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MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman claimed that Getafe player Allan Nyom had insulted him during the 1-0 loss to Madrid on Saturday after speaking with opponent José Bordalas about extreme behavior.
The Dutch coach was seen arguing with Bordalas at the end of the match and explained at the post-match press conference that Cameroonian international Nyom had taunted him.
“I told him (Bordalas) that his number 12 (Nyom) had shown me a lack of respect, he had said two or three very ugly things that I am not going to repeat. He insulted me,” Koeman said.
“I told Bordalas that he had to talk to his player, because we cannot tolerate that kind of behavior in modern football.
Bordalas said he did not believe his player insulted Koeman.
“I’m here to talk about football, not controversy. I have not spoken with the boy, tomorrow I will, but I doubt that Nyom will do that, I know him well,” said the Getafe coach.
“He’s very competitive, but he’s a very respectful person. I don’t allow bad behavior among my players, but I doubt Nyom insulted him.”
Jaime Mata’s second-half penalty inflicted a first defeat of the season on Barça after four games, and Koeman suggested he thought the crucial penalty, given for a foul by Frenkie de Jong on Djene Dakonam, was soft.
“I don’t know if it was a penalty, it seemed like they were looking for it and we fell into the trap. I don’t know if we had VAR today or not,” he said.
“I don’t like to talk about referees, but if you watch the game and see how many fouls they committed and how many cards were dealt, then you can make your own decision.”
Getafe, which has a well-deserved reputation as one of the most unforgiving teams to play against in La Liga, committed 20 fouls at nine from Barcelona during the match, receiving four yellow cards to three from the visitors.
“We knew it was very difficult terrain to get to, but we tried to create passageways and move the ball quickly and they kept interrupting that with fouls,” Koeman added.
(Reporting by Richard Martin; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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