Alaves coach says Endrick deserved to be sent off for knee strike

At a press conference after 3-2 defeat to Real MadridLast Tuesday (24), by La Ligatechnician Alaves, Luis GarciaHe complained about the striker not being sent off. Endrickfrom the team meringue.

Like him How did the Spanish newspapers do it?Garcia said that the Brazilian attacked the defender. Santiago Mourinho On the knee without the ball during the second half of the match.

According to the coach, the VAR team should have recommended a red card to the referee. Alejandro MunizWhich did not happen.

“Carlo (Ancelotti) is an exceptional person. The admiration I have for him is great. He said that certain moves should not be yellow cards for his players, and I told him that a red card doesn’t just look red,” said the Alaves captain. “It’s red. In other moves, you could say, but this one (from Endrick) turned red.”

“We had to play the last 10 minutes of the game against 10 players. We might have ended up losing or drawing, or conceding another goal, it doesn’t matter, but that player [Endrick] “They should have been expelled,” he continued.

“Without more, nobody can say it wasn’t red. I can understand that the referee doesn’t see it on the pitch, but that’s why we have VAR. It’s red,” he said.

“There was an intention to hit the other player. I admit that some of the yellow cards they got could have been too harsh in my opinion, but that move was for red. No, I have already spoken about that move, it was for red and that’s it, I don’t want to comment, everyone saw it, I don’t need to say why it was red, ask them (the referees).”

Endrick ended up leaving the pitch with just a yellow card, which he received in the 38th minute of the second half.

This was actually the first yellow card the Brazilian had received since he started wearing the shirt. meringue.

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