George Dobson sent off for inappropriate challenge on Alejandro Garnacho after VAR test, with experts divided over referee Peter Banks’ decision
Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer had different opinions on George Dobson’s red card during Wrexham’s FA Cup defeat to Chelsea. Dobson was sent off in the 93rd minute following a VAR review, and Chelsea scored twice in extra time to build a numerical advantage and win 4-2.
The Wrexham midfielder was initially shown a yellow card after bringing down Alejandro Garnacho to deny Chelsea a break late in normal time. However, referee Peter Banks was sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR Paul Howard and upgraded the card to a red.
Dobson caught the Chelsea winger’s shin, but his challenge was deemed to be forceful and therefore endangered his opponent. BBCの取材要請については多くの議論があった。
Former Wrexham defender Ben Tozer said: “It’s the right decision.” “Listen, he thinks I need to slow the play down and take a sensible yellow card, so I have to foul him. Unfortunately, he catches[him]and Wayne actually thought it was a good tackle, which I thought was ironic. He has to foul him, but it’s a red card. His stud stuck in the side of his shin. For me, that’s a red card.”
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But when asked if he thought the yellow card was the right call, Rooney said: “Yeah, I think so. It was a little high and that’s about it. It’s not like he has straight legs and full studs. I’m not too confident.”
And Mr. Tozer said, “It’s like a dark orange thing, right? That’s one of those things. If that happens to you, you’re totally fuming.”ルーニーは「まだ分からない。赤ではないと思う」と結論づけた。
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When both managers were asked for their opinions after the game, their decisions were mixed. Wrexham’s Phil Parkinson told TNT Sport: “This is my first experience with VAR and I thought it had to be clear and unambiguous to change a decision.” “Dobbo came in forcefully. The referee was in a good position to see it. He scraped the skin and caught it at the bottom. I think he could have easily left it with a yellow and in my opinion VAR should not have interfered with that.”
“I think anyone watching this will think this is a tough call and if it’s a tough call then you should stick to the original decision. So yeah, it’s our first taste of VAR on a racecourse field and it obviously hurts that it’s having such an impact tonight.”
リアム・ロゼニアは正しい決断に達したと感じた。 “It’s dangerous,” he said. “You never want to see a player sent off, but for me that challenge could have been really serious for that challenge, so it’s a challenge they don’t want to see.”
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