Patience has worn thin within CD Tenerife. The frustration has reached a peak following the baffling disallowance of the Maikel Mesa goal, which could have altered the team’s trajectory. The ruling by Referee Sánchez Villalobos, yet another in a long line of mistakes, has set off alarm bells throughout the club and among its supporters.
What initially started as a solitary grievance has evolved into a widespread outcry: the entire blue and white squad feels victimised by systematic bias from the refereeing body. A series of unjust decisions has condemned the team during critical matches, robbing them of essential points necessary for survival in the battle for relegation.
National Voices express what has become intolerable in Tenerife
Prominent figures in sports journalism, such as Manolo Lama, have been incisive: “It’s a disgrace what is done to Tenerife every week,” he declared during a broadcast, highlighting the relentless flow of errors faced by the club day in and day out.
Siro López, commenting for the Cope chain, has been equally forthright. He did not hesitate to recall the words of Álvaro Cervera, the coach of Tenerife, who openly criticised the referee from Burgos following a controversial match against Eibar. The message is unmistakable: there is no reluctance in speaking out.
Television also corroborates it: A mistake was made
The expert judgement is unequivocal. Pável Fernández, an arbitration analyst on television, concurred that the goal disallowed against Eibar was a significant error by the referee. Another injury on a body already beset with scars.
These assessments, shared through media outlets, have brought to light a situation that, until now, appeared suppressed. The complaint has become publicly expressed in an open and direct manner.
Tenerife teetering on the brink due to other decisions
Every point is crucial in this decisive season stretch where survival is stake, and CD Tenerife feels denied the opportunity to compete on equal footing. Refereeing blunders not only skew the scoreline; they undermine the morale of a team that is increasingly uncertain of their direction.
The fanbase, weary of injustices, demands accountability. Pressure on the refereeing establishment intensifies, and the club witnesses their prospects fade not through their performance, but through decisions that slowly erode their hope.
