Karanka spoke out about the row involving Barcelona's treatment of referees, slating the Catalan club for their misdemeanour on the pitch.
Following their match with Villarreal, Xavi Hernandez and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 berated the match officials in their post match conference. The situation escalated with Pep Guardiola coming out to support his players.
However, things took the wrong turn for Barcelona in their following Copa del Rey fixture with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pinto-c30032 should have been given his marching orders on two distinct occasions that left Los Che complaining about the officials.
It was Valencia president http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Soldado-c31367, who ranted against the referees. Both Los Che representatives berated Barcelona for their influence on referees and their complaints in the press.
In the wake of recent events, Real Madrid assistant, Karanka, also joined the bandwagon and was of the opinion that La Blaugrana always target match officials. He stated that they can be seen fervently complaining during a match but never accept it.
"They know that they do complain," Karanka told Spanish sports daily, Marca. "Now it's them who are talking about referees."
The retired Spanish footballer also used the time to talk about Nuri Sahin’s misfortunes at the club. The German-born Turkish footballer has made a paltry one league appearance thus for Real Madrid. He has been given chances to show his genius in the Copa
del Rey and the UEFA Champions League, making 5 outings in the two competitions.
He explained that the former Borussia Dortmund player has found limited chances due to his imperfect match fitness and added that he believes Sahin can become a regular starter for Los Blancos in the future.
"He isn't at the right level of confidence because he hasn't been in shape and hasn't had opportunities.”
"He came from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 as a major player and seems to be missing that. But he'll prevail."
Real Madrid lead La Liga rankings with seven-point advantage over second placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
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