The Scottish Cup victory by Celtic has brought the SFA officials under intense scrutiny once more this season.
The officials and VAR have faced criticism for numerous significant decisions made during Celtic’s victory, but thankfully this will be the last time.
The ruling to deny a goal by Rangers in the second half has garnered almost as much attention as the decision not to give Celtic a penalty.
The decision made by VAR to write off the goal after Nicolas Raskin shoved Joe Hart has infuriated the Ibrox supporters. And I’m not really sure why. It happened because of the push, and Ally McCoist’s statement this morning that it was harsh is just incorrect.
Kenny Miller will then address the incident, and his viewpoint might surprise the Celtic supporters.
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About the Joe Hart Hampden call, Miller is “no doubt” I was taken aback by the former Rangers striker’s statement, as I had no idea what Miller would say regarding his call to send John Lundstram off at Celtic Park during the season’s last Glasgow Derby.
When Miller was asked what he thought of the goal that was chalked off, he said he had “no doubt” in response to a Rangers supporter who had called Radio Clyde in a furious manner.
“I think it was the right call in the end,” Miller stated [Superscoreboard].
This is because VAR currently does not allow you to accomplish that. “The goaltender is up there, and you can see Nico Raskin moving to attempt to gain an advantage over Joe Hart. “But when the goalie is going up, you can definitely put two hands on his back. To put it another way, goalies are a rare breed.
“It is imperative to ensure that there is no physical contact, no arms raised in front of the face, and it is even forbidden to challenge goalkeepers with any form of contact.”
Thus, it is evident that applying two hands on Joe Hart’s back causes him to advance. “I don’t think it helped him go as far as he did, but it was always going to be taken since it had a direct impact on the ball entering the net. There’s no denying that.
I don’t think there is any question about the VAR’s choice to step in and nullify the goal. Actually, Nick Walsk and John Beaton deserve recognition for getting this right.
They receive enough flak for all the blunders they make, heaven knows, but this time they were absolutely right. Regretfully, it doesn’t matter what Kenny Miller, myself, or you believe.
The Ibrox support’s phony sense of unfairness simply doesn’t hold water, and the sooner they concede that the officials made the right call on this one, the faster the arduous healing process will begin.
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