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Everton-hater Jamie Carragher risks being SACKED from the studio after his DISGUSTING statements following Everton’s 3-1 victory over Coventry
David Moyes disagreed with Frank Lampard that Everton’s second goal against Coventry City should not have stood. Thierno Barry had already cancelled out Yann Gboho’s opener when he bundled the ball home from close-range just after the hour mark.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall then sealed all three points for the Blues nine minutes from time, but Lampard, on his return to Merseyside, believes his side were left short-changed by three VAR calls which went against them.
Lampard believes Barry’s second goal should have been disallowed due to handball and he felt his side should have been awarded a penalty towards the end of the first half when James Tarkowski appeared to pull Caleb Yirenkyi’s hair in the penalty area.
And he also believes they could have had another spotkick when Taiwo Awoniyi went down under Vitali Mykolenko’s challenge at the start of the second-half.
“I have looked at them because sometimes [of] your emotions and in the moment and you can’t be clear on the sidelines,” the Sky Blues boss said.
“But I think Tarky (James Tarkowski) pulls on Caleb’s hair, they’re saying it’s not enough of a pull, I think that’s a hard area to be in, what is a hair pull and what’s not. You’ve decided it is, but it’s not enough.
“I think Taiwo for me if you’re on the line of the box, it is a penalty, you’ve got to give the foul in real time anyway, the ref did let it go but I thought there was a penalty by the time Miko’s knee’s in the back of Taiwo’s knee on the line of the box.
“Then the Barry one’s hand ball. I’ve heard that he’s apparently saying he didn’t touch his hand, but I’ve seen an angle where he’s flicked it in with the final touch. VAR is there for that and so nothing went for us tonight in that sense.
“Well played Everton, well done, they win the game and we knew it would be a tough match, but if three decisions that are that big, I can’t sit here and go ‘I know everything, and they should give all three of them’ but of those three, if one or two go our way they would clearly change the game.”
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher also weighed in on the controversy, delivering a series of brutal comments about Everton’s goals and the officiating during the encounter.
“Fluke goal, fluke goal, average goal. Chin up, Franky lad.”
“Three penalties and a red card, all ignored.”
“Barry scores with his hands. What’s the point?”
“At least two of those VAR calls should have gone Coventry’s way. A very clear handball and a very clear hair pull. You could still see those with partial sight. 🤦🏼♂️”
Carragher was particularly furious with the standard of officiating, as he launched a further attack on the referee and VAR.
“I’ve seen some absolutely diabolical referees over the past few years, but whoever that fucker was refereeing last night was up there with one of the worst in the Premier League. It is what it is. You can also shove VAR up your arse!”
However, when asked for his thoughts on the incidents, Everton boss David Moyes disagreed with Lampard’s assessment and defended his side’s second goal.
“We have had plenty which have gone against us.
“It certainly doesn’t hit his hand at all, I think the hair pull rules changed so it would be a booking if it was but I think it is still ridiculous that is even categorised in the rules of the game.
“I can’t understand why they don’t fix this completely because I don’t see it as a good rule at all. I’ve hardly seen (Myko incident) but a couple of people have said it doesn’t look anything like a penalty kick.”
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