Antonio Conte (132 Viewers)
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I don't think so. Our club has been trying to recover from bogus sanctions imposed by the public perception of unfair "ref-talk" for the past five years. It's been the defining issue for our club for the better part of a decade now.
To simply keep our mouths shut when the natural swings of referee fairnesses and unfairnesses happen would be irresponsible under the circumstances.
Even if it's to point out that Juve is being victimized by bad refereeing decisions like everyone else -- even if it invites whiners like Donadoni and Ranieri -- we still need to do it. Silence just confirms approval in the unfortunate public courts of Italian public opinion. These courts have crucified us before, so we have to play their silly game. We cannot ignore it.
To simply keep our mouths shut when the natural swings of referee fairnesses and unfairnesses happen would be irresponsible under the circumstances.
Even if it's to point out that Juve is being victimized by bad refereeing decisions like everyone else -- even if it invites whiners like Donadoni and Ranieri -- we still need to do it. Silence just confirms approval in the unfortunate public courts of Italian public opinion. These courts have crucified us before, so we have to play their silly game. We cannot ignore it.