Jeff Stelling explodes after ‘Disgraceful’ Rangers controversy v Dynamo Kyiv

Jeff Stelling explodes after ‘Disgraceful’ Rangers controversy v Dynamo Kyiv

When it came to Jefte’s red card during Rangers’ 2-0 loss to Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday, August 13, Jeff Stelling did not hold back. The Brazilian was previously given a contentious caution early in the game as referee Marco Guida called back an innocent challenge after the player won a header.Record signing: Rangers have a good chance of winning over a lifelong supporter after… In the end, despite trying to play with 10 men, Philippe Clement’s team would lose twice in the closing minutes. Stelling blasted the referee for the call in a crucial Champions League qualifying match. “It’s a financial disaster for Rangers, more than anything else,” he remarked during a live interview on talkSPORT on Wednesday, August 14, at 6:13 a.m. Was the red card, perhaps, a touch questionable?

“I saw it for the first time this morning and I can totally understand why Clement feels that’s the worst decision he’s seen in 30 years,” Andy Townsend retorted. Nothing that I can recall witnessing was as absurd and terrible as that. “I find it to be just ridiculous. His first yellow was a gentle prod, but one of those ones you just have to learn to live with. The second choice is absurd; it seems like a joke. It makes sense why the Rangers supporters would be furious. Stelling made a brief closing speech, saying just, “It’s disgraceful.” That kind of decision shouldn’t be made by a skilled referee.

The supporters at Hampden Park have every right to be upset with the decision by a Champions League-level referee, with Derek Ferguson even calling him out for “cheating” after watching the red card decision. While being eliminated from one of the biggest competitions in football already carries a serious blow, the Gers will also bear the secondary financial blow. Nobody can predict what would have happened in the final 40 minutes of the match should Jefte have stayed on the pitch, the Gers would have had a much better chance of moving forward.

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