Denis Popović was also angry about the refereeing after the Olimpija game: ‘It’s not good for Slovenian football or football in general’
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Celje suffered a painful defeat on Sunday. Telemach, the leading club of the First Telemach League, had to concede the championship to its rival on home soil, which is why the disappointment was all the greater. But after the match with Olimpija, they were not only disappointed, but also angry. First and foremost, the referee David Šmajc, about whom Denis Popović also had a lot to say.
Celje captain was at the expense of a justice provider from Kranj was already furious at half-time and spoke in a harsh tone about him after the game. “I think the players should come first. Everyone at the match is here for us and wants to watch good football. But if someone doesn’t do their job well, everyone gets nervous, including the players. The judge made his decision. Unfortunately, some things have not gone our way, but there is nothing we can do about that. All we can do is train harder and show in the next match that we deserved to be first,” said Denis Popović after the game in front of around 3000 spectators.
The 34-year-old midfield footballer didn’t stop there. He was also upset that, as captain of the Celje first team, he received a yellow card for protesting.
“I understand that the captain is allowed to approach the referee. If I tell him that a yellow card offence has been committed and then he shows it to me in the same second, I don’t even know if I can talk to him. I did not say anything bold to him, so I think it was undeserved. But you see – instead of talking about the match, we are talking about the referees. This is not good for Slovenian football or football in general,” concluded the former Slovenian national team player.
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