Luhansk Zorya head coach Patrick van Leeuwen talks about the yellow card he received during yesterday's 0-1 match with Kryvbas in the 20th round of the Ukrainian championship.
Patrick van Leeuwen"Why was I shown a yellow card? Oh, that's a good question! Ukrainian referees always talk about RESPECT, it's their favorite word. But the referees don't give us, the coaches and the teams, this RESPECT. There are certain rules that they have to use in the game: time to put the ball in, showing warnings for time delays... And they don't do it.
When you start explaining something from the position of a coach, you don't get RESPECT from the refereeing team. Today they did not fully judge according to the rules, the opponent was stalling too much, but the referees did not react. The ballboys did not return the ball immediately, they looked somewhere to the side - there was no reaction. This time I have to say this so that the refereeing team understands that they should always referee according to the rules, not just when they want to.
I'm not offended by the mustard. I understand perfectly well when I have the right to open my mouth and demand something. There was a time delay - and I emphasized this. The opponent had to start the game faster," van Leeuwen said.
