it must have been serious enough to get a straight red. Acting all innocent after the fact never works for anyone. The player that knew all this and shrewdly exploited the rules was Gerrard Pique… he would make all the accusations in the media after the game to promulgate the referees “bias” myth… and got away with it every single time.
Sometimes it helps to know the rules along with having a healthy regard for values and processes. You might want to study the values of a man called Santiago Bernabéu. Winning is a consequence of his mindset… it is encapsulated in the mind of the Real Madrid entity forever. It is the reason I support the club. No one wins forever but success follows good nature. No Barca follower will ever understand this… if you do you will switch over.