Jamie Redknapp expresses disbelief after Newcastle weren’t given a penalty versus Manchester City
Jamie Redknapp says VAR made a ‘mistake’ by not awarding Newcastle a penalty for Ederson’s problem on Ryan Fraser… and he insists reasoning behind the choice ‘is simply a horrible excuse’
- Jamie Redknapp felt Newcastle ought to have been awarded a penalty on Sunday
- Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson caught Newcastle’s Ryan Fraser within the space
- VAR did not give a penalty as a result of City’s Joao Cancelo emerged with the ball
- Redknapp disagreed with that rationalization, describing it as ‘a horrible excuse’
Jamie Redknapp believes Newcastle have been massively unlucky to not be awarded a penalty within the first half of their conflict with Manchester City.
City goalkeeper Ederson caught Newcastle’s Ryan Fraser within the space, however, to the shock of many, referee Martin Atkinson did not level to the penalty spot.
Redknapp was adamant that Atkinson made the unsuitable choice.
Jamie Redknapp felt Newcastle ought to have been given a penalty in opposition to Manchester City
City goalkeeper Ederson caught Newcastle’s Ryan Fraser within the space however a penalty wasn’t given
It emerged that VAR determined in opposition to giving a penalty attributable to City defender Joao Cancelo coming away with the ball; a choice Redknapp did not agree with.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Redknapp mentioned: ‘That’s my thought of not understanding what is going on on. That’s simply a horrible excuse. He wipes him out. That’s a foul, that is a penalty. The referee wants a little bit of assist from VAR. It’s a mistake.’
Rangers striker Jermain Defoe agreed with Redknapp that it was the unsuitable choice.
Redknapp disagreed with the reason that the penalty wasn’t given as a result of City defender Joao Cancelo emerged with the ball
Speaking on Sky Sports, Defoe mentioned: ‘The goalkeeper’s come out and he is realised that he isn’t going to get the ball. If that is exterior the field it is a foul. Of course it is a penalty.’
Newcastle have been trailing 2-0 when the incident occurred, with Ruben Dias and Joao Cancelo having scored for City.
Understandably, loads of Newcastle supporters have been furious with the choice, together with legendary former striker Alan Shearer.
Shearer wrote on Twitter: ‘Any hazard VAR or ref. Pen all day.’
One supporter wrote: ‘Mad agenda in opposition to us’.
Another added: ‘Ok so new guidelines are you possibly can half anybody so long as they’re not on/close to the ball’.
Ok so new guidelines are you possibly can half anybody so long as they’re not on/close to the ball 👍🏻
— Luke (@Luke_NUFC) December 19, 2021
One fan wrote: ‘Ridiculous choice to not name a penalty there. Nowhere close to the ball and stopped Fraser from difficult.’
Ridiculous choice to not name a penalty there. Nowhere close to the ball and stopped Fraser from difficult. #bbcfootball
— Gareth Evans (@canadian_magpie) December 19, 2021
Another wrote: ‘Now inform me there’s not an agenda in opposition to us after that brutal choice. What a shame. Penalty all day lengthy.’
Now inform me there’s not an agenda in opposition to us after that brutal choice. What a shame. Penalty all day lengthy.
— graham okeeffe (@Rickle_Pick86) December 19, 2021
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