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La Liga president hits out at Florentino Perez, confirms action will be taken against Real Madrid TV
Javier Tebas is not someone who holds back or minces words when it comes to criticizing the controversial Super League.
In recent years, the La Liga president has taken great liberty in pointing fingers at both Real Madrid and Barcelona for supporting and propagating the tournament.
Now, in yet another media interaction, Tebas has pointed fingers, particularly at Florentino Perez, even claiming that the Real Madrid president may come up with another tournament once ESL falls.
Tebas on Florentino Perez
“Florentino Pérez will invent something if the Super League does not take place. He never loses,” Tebas said (h/t AS).
“Florentino is a great president for Real Madrid, but he is a bad manager at creating competition. You cannot tell the other clubs that Real Madrid and Barcelona will receive more money because they are founders,” the Spaniard added.
Tebas also lambasted the Premier League model because of its similarity to the proposed Super League, adding, “In European football, they call the Premier League the ‘Florentinoliga’.”
La Liga to take action against Real Madrid videos
Apart from his comments on Super League and Florentino Perez, Tebas also broke his silence on the referee topic that is reverberating around Spanish football.
Tebas confirmed that will action be taken against Real Madrid for posting videos of referees on their channel Real Madrid TV, just before key matches.
“The Spanish League will start taking action against the videos of the Real Madrid channel,” he said.
Tebas’ comments come against the backdrop of Barcelona raising an issue out of videos posted by Real Madrid TV, coupled with a few controversial refereeing decisions in Real Madrid’s recent matches.
Not to mention, the Referee’s Committee president in Spain has recently noted that the videos posted by Real Madrid do, in fact, put pressure on referees.
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Mourinho reacts to Vinicius suspension: “Why announce it two hours before an important match?”
Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has questioned the RFEF Disciplinary Committee’s decision to announce Vinicius Jr.’s four-match suspension just hours before their UEFA Champions League meeting with AS Roma on Wednesday.
The Brazilian has been hit with a four-match ban for his red card against Villarreal, meaning he will miss the matches against Sevilla, Barcelona, Racing Santander, and Valencia.
And, speaking to Movistar+ (h/t MARCA) before the match, the Real Madrid manager was asked whether the punishment could affect the Brazilian psychologically.
Mourinho instead turned his attention to the football authorities and the timing of their announcement.
“I think that is a question for the Committee. Why have they announced the suspension at this particular moment? If you are asking me this question, it is presumably because you think it could affect him,” the Portuguese coach replied.
“You should ask the Committee why they did not announce it this morning, or tomorrow morning. Why do they do it two hours before a match that is important for Real Madrid, which is a Spanish club?” he added, questioning the timing of the decision.
Mourinho explains his tactical approach against Roma
The Real Madrid manager also outlined his plan for facing a Roma side known for their aggressive pressing.
“My intention is to stop them from pressing us so high up the pitch, given the players we have available and as a precaution,” he said.
Continuing, the Portuguese manager added: “They press man-to-man higher up the pitch better than anyone else, and we will see whether we can take advantage of that. If not, they will have to drop their press five or ten metres.”
Why Rudiger over Huijsen
Mourinho also justified his decision to start Antonio Rudiger at centre-back alongside Ibrahima Konate rather than Dean Huijsen.
“They played very well together in the last match, Rudiger and Konate, showing great leadership and the ability to withstand a difficult situation when we had ten men for 30 minutes,” he said.
“I am not saying Dean is not capable of playing a match like this, but this is a wonderful atmosphere for Roma and a difficult one for us. I think a player with Antonio’s experience can be important,” Mourinho added.
Finally, Mourinho was asked about his emotions ahead of returning to face Roma, the club he managed between 2021 and 2024.
The Portuguese coach offered a brief response, saying that he had his feelings about the occasion “blocked”.
Funso Fakulujo
February 9, 2024 at 6:00 am
Pictures don’t lie. Are the videos manufactured by Real Madrid TV or reflections of what happened on the field. All the Real TV is showing is just a reminder of events, and only the guilty will be afraid. Is Tebas afraid? Then he’s guilty and should mend his ways rather than looking for scapegoat.