Jordi Alba did a good job

There are certain players for whom it is too late to be sympathetic towards and one of those is Jordi Alba. As with many veteran players, the Barcelona and Spain full-back has an extensive background when it comes to on-field theatrics and every debatable decision is hotly contested.

It happened at the Estadio Sanchez Pizjuan as he and Jules Kounde wrestled for the ball. The Spaniard barged the Frenchman, before the latter responded by throwing the ball at his face, leaving Alba no choice but to go down as if he had been seriously injured.

Kounde deservedly saw the red card, a colour that serves to heal victims, in this case Jordi Alba. In a few minutes a debate was opened - life is full of them - on the behaviour of the Barcelona man, who had been accused of being a provocateur, an actor and a guy with history of such theatrics.

In this type of event there are two possible outcomes. If Jordi Alba was from the opposing team, he would be labelled a loose cannon who does not respect anything and goes through life looking for fights. If Jordi Alba defended his colours, as he did, then he is labelled an actor looking to get his opposition in trouble.

It will be said that what he did was outrageous. Football, a decision-making academy, does not end with what happens on the pitch. Ultimately one must to what is best for his team and, despite all the commentary regarding the dramatisation of his fall, the right decision was made. But will that stop the noise that surrounds Jordi Alba in every such incident? Of course not.