Clement Hits out at VAR Official After Controversial Penalty Call
Philippe Clement criticised video assistant Alan Muir for failing to send referee John Beaton to the pitchside screen to review a penalty claim for Rangers throughout an agonising defeat in the Premier Sports Cup last.
Speaking after his side lost on charges after a thrilling 3-3 draw, Clement declared Rangers need to have had a spot-kick when Liam Scales drew back Vaclav Cerny three minutes into extra-time.
Video images revealed that the pull continued into the penalty area, with former referee Bobby Madden taking to social media to declare that it was ‘100 percent a charge kick’ before expressing awe that the VAR authorities failed to recommend another look.
It was a view echoed by the Rangers employer after he ended up being the very first manager in the post-war era to go 6 Old Firm video games without a win. Clement claimed his side deserved more than another heartbreaking defeat to their oldest rivals.
‘Football can be remarkable great and incredible enjoyable. It can be extremely vicious. This was an actually vicious one,’ stated the Belgian. ‘I believe my group was worthy of more today, producing more possibilities than the opponent.
‘Returning in a great way and losing with charges at the end, it stays a casino game at that moment. But also, I do not understand if you saw the images back, however my phone is overloaded with the charge circumstance with Cerny.
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‘I get numerous messages now about that. That’s also a truly decisive moment in the video game.’
Asked if he had actually talked to Beaton after, Clement absolved the match referee of any blame.
‘Of course, (the referee) can not see that minute,’ he said.
‘But he didn’t get the communication from the VAR to come to enjoy the screen, which for me is an actually odd circumstance.
‘I didn’t see it at the time since I still have quite good eyes, but even then I can not see that much range if the foot is outdoors or within or on the line.
‘But my phone is full of messages from everyone. I do not know, however these are things I can not manage.
‘I understand that all of you like to dig deep into things. So possibly it’s likewise an extremely important moment to dig into that, about why there’s no interaction in that moment about a big decision like that, since it’s clear for everybody it’s a game-decisive decision.’
The shootout defeat hurt for Rangers after they led at half-time through Nedim Bajrami, fell behind early in the second half then pegged Celtic back two times through strikes from Mohamed Diomande and substitute Danilo.
Happy with his team’s powers of durability and endurance after a Thursday-night clash with Tottenham Hotspur, Clement claimed they should have more than another anguished defeat.
‘That’s why I would not like to be here to discuss the penalty because I desire to speak about the team, what they did today, how brave they were after a big European night on Thursday, offering a lot versus Tottenham,’ he said.
‘2 days less healing and revealing the physical level they revealed today. Also the team spirit, the mentality, however also excellent football. I think it was a truly great video game for Scottish football, this last, from both sides.
‘Which everybody only can be pleased about that, but obviously you desire to win that prize. But we had to do then a lot of things additional to get it to our side, if you don’t get a penalty like that …’
Celtic protector Scales claims it never ever entered his mind that he ‘d be punished with the award of a charge kick.
‘I have not seen it back so I don’t understand how near the line I am or whatever,’ stated the defender. ‘It didn’t appear to be delayed to go to VAR. I understood I fouled him, I knew it was a yellow card for the take on however it didn’t even come into my head that it was a charge.
‘I thought it was on the edge of the box. I ‘d need to view it back.’
Clement refused to associate any blame to Ridvan Yilmaz after the substitute left-back had his strike brilliantly saved by Kasper Schmeichel to alter the course of the charge shootout, Celtic scoring all five kicks.
‘I spoke to him,’ the Belgian said. ‘There are a great deal of huge names in football who are big stars in world football, who missed penalties or perhaps didn’t put the ball on target. So he took his responsibility.
‘We have actually been practicing the charges all season. He did actually well because way, in the trainings. So it’s part of football and I take pride in guys who take responsibility in those minutes.
‘That becomes part of being a footballer.
‘We’re on the end today however it’s about digging in, keep on working what they have actually been doing and like this to progress and much better the next couple of months.’
