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I was listening to the commentary when the incident described in the article below happened 5 different commentators and several players (on social media) said it was a straight red but David Coote, the Video Assistant Referee for this game at VAR HQ at Stockley Park decided it was not, I think VAR is a good thing when it works but they need X players making these decisions as saying "the player had nowhere else to put his foot" is ridiculous.
Lo Celso, whose season-long loan from Real Betis was turned into a permanent deal last month, rode a challenge from Azpilicueta on 52 minutes, but then stamped on the Spaniard's shin as he planted his foot. Azpilicueta writhed in agony on the pitch and underwent lengthy treatment, with television footage showing stud marks on his shin.
Match referee Michael Oliver had failed to spot the severity of the incident, but unsurprisingly, it was immediately reviewed by VAR. It should have been a straightforward decision for David Coote, the Video Assistant Referee for this game at VAR HQ at Stockley Park. But Coote, who has taken charge of 23 Premier League games and never issued a straight red card, inexplicably judged the challenge to be not worthy of a sending off, with the initial Premier League briefing suggesting that it was not a clear and obvious error because the VAR didn't feel there was anywhere else for Lo Celso to put his foot.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/english...th-azpilicueta-overshadows-girouds-big-moment
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I was listening to the commentary when the incident described in the article below happened 5 different commentators and several players (on social media) said it was a straight red but David Coote, the Video Assistant Referee for this game at VAR HQ at Stockley Park decided it was not, I think VAR is a good thing when it works but they need X players making these decisions as saying "the player had nowhere else to put his foot" is ridiculous.
Lo Celso, whose season-long loan from Real Betis was turned into a permanent deal last month, rode a challenge from Azpilicueta on 52 minutes, but then stamped on the Spaniard's shin as he planted his foot. Azpilicueta writhed in agony on the pitch and underwent lengthy treatment, with television footage showing stud marks on his shin.
Match referee Michael Oliver had failed to spot the severity of the incident, but unsurprisingly, it was immediately reviewed by VAR. It should have been a straightforward decision for David Coote, the Video Assistant Referee for this game at VAR HQ at Stockley Park. But Coote, who has taken charge of 23 Premier League games and never issued a straight red card, inexplicably judged the challenge to be not worthy of a sending off, with the initial Premier League briefing suggesting that it was not a clear and obvious error because the VAR didn't feel there was anywhere else for Lo Celso to put his foot.
https://www.espn.com/soccer/english...th-azpilicueta-overshadows-girouds-big-moment
https://ulverstonoldphotos.freeforums.net/
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