Luis Enrique Not Confident With Luis Suarez Card Appeal

Luis Enrique is not confident that Barcelona will win the appeal for the red card given to Luis Suarez at the end of the 1-1 draw between Barca and Atletico Madrid.

In a big match like this one, there has to be controversy and there certainly was when Barcelona and Atletico Madrid met for a spot in the Copa Del Rey final. Luis Suarez apparently fouled Atletico Madrid’s Koke near the end of the match. For this challenge, Suarez was shown a red card and will miss the final (barring the results of the appeal). The match ended 1-1 which is why Barca will be in the Copa Del Rey final in a couple of months. However, El Pistolero still thinks that he is innocent and didn’t foul Koke.
Despite Suarez being suspended for the moment, Barcelona can and will appeal the booking. They are doing this so that the play can be reviewed and hopefully overturned. If this is the case, Suarez will be able to play in the final. However, Barca have a history of not winning appeals for these situations. Manager Luis Enrique talked about this controversial red card and the appeal after the match ended.
“I’m in agreement with appealing, but if you look at the past you will see what good appeals have been for us,” said Luis Enrique after the game. “The final is not until May, there’s a long time to think about that [who replaces Suarez]. It frustrates me that players on my team miss finals, but at the end of the day it’s something which happens in football. The referee felt that both Suarez and Roberto deserved two yellow cards. I was about to take Roberto off because of the booking he had. He’s made three challenges and he’s been given two cautions. We felt he could maybe get a second, but we didn’t react quick enough.”
Overall, Barcelona must be ready for the bad (or hopefully good) news. There are many options that can play the Luis Suarez role. One name to look out for is Paco Alcacer. If Suarez misses the final, Paco will be called upon in a big spot. This would be the chance to prove the doubters wrong for the embattled forward. Luckily, the former Valencia man broke the goal drought that he had to start his career. Hopefully, he begins to trend in the right direction if Luis Suarez misses the final or any other match.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

XAVI: BARCELONA HAVE BEEN SLEEPING ON THEIR IDEALS

The former Blaugrana midfielder has called for a return to the club's Cantera style, and backs Ernesto Valverde to be a success at Camp Nou Barcelona legend Xavi says the club have been "sleeping" on their own model of play, with La Masia graduates now rarely getting a chance to shine in the first team. Xavi was chief playmaker in a Barca side that swept all before them, while remaining strongly rooted in Catalan ideals, coached by Pep Guardiola and captained by Carles Puyol, with the likes of Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Victor Valdes providing more home-grown heroes. Luis Enrique's reign continued the Blaugrana's trophy glut, including a treble in the Asturian's first campaign at Camp Nou, but he was often criticised for moving Barca away from the style that had been put in place by Guardiola - including the use of youth-team players. Barca have brought La Masia graduate Gerard Deulofeu back to the club this off-season, having done likewise ...
Read more

Barca agree deal for Gremio’s Arthur.

Barcelona have a reached an agreement in principle with Brazilian club Gremio to sign midfielder Arthur next year in a deal worth up to 40 million euros ($49.2 million), according to reports in Spain on Wednesday. “FC Barcelona have taken an almost definitive step to seal the recruitment of Arthur,” wrote Catalan daily Sport, who reported the transfer fee would be 30 million euros with a further 10 million in bonuses. Mundo Deportivo claimed Barca director of football Robert Fernandez went to Porto Alegre “to seal the transfer of Arthur, with whom the club have reached a deal starting from January 2019”. The 21-year-old is expected to arrive during next season’s winter transfer window, although Madrid-based Marca suggested he could join the club this summer if Barca reduce the number of non-EU players in their squad. Arthur starred in last year’s Copa Libertadores final as Gremio defeated Lanus of Argentina 3-1 on aggregate to claim the title for a third time. But a leaked photogra...
Read more

Barcelona consider new approach to try and land Verratti?

Thought you’d heard the last of the Marco Verratti to Barcelona  saga? Well think again, because it seems this one still has plenty left to run, with the latest reports claiming a change of approach from Barca. Instead of simply offering Paris Saint-Germain a huge amount of money for their midfielder, Sport claim Barca could instead offer cash plus a certain Ivan Rakitic. They even go so far as to say that while PSG want €100m for Verratti, they would also be willing to accept €70m plus Rakitic. Why Rakitic you ask? Well, Unai Emery is a big fan of the midfielder, having worked with him at Sevilla,  and will demand a replacement should Verratti go. But wait, hang on, according to Sport there’s another important factor in this deal and that’s none other than Kylian Mbappe. The report claims PSG would only consider selling Verratti if, and this is a huge if, they land the most sought-after player in Europe at the moment, Mbappe. The Monaco striker is expected to cost...
Read more