Anthony Gordon vents over VAR and it’s decision to not give Newcastle a penalty in their 3-2 defeat at Man Utd on Wednesday night.
The Newcastle forward was caught by Sofyan Amrabat inside the box with stud marks piercing his socks, and Gordon took issue with it in his post-match interview.
This came on the same day it was announced that Wolves were looking to get VAR scrapped from the Premier League next season. See more on that by clicking HERE.
Gordon was angry when referee Robert Jones and VAR Jarred Gillett turned away a strong penalty appeal after Sofyan Amrabat caught his heel in his attempt to recover from an error.
“I don’t understand what the point of VAR is then” š³
Anthony Gordon vents over VAR and it’s decision to not give Newcastle a penalty ā pic.twitter.com/al4CCooNds
ā Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 15, 2024
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Gordon said: “[My ankle’s] really sore. Not sure how good my ankle will be.
“I’ve watched it back and it’s a clear penalty. I don’t mind the referee getting the decision wrong on the pitch, but I don’t understand what the point of VAR is then. It is there to correct mistakes.
“Amrabat goes down my Achilles and then pushes me in the back. Casemiro gets the ball but there are two fouls before that. I just don’t see the point in [VAR].
“I knew straight away, that’s why i didn’t appeal, because I didn’t mind the ref not giving it. It’s fast. But I’ll wait for the VAR to check. You can see me tell my team-mates it’s a clear penalty.
“Then we carry on and I’ve got no sock left. How can that be possible?”
“It’s a big decision,” Gordon continued when the proposal was put to him. “I’m actually quite fond of [VAR], I’m fond of the idea. It should work, but it’s not.
“There’s constantly too many mistakes. We missed too many chances to blame anything else, but we could go 1-0 up and the game changes.
“It’s a clear and obvious mistake. I don’t know how you can get it wrong. Either get rid of it or get better, it’s simple.”
When scrapping VAR was put to Eddie Howe, the Newcastle boss said: “I have always been in an era where the referee makes a decision and I back it.
“I would possibly keep it [VAR] with offsides, but I want more power with referees.”
“It’s a combination of errors” š¤
Eddie Howe reflects on Newcastle’s defeat to Manchester United ā pic.twitter.com/deBBmimnFx
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This is how fans reacted as Anthony Gordon vents over VAR and the decision to not give Newcastle penalty in defeat at Man Utd…
@agbnufc_: Spot on AG. Complete corruption, you can’t see that footage and not get in the refs ear. We will never hear the audio because they’re corrupt.
@ChrisReevo: Fair play to him for speaking out, heās absolutely bang on.
@Evun_: Well said, sad that he will probably get fined for speaking the truth
@SDIXON1902: My goat. Talking sense. About time players spoke like this. Refreshing
@38Games0Defeats: Didnāt complain against Arsenal. No sympathy. They want it in their favour but wonāt admit when it should go against them. Fuck off Saudi oil owned murderous cunts
@kumbdotcom: Perhaps PGMOL took note of Mr Gordon’s habitual diving in other games this season… you reap what you sow.
@sonny_ffc2: Could not have worded that better. Players are picking up the constant laughable decisions going the ābig 6āsā way
@GazBainbridge: This is spot on. Best part of it is saying itās two fouls. It literally is. I canāt understand at all how they donāt see this, and please donāt give me the shite rule of āitās not enough to overturn the on-field decisionā. Most ridiculous rule ever. Itās just so bad #NUFC
@KerryMorgan11: Absolute spot on, itās shocking people have got the chance to watch it back yet they are still getting it wrong. Pathetic
@therealandylamb: Iāll die on this hill, itās the people using not the system itself. Fans have short memories, reds wanting rid need to look at how refs used to ref us, LFC benefit from VAR because the pgmol show their incompetence when refereeing Liverpool games. We will lose points if it goes
@RichOnStream: Tomorrow we’ll see “Anthony Gordon has been investigated over his comments in his post-match interview” instead of actually fixing the issue of VAR.
@RichyRi28081938: Neither do we lad, neither do We #nffc #wwfc #nufc
@Ian1892T: Summed up pretty well tbf.
@OC02_: Would genuinely love to know what they do at stockley park. Reckon they just put a film on or something and pretend they are watching the game š¤£š¤£
@GingerPirlo_: Never thought I’d love this kid but it’s very hard not to.
@Jayb1970NUFC: The kid is absolutely spot on! I totally understand itās affected every team in the prem but that is a stone wall penalty! Weāre the blind cunts at Stockley Park on a fkn tab break ffs š¤¬š¤¬š¤¬ #NUFC
@ChazSmudge: I actually donāt think heās a dick now after watching this. Absolutely spot on.
@varunchaddah7: 100% spot on, but the useless cunts will probably fine him instead of taking any of it on board
@BandWSheepNUFC: Iām not blaming that decision on the loss, we should have taken more of our chances and defended better, but heās talking complete sense. VAR is not the problem, itās the people in charge of it.
@Beesh24240265: To be fair to Gordon, he speaks really well here. He’s been denied an absolute stonewaller but makes his point well. Scandalous the var ignores this assault
@kevin_busby: A measured & honest response to the question, didnāt blame the defeat on the decision just said what a lot of people think. A complete polar opposite to some managers reactions to decisions that donāt go their way when theyāre asked.
@KennyCadence: If thatās at the other end on Bruno Fernandes itās a pen #abolishVAR
@roznan242: Heās right though. Whatās the point in VAR. They just pick and choose every week what the right decision is. Inconsistency is the issue here, thatās what ruining football.
@KeithWhalen1969: I’m really impressed with Gordon. He’s well-spoken, polite, and gives a measured response. Yes, I know somebody will pop up with an example of when VAR helped us, and that’s the problem. It shouldn’t be like that it should be right.
@nicola_cookson: He spoke very well and got his point across too. Heās right in everything he said. We should have taken our chances better but if that penalty was given and we go 1-0 up the game could totally change. Probably get fined for talking such sense.
@jakthelad95: Likelihood is that he’ll get a fine for speaking out against VAR when really they need to be listening to him and fans in general to see how VAR can be progressed further! 4 years on and we still haven’t progressed with it! Joke!
@Tombennett82: VAR is to scared to correct a referees decision in case it upsets his mate, referees need to get better and not be scared to make an on pitch decision. And VAR needs to be run by specialist people of ex referees and players who are not scared to call up a ref if heās got it wrong
@SteveMallam: Heās 100% correct. Referee missing that is fine. Iād be annoyed, obviously, but it happens. VAR missing it is inexcusable and defeats the point of all that time we spend sitting around in stadiums waiting for allegedly ābetterā decisions.
@BenW123_: Basically the people operating the VAR are the referees who rotate between being an on field ref to being in charge of the VAR week in week out, they are all buddies and donāt want to call out each others mistakes so they bend the rules to suit themselves, absolutely criminal
@seth_b2509: Watch him get fined for this. Premier league is corrupt. Bring in the independent regulator
How VAR cannot come to the correct decision that this a penalty when itās as clear and obvious is another question as to what is it actually meant to be used for @FA_PGMOL pic.twitter.com/szZCUaRmRK
ā Jase ā«ļøāŖļø āæļø (@jasonhebron) May 15, 2024
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