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Thomas Frank and Steve Cooper angrily hit out at referees after their displays on Saturday

Thomas Frank and Steve Cooper angrily hit out at referees after their displays in both sides’ Premier League matches on Saturday.

The two managers expressed their frustration towards referees Andrew Madley and Chris Kavanagh in their post-match interviews.

Cooper taking aim at Madley for not awarding a penalty when Stephy Mavididi was brought down by Chelsea’s Levi Colwill in the penalty area during what played out to be a 2-1 defeat for Leicester.

Cooper criticised the delay in Madley awarding a spot kick to his side later in the match and seemed to reference the ongoing suspension of Premier League referee David Coote, which followed the emergence of videos of the official during the international break.

Steve said: “[The referee initially gave] offside for the second one and he was about half a yard on. We’ve had a lot of bad luck with this referee this year. Through VAR and officiating on the pitch.

“It’s our third or fourth game with him and it’s not been the best of times. It continued today. The last thing PGMOL needed was that performance. He’s got some big decisions massively wrong but in general a couple of advantages he blew up. I don’t know if he lost concentration or composure but it’s not what referees needed in the first game live. It’s a pity. It’s going to be all the talking points. Disappointed it’s us on the wrong end of it. Maybe officially we need to speak to whoever we’ve got to speak to.”

In Brentford’s game, Christian Norgaard was show a red card with manager Thomas Frank insisting referee Kavanagh lost his nerve. Brentford are to appeal.

Kavanagh had to look at the VAR screen before giving the decision. Norgaard punished for his follow through on Jordan Pickford’s knee.

Frank said: “For me it’s not a red card. There was no intention to hurt Pickford, he was just trying to score. You can see the reaction of (James) Tarkowski and (Dominic) Calvert-Lewin. They were close by and if they thought it was a red card they would have complained believe me.

“So I would ask where is that bit of common sense? If the law says that is a red card then the game has changed. Now I will have to tell my players they can’t jump in and try and score when a cross comes into the six yard box which I think is not good.

“The referees have been told to take on field decisions which in my view Chris did well (not punishing Norgaard) but he wasn’t brave enough to overturn the VAR decision.

“We will most certainly appeal the red card. I got a yellow card. I was frustrated but I didn’t abuse the fourth official. Maybe I gave Chris the evil eye and pointed. If that’s a yellow then you are taking the emotion out of the game.”

Here’s how fans reacted as Thomas Frank and Steve Cooper angrily hit out at referees after their displays on Saturday…

@coast2coast84: Steve cooper watching Leicester escape 2 red cards and having the cheek to complain the ref done them dirty!!

@barnstonworth: Anyone want to know from someone who goes home and away about @LCFC… Steve Cooper Bingo… Blame the ref, always in games , players stuck to tactics 🤣 injuries oh and refs again stop moaning do your job or sack him I’m sorry but watching players struggling with tactics.

@JustSaints_: Behaveee 🤣

@_kieranbl: Tastes like a sweet old glass of irony

@TomF1978: Is there a team Leicester have played this season who would agree! Doubt it. Both Ipswich and Southampton the victims of awful decisions against them and should have had 10 men today. Funny how Steve saw this one.

@Hp19781: Had some great luck at Portman Road though…

@M_Emmerson96: Seem to forgot the Southampton game pretty quickly then

@sworvx: We’ve had some terrible luck with this referee this year. Really ??

@IpswichTownFans: Bloke is a twat.

@BeeneyG123: 😂😂😂😂 terrible luck this year with ref’s , re-watch your game vs ipswich and re think this statement

@SW6Walker:
Ndidi should have been sent off.
What a melt yous were shite

@PaulWJsouth: Should of been down to 10 men but sure ok

@supersouttar: No you are the luckiest person to be gifted with a job of this size & be allowed to continue with your bullshit, you’re holding back this team, you have nothing to offer coaching wise & the players salvaged a respectable scoreline in SPITE of you, fucking do one you clown #LCFC

@Rob76540279: You didn’t when you played Ipswich you prick

@smith99_nick: I would say they got very lucky that the ref didn’t reduce them to 9 men in that first half!!!

@steve78itfc: You had some good luck at Portman Rd.

@beaumont04: Yeah terrible to avoid some suspensions.

@TheCruncher76: Cry me a river Steve

@jones_itfc: There you go, Steve. Don’t call out a shocker when it goes for you, and standards won’t improve.

@craiglcfc: We’ve had some terrible luck with this manager this year. Poor team selections, key players sidelined, baffling tactics, confusing and delayed in game management, but it’s a penalty decision when 2-0 down with ten minutes to go that is the real issue…

@JPrentice8: How ironic that this bloke is bemoaning referees after the help Leicester have had this season 😂😂😂

@ciarandurham: This “oh how hard done by we are” gimmick has worn off Steve. You are out of your depth. Just leave

@DAZM4N_LCFC: “We get shafted by anything and everything, every game, not my non existent tactics or clear motivational presence” How is this guy even a manager? Let alone a Prem manager. Get out of my club you fraud #lcfc

@BigJimUTS: Leicester complaining about refs?? Are you taking the piss. Had the ref in their pocket at St Mary’s, should of have Ndidi sent off and got lucky with a pen today. Absolute embarrassment this lot, get some perspective #SaintsFC

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