Jesús Gil Manzano has done more in ninety minutes for the arbitration team than some of its leaders did in decades of dark management. The man from Extremadura gave a lesson in what it’s like to manage a game surrounded by tension right up to the moment he whistled for the start of the Classic. From there, what he did was give a whistle concert, but a good one in a crash that came loaded like few other times in his history.
Some may claim a penalty in the first half (Tchouameni to Araújo) and others in the second (Araújo to Camavinga), but the truth is that the Spanish referee with the most games in the Champions League of those who are active, demonstrated the reason why UEFA has him among its favorites. He is good and he showed it, knowing, at all times, how to control the situation and letting the team play to the limit of hard play.
The group needed something like this
Gil Manzano measured his decisions perfectly. He didn’t give anything to anyone. He showed himself to be what a judge should be, that is, giving justice to what happens on the field of play, which is what the Spanish international referee did. The group of Spanish referees needed something like that. It was not just another game for the referees, it was the moment in which they could show that we must believe in them and Gil Manzano has shown that there are valid and trained professionals.
Neither Xavi, nor Ancelotti, nor the players remembered Gil Manzano, which is the best possible news for a referee. His work was not questionedindicative that his work was correct. His work was not questioned, indicative that his work was correct or at least close to that perfection that referees seek.
2023-10-28 21:47:44
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