Josep Pedrerol has turned his El Chiringuito set into another weapon for Florentino Pérez to defend Real Madrid's interests.
Now it's about turning the red card to Jude Bellingham for the contempt of his insults into a minor peccadillo.
Ancelotti's Linguistic Precedent
It already happened in the past with Carlo Ancelotti, when he dared to say that "the referee invented the penalty." It was as much as admitting that the referee made his decision with premeditation and malice against Real Madrid.
If Flick got two matches for raising an arm in disapproval, Ancelotti could have received a severe punishment then. But that's what El Chiringuito's Mr. Wolf is for, to clean up the mess and pretend nothing happened. Then Italian linguists convinced us that "penalti inventato" meant little more than "the referee's work was excellent."
And now, it's the same with Bellingham. They bring in English linguists, related to Real Madrid, to convince us that what Bellingham said is more of a compliment than an insult.
And they justify it by saying that in England, the famous "fuck off" is pronounced 50 times in every match, and nothing happens. But this is not the Premier League, and those who come from outside have to adapt to what's here.
It happens that Bellingham has been using this expression for a while as if it were nothing. The last time, in the previous matchday. And the referees had taken note of him.
Another thing is that until now he hadn't been punished for his contempt. That's what comes with wearing the Real Madrid jersey.
Vinícius also has a pass to protest rudely without getting punished. They are so well accustomed that when they are stopped, they don't understand it.
The Referee Warned Him: "Calm Down"
The "authority," in this case Munuera Montero, showed his goodwill by warning the Real Madrid player: "calm down." And he replied with "fuck off." For much less, players and coaches are expelled in Spain.
The argument put forward in El Chiringuito that "it's always been done" could also apply to other situations that have always been done and are now prohibited, like racist comments.
El Chiringuito has taken care of cleaning up Bellingham and Real Madrid's image. Normal use in England. And the blame, of course, is on Negreira.
An insult is an insult, no matter the language. And Bellingham has received from a referee the education that Real Madrid hasn't applied with him. The same happens with Vinícius, who is applauded for any outburst.
But from the club, players are taught not to know how to lose, as happened with the Ballon d'Or. And so it's difficult to expect them to behave when the result is against them.
Luis Suárez and Negreira as an Argument
Now they remember Luis Suárez and his behavior, the same ones who never remembered that Casimiro left Spain without seeing a direct red card.
And the useful pawns sharpen their fangs. García Caridad, for example, always ready to put Negreira forward to justify any of Real Madrid's miseries:
"Bellingham is an elegant guy, an educated guy, who also speaks in a calm tone, which is clearly seen when you talk to him.
Does he say that to the referee to get expelled? Isn't it that the referee wants him to say that to expel him?
You can't expel a player for that. Until the Negreira issue is cleaned up, I doubt the competition." That's called "cleaning the blood" finely: throwing dirt at the rival.
"A Good Referee Doesn't Expel for This"
García Caridad says: "I don't believe in the cleanliness of the competition and this referee wanted to expel Bellingham. A good referee doesn't expel for this."
He failed to add, Paco García Caridad, that a good referee expels Flick for raising his arm in disapproval without saying anything. Two-match suspension. And Pedrerol didn't fill the program crying for the German coach.
Edu Aguirre, in the role you can expect from him: "we've seen thousands of protests shouting in the face (Vinícius?) a few inches from the referee, Bellingham was being waited for."
This is the one who said that on February 8 the League was over after the classic and Madrid would already be champion because Barça is unreliable. The one who boasted that Barça had lost 9 points.
Then Barça's complaints were the victimhood of a small team. Now Madrid's are a matter of state.
The Rules Prohibit Bellingham from Talking to the Referee
And Josep Pedrerol, resorting to anything to heal Don Florentino's wounds: "Munuera Montero follows three Instagram accounts to learn English. That's called a referee in training."
Another one to the fridge, then. And what do we call Bellingham?: "unadapted to Spanish soccer or simply educated in training."
And Pedrerol's message to the kids: "It's an expression used on soccer fields. But it's not good to use it. Neither in English nor in Spanish."
And he adds as a moral: "we're explaining something that may be common, but that doesn't mean it's good. It can be said colloquially, but it's not good for you to say it. These are expressions that are misused by adults, but you have to try not to say them."
And the conclusion: "a player has been expelled for saying a little swear word."
Although he also has to be understood. He is growing up in an environment where a club's media talks about the "filthy Negreira League."
The question is why Bellingham addresses the referee. He is not a captain, and the rules prohibit it. But it's Bellingham, it's Real Madrid, and you know...
It's knowing the rules or not knowing them. That he has been overlooked for the insult in the past doesn't mean that his conduct is exemplary.
With 10 Penalties in Favor and 0 Against, Everything Was Going Great
Barça didn't blame the referees when Real Madrid came back from nine points. And the problem with Bellingham is that it comes from behind. And the referees have already taken note of him, because they have already forgiven him too much.
Santi Nolla says today in Mundo Deportivo: "He is not an exemplary player who is punished unjustly, as they sell."
And the Real Madrid's nobility facing defeat was shown to the world with their performance at the Ballon d'Or.
With 10-0 penalties in favor and against, everything was fine. They call two against, and chaos ensues.
That's not what Florentino expects from the referees. The penalties against, let them be called on others.