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PGMOL have so much to reply for. After one other frankly inept refereeing/VAR efficiency, that should not have any place within the prime division of English soccer, or the supposed ‘finest league on the earth’, you begin to marvel what’s happening.
Wednesday’s 3-3 draw with Liverpool was a Premier League traditional and good sport between two good sides, but it surely may’ve been very totally different had VAR accomplished their job to assist out Andy Madley.
To begin with, Van Dijk ought to’ve seen crimson, or on the very least a reserving that led to a penalty. His elbow ‘problem’ on Gordon was late and reckless. I can forgive the ref for not being in the most effective place with the transfer approaching the counter, however for VAR to simply ignore it’s prison.
Isak was then introduced down for a stonewall penalty within the second half after a transparent journey from Quansah. He tries to remain up and will get nothing, suggesting a extra theatrical fall is required to persuade officers?
If the ref is in nice place and may’t see it then that’s a failure of coaching, and if he’s subconsciously scared to offer it due to on-line fallout or the fame of the opposition, that’s a failure of character and the recruitment course of. However, Madley apart, how can VAR test that and agree that it’s not a foul? Baffling.
Stoppage time howler
Then to stoppage time. Madley’s determination to blow the ultimate whistle with Newcastle with a transparent 3-on-2 alternative is bordering on pure, unadulterated corruption. It was such a blatant error and left many inside St James’ Park tearing their hair out.
We’re perpetually being informed added time is a minimal quantity when Andre Marriner permits Liverpool an additional three minutes to attain a winner two years in the past, or when a staff breaks away with ball nonetheless in an attacking section of play and scores past the added ‘minimal quantity’ of harm time, but it surely seems to be one rule for them and one rule for us.
The clock had handed 95, however I used to be anticipating not less than 96 or 97 minutes based mostly on the VAR test for Diaz’s penalty shout and the stoppage in play earlier than Isak’s free-kick was fired over. It’s additionally price noting the 5 added minutes was confirmed BEFORE Schar’s equaliser, making Madley’s determination to blow much more absurd.
To make issues even worse, Madley then booked Pope within the aftermath too. He completely bottled it and acted like a referee eager to guard one of many ‘large boys.’ And I say this on a wider scale – this kind of factor occurs too typically – not simply because it left Toon followers livid on the finish of final night time’s sport.
It’s deeply, deeply irritating and with all the benefits these ‘prime groups’ have, absolutely it shouldn’t be an excessive amount of to ask for the ref’s to be goal and followers don’t have to attend for ‘Ref Watch’ for an ex-ref to say, ‘yep he bought it mistaken, however, oh effectively, that result’s within the ebook’. It’s stunning.
