According to Troy Deeney, there is a need to raise the calibre of Premier League officiating after Nottingham Forest’s disputed loss to Everton, as seen by their unsuccessful penalty appeals.
The Reds were incensed after referee Anthony Taylor waved away three spot-kick calls during their 2-0 loss at Goodison Park earlier this month. Furthermore, their frustration would not have been significantly reduced by the publication of the VAR audio from the third of those occurrences.
When Ashley Young, a defender for the Toffees, challenged Callum Hudson-Odoi, Taylor determined that Young had the ball. VAR Stuart Attwell, who saw a replay and called the event “a tussle,” did not send him to his monitor to evaluate it.
Pundit Deeney thinks the choice was incorrect. Additionally, he has supported Nuno Espirito Santo, the head coach of the Reds, in his request that referees handle more decisions on the pitch rather than depending solely on VAR.
“You listen to what Howard Webb (head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board) said about improving VAR and this, that, and the other,” Deeney stated on talkSPORT. Raise the bar for officiating.
“Anthony Taylor is incorrect on that.”It’s okay, he’ll acknowledge it. But how can you call anything a tussle while someone is observing it?
Everyone has witnessed it. There are, in my opinion, two (penalties). The one where Ash kicks the back of his foot in the first half, the Gio Reyna one, is a little dubious.
However, the referees are heading to this location where they would merely take care of one another. They don’t say something like, “Hey, you got that wrong there. Go take a look at it.”
“I hope my buddy looks after me, so I won’t really give too much, and VAR will make sure that it happens,” is the current on-field decision.