Josep Pedrerol Takes a Stand and Sides With Real Madrid: 'How Can You Trust...?'

The statements by Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea and Pablo González Fuertes, referees appointed for the Copa del Rey final, on the eve of that match, have angered Real Madrid. The "clear and manifest animosity" that the merengue entity speaks of in its statement would have affected, for a few hours, the possibility of the match taking place.

After those tense hours, Real Madrid will indeed be on the field at La Cartuja to face FC Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final, a controversial decision. As a result of this determination by the white team, multiple commentators have rushed to discuss Real Madrid's strategy and decisions: one of the most notable is Josep Pedrerol.

The host of "El Chiringuito de Jugones" recalls that "everything started at noon" with "the referees showing their faces. One of them got emotional", referring to the tears of Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea. He also remembered Pablo González Fuertes because "another one threatened: 'we're preparing something big, we're going to make history'".

After quoting part of the words spoken by the VAR referee for the Copa del Rey final, Josep Pedrerol asks a question. "Does it seem normal to you that when there are 24 hours left for a Copa del Rey final, the referees are the ones pointing at Real Madrid?", the journalist recalls. "Does it seem normal to you that the VAR referee points at Real Madrid?", reflects the host of "El Chiringuito de Jugones" about the referees' press conference for the final.

Understand Their Point of View

In addition to recalling the comment that FIFA has sent to Real Madrid, in which they share the surprise handled in the Valdebebas offices, Pedrerol makes it clear. The journalist confesses that "I understand Madrid". Because "how are you going to trust a referee who wants to take revenge on you? Who with a huge smile says 'we're going to make history'".

These words come as a result of the videos about referees from Real Madrid TV that, for some time now, have become so popular in the refereeing community... when it is a really long-standing and firmly established practice in the content of the white team's official television channel. "It would be debatable, I sometimes debate whether the videos are appropriate or not appropriate, the club's television, and what happens on social media", notes Josep Pedrerol.

The journalist points out that "you see what happens every day, they criticize all of us". The criticisms received by "El Chiringuito de Jugones" have not prevented the nightly sports talk show from continuing to air and generating content on social media, a parallel to discuss this controversy.

Thus, Josep Pedrerol focuses on the concern that the executives led by Florentino Pérez would have regarding the performance of the referees appointed for the final. Given their press conference, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoechea and Pablo González Fuertes have placed themselves in the spotlight of this great match.