Premier League followers gasp at Mason Holgate’s reply to ‘certainly one of worst tackles ever’

Mason Holgate could have a future in legal legislation judging by his makes an attempt to defend the indefensible.

And whereas the Sheffield United defender’s pink card dismissal towards Brighton could not qualify as against the law, his try to feign innocence may simply qualify. The 27-year-old – who’s on mortgage at Bramall Lane from Everton – was proven a straight pink card following a VAR overview after chopping down Kaoru Mitoma in brutal style simply 10 minutes into Sunday’s conflict.

If the sort out itself wasn’t sufficient to lift alarm, some followers had been horrified to see the Doncaster native truly try to get out of his punishment. He shrugged his shoulders, stretched his arms vast in scene proper out of the butter-wouldn’t-melt handbook, not that it managed to bear a lot fruit.

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“I’m gonna give the ref the benefit of the doubt because his view is obscured in real time, but Holgate having this reaction is criminal,” laughed one viewer. “He needs to sit out the rest of the season.”

Another spectator satirically commented: “I do like Holgate’s reaction. Standing there arms outstretched saying I didn’t do anything.”

Others replied with their shock that referee Stuart Attwell had someway solely given a yellow card for the problem initially. It was solely upgraded to pink following a overview, not {that a} re-evaluation was required to know Holgate needed to go.

The Blades went on to lose 5-0 at house after Simon Adingra notched twice to go together with finishes from Danny Welbeck, Facundo Buonanotte and a Jack Robinson own-goal. Chris Wilder’s aspect stay stranded seven factors adrift of Premier League security and have now conceded 10 greater than every other staff in England’s prime flight this time period.

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And it appears to be like as if that plight will not be aided a lot by Holgate within the foreseeable future as he is now set to sit down out at the very least three video games whereas suspended. And it simply so occurs Sheffield United’s upcoming slate towards Wolves, Arsenal, Bournemouth and Manchester United (in that order) appears to be like notably daunting.