Gil Marín hits out at the CTA: «All that's left is shame» | OneFootball

Gil Marín, CEO of Atlético de Madrid, has lashed out at the CTA and the Royal Spanish Football Federation after the outrageous refereeing against Barcelona.

Gil Marín Full Statement

“When we see the images and hear the audio shared by the Federation, all we can feel is shame. It is not possible for them to let us hear their comments, completely contrary to what the proper functioning of VAR should be, and for nothing to happen. Referees have the same right to make mistakes as players, coaches, and directors, but mistakes in the game are just that, mistakes. It is another matter when a referee from the VAR room predisposes the main referee while he is judging a play.

The on-field referee must have the responsibility and make decisions by interpreting each player’s intent. VAR should only intervene to correct non-interpretative errors, not to decide instead of the main referee.

It is not normal for different decisions to be made in identical plays, for the criteria to change, and for us not to know what to expect. It has happened to us in the last two matchdays. It makes no sense.

And the worst part of all is that the CTA itself explained a play a few matchdays ago, stated that it should have been resolved with a red card, and yesterday, in an identical play, the referee made the correct decision and VAR led him into error by overstepping its role—those roles that have been explained to players, coaches, and directors, and that unfortunately are then not upheld.

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