Ante Šimundža is satisfied with Damir Skomina’s words that Maribor was disadvantaged: “But we cannot talk about relief or anger”
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Wednesday will be the day for the 156th eternal derby; Tuesday was reserved for mingling with the media. At Ljudski vrt, Ante Šimundža, the coach of Maribor, faced the fourth estate, commenting, among other things, on the words of Damir Skomina. The legendary Slovenian referee from Koper emphasized in the show Pod prečko that Maribor was undoubtedly disadvantaged in the match against Bravo.
“I saw the events exactly as Mr. Skomina did. When an expert expresses his opinion, one of the best referees in history, who has refereed the Champions League at the highest level, and his words carry special weight, it is a welcome piece of information for all of us who are striving to improve football in Slovenia. However, I cannot speak of relief or anger,” Ante Šimundža said at the press conference before departing for Ljubljana.
However, regardless of everything, Ante Šimundža did not want to be critical of the referees; instead, he understood Skomina’s words as something positive on the path to making refereeing in Slovenia even better. “We are not here to judge referees; that is within the domain of the refereeing organization. We have accepted the decisions and continue on our path. With our behavior, we can only help referees by having open conversations, engaging in constructive debates to be better in our future collaborations. As I said immediately after the match, we have accepted the decisions, we move forward, and we primarily focus on ourselves,” added Ante Šimundža.
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Author: editorial Football Planet