OkThe head coach of Wolves is furious that the winning goal against West Ham was disallowed and believes that officiating “needs to get better.
Gary O’Neill, the head coach of Wolverhampton Wanderers, is requesting clarification from Howard Webb on the contentious VAR ruling that cost his team a point in their match against West Ham. When referee Tony Harrington looked at the pitchside monitor and determined that replacement Tawanda Chirewa was offside by standing close to goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski in the 99th minute at Molineux, O’Neil became enraged. Pundits for Match of the Day Ian Wright, Dion Dublin, and Gary Lineker were all perplexed by the call.
O’Neil acknowledged that he was asked to leave the referee’s room because of the manner he sought an explanation for the ruling later on. Nevertheless, he remains unsatisfied and wants to speak with Howard Webb, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited’s chief referee. “I want to hear what they think about it from a perspective of understanding,” O’Neil remarked. “If you’re telling me I’m wrong, then why am I wrong?,” would be the situation.
For me, the most important issue is that officiating has to improve. O’Neil acknowledges that his treatment of Harrington may prevent him from getting the chance, but he is ready to apologize. “I’m not sure whether Webb will want to talk to me. He remarked, “I’m not sure if I’ve really angered the officials, and even if he does talk to me, what will I really gain from it? “I’ve been reprimanded numerous times before, so whatever if he (Harrington) reports it and I get told off. If I’ve crossed any boundaries, I’ll apologize, but I can only respond in the moment to how I’m feeling.
This season, Wolves have been the victim of multiple VAR rulings. They lost controversial spot kicks against Luton Town, Newcastle United, and Sheffield United, and were denied a penalty when Sasa Kalajdzic was flattened by Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana. The Wolves players are “unbelievably frustrated with officiating and decision-making,” according to O’Neil, who also said, “It’s very hard for me to stand in front of them and tell them they’re wrong because I just know how they feel about it.
I’ve tried talking them down a few times before to see what they want to do, but I can’t count on them not to this time. This week, we’ll find out how they feel about it. Pablo Sarabia’s penalty gave Wolves the lead, but Lucas Paqueta’s spot kick and James Ward-Prowse’s winning header from a wind-assisted corner pulled them back.
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