Laporta: I don’t like Manzano’s attitude, something always happens in the games he officiates

Hupu, October 20th News Barcelona Football Club President Joan Laporta was asked by a member representative whether there was an "invisible hand" behind referee Hill Manzano's penalty enforcement in the game against Girona, including Flick's controversial sending off in stoppage time.

"You mean the invisible black hand? Even if not, it looks very much like it. Our coach Flick will not be able to direct from the sidelines in the next game, although the club will appeal Flick's penalty," the chairman said. Laporta was particularly indignant because "when the referee showed the yellow card, his provocative attitude went too far and seemed to be waiting for our coach to continue to react. It will be difficult to revoke these yellow cards."

The Barcelona leader emphasized: "I don't like the attitude of this referee. This gentleman has sent off almost all of our outstanding players. He and us The grievances between them are obvious to all. Something always happens in the games he officiates, and coincidentally, this incident happened just before a Clasico that was about the battle for the league leader. "

However, chairman Laporta did not want his complaints to sound like excuses, and he admitted that the team did not perform well enough in that difficult victory against Girona.