Richard Keys has torn into the “worst referees in Premier League historical past” after the newest VAR controversies.
The video assistant referee has been the recent matter for many of this season after a variety of high-profile errors. PGMOL chief Howard Webb took a break from issuing apologies to star in a brand new month-to-month present dissecting key incidents.
But nonetheless barely per week goes by the place there is not a hotly-debated choice from top-flight officers, with beIN Sports presenter Keys lambasting them within the newest version of his weekly weblog.
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He wrote: “Despite the millions spent on their fancy VAR bunker, facilities in general, Webb’s return, smart diets, fitness training, coaching (don’t laugh – these guys are coached) it’s just not getting any better.
“I’ll repeat what I’ve usually stated – this technology of referees is the worst in PL historical past. Webb isn’t accountable for that, however it’s his fault that we’ve seen not a jot of progress in direction of making issues higher since he took over on the PGMOL.”
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Keys went on to criticise a variety of moments from the weekend’s motion. He was notably peeved by Michael Salisbury, who oversaw the action-packed 2-2 draw between Sheffield United and West Ham.
He known as out Salisbury’s reliance on VAR to ship off United striker Rhian Brewster, which noticed the Hammers’ Vladimir Coufal earn the primary of his two bookings as he questioned why a crimson card hadn’t been proven.
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Keys additionally disagreed with the choice to award the hosts a stoppage-time penalty at Bramall Lane, in addition to the dismissal of Anel Ahmedhodzic’s potential foul on Jarrod Bowen within the field earlier than the full-time whistle.
Elsewhere, Bournemouth’s Justin Kluivert prevented punishment for a problem on Liverpool’s Luis Diaz which has been worthy of a crimson in different matches. And returning Brentford star Ivan Toney acquired away with cheekily shifting the ball for his free-kick in opposition to Nottingham Forest.