"I know what the referee is like. Everyone has seen it. I do not want to spend energy on him. I had already read comments about the referee before the match. There are very good referees in LaLiga, but we all know what he is like."
"Frenkie is right in what he said, Frenkie is right. He is always calm, he is the captain, and he wants to speak to the referee, and he cannot. We could not either with the fourth official. We have to accept it, it is not nice, but it is like this. We cannot change it. We do not have to spend energy on other things, only on improving. There is a lack of communication with this referee."
FC Barcelona's 11-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 defeat to Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena despite dominant play. Barcelona struck the woodwork five times and had three goals disallowed—two for offside and one for a foul in the buildup. The result trimmed Barcelona's lead at the top to one point. Manager Hansi Flick praised the team's performance while criticizing referee Gil Manzano and the VAR, echoing captain Frenkie de Jong's comments about the referee's arrogance. Flick highlighted a lack of communication with the referee and compared the decision to a previous controversial disallowed goal.
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