Speaking to the South Wales Evening Post Michael Laudrup says that he along with Chico Flores need to adapt to British refereeing.
“I think if Chico made that challenge ten times, given the place where he was on the pitch, nine times he would get a yellow card with only one red,” Laudrup said.
“He knows that he went high with his leg, but I know he did not do it to hurt the opponent.
“Chico is aggressive, but that is like a lot of the players over here.
“The picture I had of the Premier League before coming here was that a lot of things are allowed over here compared to Italy or Spain.
“The referees always want the game to be fluid here, whereas sometimes in the south of Europe there are a lot of whistles and stoppages. It’s a little strange for me (to see Flores’s red card). I am a little bit surprised.”
“You have other things over here that are only a yellow card or maybe not even that,” Laudrup added.
“Two players can be pushing or shoving or something. Sometimes in Spain you get a red card for a push.
“But over here the referee just says ‘Hey boys, get on with it’.
“We have to adapt to this — I am still learning and so is Chico.
“Chico was shocked that he got sent off and then he was shocked again to get a three-game ban, because that’s different too.
“We are all learning every day, and that’s a good thing.”
