Diego Simeone
, coach of
Atlético de Madrid , said this Saturday that the possible inclusion of
a blue card
in matches to expel players who
commit tactical fouls or protest
the referee's decisions for ten minutes
will "end in nothing" , as
as the 'International Football Association Board', which meets in March, plans to study.
The commotion that arose after the version that emerged in the refereeing environment was such that
FIFA
itself was forced to issue a statement in which it clarified that, although its discussion is on the Agenda of the next meeting on March, the information that emerged was "incorrect and premature."
In his contact with the press before the duel between Atlético de Madrid and Sevilla, Cholo expressed himself in this sense: "I am not going to wear myself out thinking about this situation because it will end in nothing," said the Argentine, with few fleas, without even leaving their opinion about the proposal that will be evaluated at the IFAB summit.
A photo montage with the famous blue card, which forced a statement from FIFA.
Like Cholo, Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool), Mauricio Pochettino (Chelsea) and Mikel Arteta (Arsenal) expressed in some way their rejection of the blue card.
The harshest in his concepts was the German, who is coming to the end of his cycle in Liverpool and never puts a cold shoulder to his assessments: "It doesn't sound like a fantastic idea to me. But the truth is that I don't remember the last time "These people (the IFAB) had a fantastic idea, if they ever had one," he shot.
Klopp did not mince words when talking about the controversy that the IFAB started.
Photo: Reuters/Andrew Couldridge.
Mauricio Pochettino, Chelsea manager, also joined the criticism: "At the moment, it is not a good idea, but we will see what happens later, because it is an opportunity to see how it works. My first feeling is that it is very complicated because there are many questions."
Arsenal's Spanish coach, Mikel Arteta, also has doubts about this situation and said that he does not know if "they are prepared for this."
Furthermore, he added: "I hope they test it a lot before introducing it at this level."
Simeone and the importance of "the mental"
Cholo has his head on the concrete, which is the compromised position in which his team was left, still alive in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, although they must overcome a 0-1 defeat in the rematch as a visitor against Athetic de Bilbao.
The fight in LaLiga seems settled, with Real Madrid and Girona cut off at the top, but they should not be neglected if they want to qualify for the Champions League.
Therefore, the coach spoke for a long time about the "mental" aspect of football.
"Actually, the most important part is the mental one. Many of us sometimes think that when the team does not respond it is because physically the team was bad and there are a thousand factors that are not physical. They are emotional, mental, internal strength, which make you repeat efforts. And there are times when they are people, they are human beings (in reference to the players), who obviously have some moments of weakness," he reviewed before journalists.
"We ourselves, as coaches, also go through those situations or stages when there is so much sequence of games. Therefore, sometimes we make a mistake in a formation or in a change. But we must always try to live with the bad moment. The better you are In the bad moment, that's when you get stronger," Simeone emphasized after the morning training.
Cholo Simeone, at a key moment of the season.
Photo: EFE/ Zipi.
Between the mental and physical exhaustion appears the eighth match in 24 days, with the recent effort of the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals last Wednesday against Bilbao and without pause for Atlético, who visits Sevilla in the stadium Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
With information from Agencies