After discussing the Tynecastle incident, former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher left Rangers manager lamenting a careless choice.
A former Premier League referee said he was “very surprised” that VAR didn’t step in during Rangers’ 3-3 Premiership tie against Hearts on Saturday because his team should have been awarded a penalty.
Several BBC Scotland analysts expressed surprise that the decision to send Gers striker Cyriel Dessers to the deck inside the box during the first half at Tynecastle was not reviewed after it appeared that Kent, a defender for the Jambos, had yanked him back by the jersey.
Rather of calling attention to the challenge from the on-field whistler, VAR operator David Dickinson told Don Robertson to wave play again. Philippe Clement became agitated and questioned why the contact was missed in television replays.
Furthermore, Gallagher has endorsed the Belgian’s belief that a spot-kick was appropriate.
Gallagher said on Sky Sports’ Ref Watch section, “I thought it was a foul and I was surprised this wasn’t referred.” What are your thoughts regarding the Scottish VAR? They have a great handball team and have demonstrated similar behavior with shirt tugging.
It is more about how far he pulls his shirt than how much he pulls it. However, I believe the penalty.”
Giving his opinion on the incident in the post-match press conference, Clement said he thought his team was unfairly treated and that he would like to see more decisive officiating in this weekend’s Scottish Cup final at Hampden Park versus Celtic.
From my vantage point, I could see that Cyriel’s shirt was being pulled. The fact that everyone is of the same opinion and that we witnessed it from a distance of 50 meters but it wasn’t visible on the replays is frustrating.
Still, I think the VAR is great. However, in such a scenario, it is obvious that better decisions ought to be made. This is just a small detail, and I anticipate that the decisions made on Saturday will be spot-on.
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