REAL MADRID players SERGIO RAMOS & XABI ALONSO entered last Sundays game against Atletico de Madrid with 4 accumulated yellow cards to their names. They knew beforehand that if any of them were to receive a yellow card in their next game against Racing de Santander they would receive a 1 match suspension & miss the big FC BARCELONA clash the 10th of April. The solution to the dilemma in their minds (Clubs mind)? Force the referee in the Atletico game to show them a yellow card, thus serve their 1 match suspension against Racing & be assured their place against FC Barcelona. This some thing happened with FC Barcelona defender Dani Alves who also forced his 5 accumulated yellow card to assure his place against Real Madrid.
Is this professionally unethical? Should this type of systematic “manipulation” be allowed, are we all turning a blind eye or should the authorities punish such players actions?Many commentators & Football observers have mentioned that the players involved, & their Clubs indirectly, have shown clear disrespect for their next playing opponent lowering their importance & their category thinking that they are lesser & worthy to be considered as a team were they can miss out playing without any problem. Also, what about the disrespect for the referees authority thinking they can manipulate them to their hearts content & at their will? Yes, the referees involved could have not fallen into the players scheming ways, & thus should perhaps also be punished as well for falling into their traps.
I´ll finish with this possible scenario. Imagine, Real Madrid travel to Racing de Santander without their two key players – Xabi Alonso & Sergio Ramos – as is the case. Imagine now that Real Madrid loses the game because of this, that is, they underestimated the potential & determination of Racing. Would not this be ironic, that justice be served in such a "cruel" manner with Real losing the League title at Racing instead of fighting it out with FC Barcelona. Lets hope this does not happen, right? Tweet
2 comments:
in my opinion i would never do such a thing. I would rather avoid a card both games.
As for lowering the importance, what about all the media hype about the Real Madrid vs Barca. Should they have that much hype around the game?
All i can say is the team doing this is doing it at their own risk.
Thanks Zazinho
As always, straight to the point. Good stuff.
Cheers
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