The president of the CTA appears “completely calm” about showing the VAR videos
“We are looking forward to the 'Negreira case' coming to light, so that no one questions the honesty of the referees”
MADRID, 2 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Luis Medina Cantalejo, regretted the increase in pressure that Spanish football referees have to endure, but stressed that they are “vaccinated” against everything that is coming at them, while at the same time He responded to some inaccurate “appreciations” from Javier Tebas and was “completely calm” about exporting the ins and outs of the VAR.
“We are not worried, completely calm. These videos are the ones that we have been watching and analyzing with the referees for three years. It may appear that there are discrepancies and some heat of battle. But what has been tried to sell or prevaricate, zero worries. But in this world of transparency, you had been asking for it for years, we have started to export a little and we have found ourselves with this situation that is in the hands of the Civil Guard,” he said.
Medina Cantalejo thus referred to the decision of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to make the VAR audios public, although they came across the theft of material that has been reported. On the other hand, the president of the CTA was asked about some statements by the president of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, in which he doubted whether only ball referees reached Primera.
“At a time when we are building bridges so that the situation in the world of football becomes smoother, so that relations are cordial, these assessments are not the most accurate. Anyone who has doubts, call me and we will explain them,” he stated before the media in Valencia, on the Referee's Day of the Football Federation of the Valencian Community, to reward precisely those promoted from last season.
“I understand that he is not clear about the arguments for raising and lowering a referee, I can guarantee everyone and Mr. Tebas, that neither the ball nor the ball goes up there, because I don't even like the balls.” , neither the snitches, nor the traitors, nor the informers, I like good referees,” he added.
On the other hand, Medina Cantalejo explained what the referees are enduring. “We have a phrase in the Committee, 'what else can happen'. But we want someone to say if it is attributable to the management of the CTA. There may be refereeing errors, but everything we are going through, especially the last year, makes the work very complicated. of a referee,” he said.
“The same thing is happening in Italy, in England to a lesser extent, but in Italy they are going through a very complicated situation. There is tremendous pressure, but the referees are vaccinated and have been fighting since they were little and when they get to the top, they are more than strong to put up with it all,” he added.
Furthermore, the president of the Spanish arbitrators referred to the 'Negreira Case'. “What I said, as far as I know, many years active, and then in technical direction, that the activity he carried out was institutional. Whether he signed any minutes, Judge Aguirre has to determine,” he stated.
“We are looking forward to it coming to light, but there are many referees who have come out to give the same opinion. If there has been someone who has screwed up, let justice be applied. Let no one question the honesty of the referees,” term.