MADRID, 22 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of FC Barcelona Femení, Pere Romeu, said this Wednesday that “the absence of video refereeing (VAR) at the start of the Spanish Super Cup, which is being played in Leganés, “is not part of the plans for any highly demanding match.” (Madrid) and where his team has reached the final after winning 3-0 against Atlético de Madrid.
“We were aware from the start of the game because they told us about it on the bench. I do think it is curious that you play 70 minutes without VAR and then in the next 20 the VAR does work. This does not enter into the plans of any game of maximum demand,” Romeu criticized in the press room of the Butarque Municipal Stadium.
Not in vain, the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) apologized for not having VAR technology until the 70th minute of that first semi-final of the Super Cup. That was “due to technical problems of Mediapro, the company that provides this service, with the processing of the images,” according to its press release.
The same statement described it as an “incident that is beyond its control” and for which it demanded “the corresponding explanations from the company regarding this technological problem.” But beyond that, Romeu praised his pupils for not having given room for Atlético’s surprise.
“I don’t know how many goals we’ve scored this season, but I think they’re quite a few. I think we had a good start to the game and arrived at the rival area on several occasions,” said the culé coach about the first minutes, although Barça did not open the scoreboard until the 44th minute with a great goal from Claudia Pina from outside the rival area.
“It wasn’t our best game, but that’s because we faced a team that does things very well at the back and also on the counterattack. I’m happy to reach the final,” summarized Romeu without getting wet about which opponent he prefers. play the final.
In this sense, he preferred to reinforce his ideas. “We always arrive with a lot of people in the rival area and with a lot of people in the front, and they are small things that we will have to adjust,” he predicted ahead of the title fight that will also take place this Sunday in Butarque.
In addition, he praised Atleti. “These teams that perhaps have become deflated or have not now chained victories like at the beginning of the League, in these competitions are very dangerous because they are going for the Super Cup and they are going for the Cup,” he stated in this regard.
“Atlético is very well coached and I really like how they play. We expected this approach. In the League match they already put a line of five and that has not allowed us to attack the depth as much as we did that day. But we did not expect a match like this [de difícil]”he added.
“When you attack low blocks, you can end up living on wall actions, you can end up living on finishing, you can end up living on outside shots…”, he reflected. “Claudia Pina from the left and the right has an incredible shot and today she showed it,” he concluded.