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Phil Parkinson disagrees with decision to use VAR for incident in Wrexham’s defeat to Chelsea

Phil Parkinson disagrees with decision to use VAR for the red card incident in Wrexham’s 4-2 FA Cup Fifth Round defeat to Chelsea.

Sam Smith put Wrexham ahead just 18 minutes in, but unfortunate own goal from Arthur Okonkwo levelled the scoreline just before half time.

With over 10 minutes left of the second half, Callum Doyle then made it 2-1 Wrexham, but shortly after, Josh Acheampong smashes got Chelsea an equaliser.

George Dobson ended up being sent off for a high challenge on Alejandro Garnacho just before the game went into extra time.

Goals from Garnacho and Joao Pedro wrapped up the win, sending Chelsea through to the quarter finals.

Speaking to the media, Phil Parkinson felt that referee Peter Bankes didn’t need to consult VAR, which was also used in extra-time when, when Wrexham thought they had made it 3-3 in the 114th-minute, with Lewis Brunt marginally offside when he.

Phil Parkinson said, per The Leader: “The first taste of VAR here at the Racecourse, and I know the rule is it’s got to be a clear and obvious mistake for the on-pitch decision to be changed.

“I think the ref’s got to back his judgment of the real time incident and moment.

“Of course, when you get called over to a screen, which I don’t he you should have done, and you analyse it and scrutinise it, they’ll say that he’s caught him on the shin, but he’s scraped his shin.

“But he’s in a great position to see the initial incident, and I think it’s very harsh and should have kept with the on-pitch decision.

“The offside’s the offside, it’s marginal, it’s Kieffer’s header going in anyway? But Brunty is always going to finish that off in that situation.

“It’s marginal so we can’t complain if that was offside but I think the red card and now to lose a player for three games is a tough decision, and I really don’t agree with VAR sending the ref to the screen, and once the ref’s gone to the screen him changing his mind because he’s had a great view of it.”

Interviewer: Rob, Ryan, a rollercoaster of emotions I’m sure. How do you sum that one up? We’ll come to you first Ryan.

Ryan Reynolds: “Well it feels like a win to me. I don’t know, we are hosting Chelsea at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham.

“I mean if you look back five years and people wouldn’t even say the name Wrexham and you know cut to today and they say they can’t stop saying the name Wrexham without a eating grit on their face. I’ve censored myself there.

“So you know it’s a profound shift in everything about this community and you know it’s the town has lifted its fortunes with the club and that’s the thing that I think you know early on Rob had identified that you know if the town succeeds in lockstep with the club we’ve done something wonderful.

“If one succeeds without the other then we’re missing something.”

Interviewer: “How special is this group of players? What have you been saying to them in the dressing room just now?”

Rob Mac: “Well they were buzzing back there and and we were hoping that that was the case because you could feel the excitement at the end of the game in the stadium.

“The supporters saw what they just put into that game. They gave it everything. We’re playing one of the best teams in the world and for them to go out there and make it as competitive as they did was incredible and you know VAR… is up for debate. I don’t know.”

Interviewer: “Do you like it? Do you hate it?”

Ryan: “I want to say what Rob just said.”

Rob: “Can you bleep something on this? I think the chant was f*** VAR. That would be the beep.

Interviewer: “Lucky this is not live.”

Ryan: “They’re going to actually call VAR on what you just said.”

Interviewer: “Yeah that’s it.”

Rob: “No I mean look at the end of the day the rules are the rules and I feel like we put on a really great performance and it was reflected not only on the pitch but in the stadium.”

Interviewer: “Yeah and now I guess the aim is to be playing Chelsea in the Premier League next season. Get your revenge.”

Ryan: “It’s been the aim since day one. It really has. I mean nothing’s really changed about that. It’s so moving to see how galvanised it is around here though.

“How these supporters just feel about this football club and how infectious it is and just to see people all over the world you know adopt Wrexham as sometimes their second team sometimes their only team.

“It’s a really beautiful thing. I think the story resonates because there’s a Wrexham all over the world. There’s a Wrexham in every country everywhere and it’s just been awesome. It’s just awesome to watch those boys out there leave their last drop of blood on this field.

“In Max Cleworth’s case actual last drop of blood. He’s bleeding quite profusely back there but it was pretty amazing. I got misty eyed a few times.

Interviewer: “Especially when you hear the fans singing your names as well.”

Ryan: “Yeah that is always a little surreal. It is very strange. If I could remember 10 to 14,000 names I’d sing a song back to them.”

Interviewer: “And you’ll be back here on Tuesday. You go again.”

Ryan: “Tuesday we go again. Hull City and then Saturday or Friday we have Swansea. It’s a big week. It’s a big week.”

Chelsea boss Rosenior said his side got lucky: “That was every reason why the FA Cup is what it is Wrexham were magnificent in their energy and how brave they were with their press and how they played. We had to be at a high level.

“We were pushed all the way by a very good team. We need to find a way to manage games better, but in these cup ties you can feel the emotion of the game. They’re very difficult games to play in.

“We went 1-0 down early against Aston Villa, we were 2-0 down at half-time against West Ham, we have to find a way not to be in that position, but what the players are showing me, no matter who is on the pitch, is a really good spirit and belief and a determination to win games of football.

“Now we need to keep working, we need to recover because we’ve got a big game on Wednesday and we need to start preparing for that.”

Here’s how social media users reacted as Phil Parkinson disagrees with the decision to use VAR for the red card incident in Wrexham’s defeat to Chelsea…

@HLTCO: I don’t personally believe VAR should be used for some games in the FA Cup and not in others. The competition as a whole should have one standard mode of refereeing from the first round until the last in my view.

@markgoldbridge: Magic of the Cup? Literally switched it off! Nothing wrong with Garnacho at all, doing more rolls than a bakery. Yellow card and let a good game continue. Another game ruined by dickheads in the VAR room

@WestHamPlace: I wonder how many promotion chasing Wrexham fans will look at how VAR completely sapped the life out of celebrating a goal and are now thinking, fuck that nonsense.

@Jonny_morgs: Anyone that thinks VAR has a place in football is an anti football person. Absolutely hate the whole thing. Takes moments out of the game & they still get things wrong.

@neilhay3s: Our first ever game with VAR in place and it was ruined. I don’t understand how the rules of a Cup that started last August with the preliminary rounds now has its rules altered at this stage. The rules should be the same rules throughout the competition. No one asked for VAR.

@masonchallinor: That’s the issue isn’t it. You rather have VAR in every round for every game, or not at all. Sick of games being re-refereed and most importantly both refereed and re refereed wrongly. Footballs getting worse and worse

@CFCRobL: We’ve reached a point that people are unhappy about the objectively fair and correct outcome because it doesn’t suit their preferred narrative. And that is exactly why VAR should remain

@richwatkin: If that’s VAR then honestly I’m happy in the champ….. no wonder Chelsea fans were so quiet , you can’t enjoy any big moments waiting for confirmation from a bloke in an office that everything is ok

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