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Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has been charged by the disciplinary commission of the Spanish Football Federation after his criticism of the VAR, which occurred after his team’s game against Real Madrid. In El Clásico, the referee sanctioned Real Madrid a penalty for Clement Lenglet’s foul on Sergio Ramos, after consulting the VAR.
Koeman, in his post-game comments, said that jerks like Lenglet’s on Ramos occur routinely in all games, but his main criticism was the lack of coherence, as he sees it, in the application of the VAR. “I would like someone to explain to me how VAR works in Spain,” said Koeman, “so far this season he has only intervened against Barcelona, never in our favor. He did the same against Getafe and Sevilla, for plays against we”. “
Koeman could face a four-game suspension for these comments, however, he can escape penalty as his comments relate to the VAR system itself and not to specific decisions or referees. After the recent game against Alavés, he was asked again about the VAR and if he should have intervened on his behalf for a possible penalty for lack of Frenkie de Jong.
At Mendizorrotza, however, the Dutch manager resisted the urge to comment, taking a more cautious approach this time. Koeman is not the only person who has been subpoenaed by the disciplinary committee. Former Barcelona director Xavi Vilajoana has been charged for his comments about referees, which he later took up on social media.
Vilajoana, who recently retired, along with the entire board of Josep Maria Bartomeu, had insulted the referee and described his performance as “a scandal”. On the other hand, Getafe striker Cucho Hernández has also been cited for his criticism of refereeing in his team’s home game against Granada. In that match, a contentious penalty, given to Djene Dakonam for a foul on Yangel Herrera, allowed the visitors to take all three points.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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