Coach Ten Hag hinted at unfair referees

"I think about the inconsistency," coach Ten Hag said after the 0-0 draw with Southampton in the 27th round of the Premier League. "The players don't know when the referee refers to VAR, when not. Yesterday, VAR did not appear in Leicester vs Chelsea, but today VAR came in in a similar situation."

The match on March 12 saw many situations where referee Anthony Taylor made unfavorable decisions for Man Utd. In the 32nd minute, Casemiro kicked the ball under his shoe and continued to hit Carlos Alcaraz's leg. Initially, Taylor only showed a yellow card, but then changed his mind to give the Man Utd midfielder a red card directly after consulting VAR. Casemiro was surprised and then burst into tears when he was kicked out. Also in a similar situation with Joao Felix, Ricardo Pereira did not receive a penalty in Leicester's 1-3 loss to Chelsea on Saturday 11/3.

"People who know about football understand what is bad, what is not bad and what is fair," added coach Ten Hag. "Casemiro is solid, but not bad. He played more than 500 games in Europe but never received a direct red card. Then he went to England and received two red cards. Direct red card against Crystal Palace It's also controversial. If you're consistent and consistent, you have to send off three or four players, not just Casemiro."

In the match Man Utd beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in round 22, the referee determined that Casemiro strangled Will Hughes and also showed a red card directly after consulting VAR. Before going to England to play for Man Utd, Casemiro was also sent off only twice during his nine years playing for Real Madrid in La Liga. But both times, the midfielder in 1992 received only indirect red cards, ie two yellow cards.

In addition to the somewhat heavy penalty for Casemiro, referee Taylor twice refused to give Man Utd a penalty in the 0-0 draw with Southampton. In particular, the situation of letting the ball touch Armel Bella-Kotchap's hand when trying to stop the cross from Rashford caused the home team to react violently. Mr. Taylor had to calm the situation by explaining that the ball hit Bella-Kotchap's thigh before touching.

"In two situations where Man Utd can be awarded a penalty, VAR is not used," coach Ten Hag complained. "Especially in the first situation, the ball touched a Southampton player's hand clearly. So what is the policy of using VAR?".