Leeds United Coach Jesse Marsch accused Premier League officials of being “disrespectful” after his team was denied a penalty and the video assistant referee (VAR) failed to ask on-field officials to review it. incident in Fail 5-2 on Saturday via Brentford.
Brentford took a 1-0 lead after conceding a penalty after a long VAR test, but Marsch was beaten as Leeds’ Crysencio Summerville were knocked down in the box as they were 3-1 down and the review system didn’t intervene.
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Marsch gets a red card for arguing with officials and he charges them with double standards.
“I have to find a way to have discussions with the federation or with the referees to help understand how some decisions are made,” Marsch said in his post-match interview.
“I spoke to the fourth official, trying to be as respectful as possible, even if a penalty is given which I probably don’t think of as a penalty.
“And then you don’t see it reciprocated, respect. That’s what I usually call. Not visiting VAR, ultimately, for me, is a lack of respect.”
On a day of many controversial decisions, West Ham United boss David Moyes calls VAR’s move to rule out an equalizer in Lose 2-1 in Chelsea “notorious” and “oddly bad.”
Newcastle United Football Club Coach Eddie Howe also disagreed with officials after his side had a goal following a VAR decision in a 0-0 home team deadlock with Crystal Palace.
