Hansi Flick’s interactions with referees have been fairly intriguing. Regardless of publicly defending match officers, notably after the controversial incident involving Actual Madrid, his personal experiences have been removed from beneficial.
One of the vital notable examples occurred in opposition to Actual Betis, the place Flick was handed a two-match suspension.
The punishment felt excessively harsh, particularly contemplating he had barely addressed the referee in a fashion that warranted such a response. The choice left Flick with no selection however to simply accept it and transfer ahead, studying from the incident.
Flick is setting an instance
Since that card, the Barcelona supervisor has been extraordinarily cautious, guaranteeing he doesn’t give referees any motive to misconceive his actions or phrases.
Flick is extremely aware of setting the suitable instance for his gamers, persistently reminding them to not have interaction in pointless protests.
This, throughout all competitions, Barcelona’s squad—together with the teaching workers—has gathered six crimson playing cards and 60 yellow playing cards.
Hansi Flick has stored his participant beneath management. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
Whereas the variety of dismissals could appear excessive, you will need to word that solely Flick’s sending-off in opposition to Actual Betis resulted from a dispute with the referee.
The remainder of the crimson playing cards have been issued for fouls dedicated throughout gameplay, making them a part of the pure course of a aggressive match.
What in regards to the yellow playing cards?
Wanting on the statistics, Barcelona have performed 40 official matches to date, and the 60 yellow playing cards quantity to a median of simply 1.5 per sport, which is comparatively low.
Out of those, solely ten have been awarded for protests directed at referees, that means that dissent has not been a serious situation throughout the squad.
Among the many gamers, Raphinha is the one one who has obtained two yellow playing cards for arguing with referees. Different gamers who’ve obtained a single warning for dissent embody Pau Victor, Pedri, Inaki Pena, Frenkie de Jong, Inigo Martinez, in addition to Alejandro Balde and Marc Casado.
Barcelona’s general self-discipline document stays sturdy. The comparatively low variety of playing cards additionally displays in the truth that, at this stage of the season, no participant has needed to sit out because of yellow card accumulation.
In La Liga, Gavi is the one participant who has collected 4 yellow playing cards to date, whereas Raphinha, Pau Cubarsi, Martinez, and Fermin Lopez have every obtained three.