"Weakness"—Flick reacts to Bellingham's refereeing controversy

During Real Madrid's match against Osasuna, Jude Bellingham was shown a straight red card for insulting the referee. Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick believes players should not waste their time on such incidents.

Details: The German coach emphasized that only the captain should have the right to speak with the referee, and any other player engaging in disputes is showing disrespect and weakness.

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"When you tell me this, I think it's ugly. It’s disrespectful. That’s how I see it. But I am not the one making the decisions [on punishments]. It’s not up to me to resolve this situation.

I always tell my players—why waste time or energy arguing with the referee? We have one person on the pitch allowed to discuss decisions, and that is the captain. We must accept that.

I don’t like this kind of behavior, and I told my players about it today because it’s very important. It is bad for the team when you act this way and get a red card. It’s a sign of weakness, and we don’t like it," Flick stated.