{"id":296941,"date":"2023-11-13T12:24:14","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296941"},"modified":"2023-11-13T12:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T12:24:14","slug":"anthony-taylor-was-sticthed-up-by-his-own-var-team-claims-ex-referee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/anthony-taylor-was-sticthed-up-by-his-own-var-team-claims-ex-referee\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Taylor was &apos;STICTHED UP&apos; by his own VAR team claims ex-referee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chelsea-Man City referee Anthony Taylor was &#8216;STITCHED UP&#8217; by his VAR, says former refs chief Keith Hackett, as he gives his verdict on Erling Haaland&#8217;s penalty shout<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Erling Haaland opened the scoring for City after the contentious\u00a0penalty award\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Taylor was not advised to review the incident after\u00a0initially\u00a0pointing to the spot<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span>Why we should get excited about Cole Palmer &#8211; Listen here to It&#8217;s All Coming Up<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former referee Keith Hackett reckons Anthony Taylor should have been given more support by VAR during Chelsea\u00a0thrilling 4-4 draw with Manchester City.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taylor took charge of the marquee game of the Premier League\u00a0weekend following his demotion to the Championship the previous week and had his work cut out in a pulsating encounter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Both sides were recipients of contentions penalties with Erling Haaland and Cole Palmer converting from 12 yards at Stamford Bridge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But it was the Norwegian&#8217;s effort, which came after a coming together with Marc Cucurella, that attracted most scrutiny.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And according to Hackett, may not have been awarded if VAR had advised Taylor to take another look at the incident for himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77710117-12742885-Jamie_Carragher_believes_Chelsea_shouldn_t_have_been_penalised_f-a-10_1699873336691.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Manchester City were awarded a first-half penalty after Marc Cucurella (right) was deemed to have fouled Erling Haaland (middle)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77733825-12742885-image-a-13_1699873353040.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The defender was also shown a yellow card by referee Anthony Taylor, who initially gave the spot-kick<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77733847-12742885-image-a-15_1699874765347.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keith Hackett (pictured) believes that Taylor should have been instructed the review the incident<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are fortunate to see multiple angles of the offence, where Erling Haaland initiated the first contact on Marc Cucurella.&#8217; Hackett wrote in\u00a0The Telegraph. &#8216;Taylor, one of the best referees in the country, was decisive in pointing to the spot without hesitation but I think he needed another look.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is where I have a problem with the VAR. We don\u2019t know what Taylor saw from his viewing angle \u2013 presumably he wasn\u2019t in a position to see Haaland\u2019s contact, but he did catch Cucurella\u2019s foul.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The VAR absolutely should have told Taylor that he needed a second look at what happened. Had he gone over to the pitchside monitor, I believe he would not have given the penalty and instead penalised Haaland for a foul.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It feels to me Taylor has been stitched up by VAR here.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The former referee&#8217;s words were echoed by Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher, who believed the award was &#8216;harsh&#8217; on the hosts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This is not the right decision because VAR wasn&#8217;t looking at the start of the tussle,&#8217; he said. &#8216;[Haaland&#8217;s] got hold of [Cucurella&#8217;s] shirt which allows him to get in front and then he goes down.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It\u2019s very harsh on Chelsea, VAR have only looked at the end of tussle. I think it\u2019s harsh, I really do.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Cucurella and Haaland had been grappling with each other in the build-up to the foul before the City star eventually ended up on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The Chelsea full-back was shown a yellow card for his foul along with the spot-kick being awarded to the visitors.<\/p>\n<p>VAR looked at the decision and also analysed whether Reece James had been fouled in the box in the build-up but decided no further action needed to be taken.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/13\/11\/77710523-12742885-Jamie_Carragher_believes_the_penalty_call_was_wrong_as_City_took-a-12_1699873347758.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Jamie Carragher believed the penalty call was wrong as City took an early lead in the game<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea responded quickly and equalised via a Thiago Silva header four minutes later before taking the lead through Raheem Sterling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side got on level terms in first-half stoppage time and then got their noses in front when Haaland bundled the ball into the Chelsea net for his second of the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s resurgent side responded with Nicolas Jackson&#8217;s fourth goal in two games and were forced to again after Rodri has restored the visitors lead for a third time with four minutes of regular time to play.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Taylor pointed to the spot for the second time when Ruben Dias slid in on Armando Broja, allowing former City youngster Palmer to grab a deserved point for the Blues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12742885\/Chelsea-Man-City-referee-Anthony-Taylor-STITCHED-VAR-says-former-refs-chief-Keith-Hackett-gives-verdict-Erling-Haalands-penalty-shout.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea-Man City referee Anthony Taylor was &#8216;STITCHED UP&#8217; 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