Darwin Nunez scored Liverpool’s opening goal of the match against Aston Villa but what happened before he did so will have many fans scratching their heads.
As the Reds broke and Mo Salah carried the ball into the opposition half, he looked certain to either end up having a shot on goal or be given the chance to roll the ball to his teammates for a tap in.
Instead, Leon Bailey unceremoniously dragged the Egyptian King to the floor but with him also hitting the deck – our No.9 was thankfully on hand to put the ball in the back of the net.
What has been learned since though is that David Coote did not think this interaction warranted a free kick to be given to Arne Slot’s side.
Never mind this being a probable red card decision, the referee didn’t even think it was a foul and he can be seen waving his hands to illustrate that this is what he was thinking.
Despite having the best league in the world, the officials in charge of it are so poor.
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David Coote missed an obvious foul on Mo Salah
The Reds went on to score from the moment, win the game and would have had VAR to help make a correct decision but this mistake shouldn’t be ignored.
How can something so obvious be missed by a man who was in a perfect position and supposedly be one of the very best at his job.
Our head coach has already shared his thoughts on the standard of officiating in this league and there’s no doubt he would have been fuming with this moment too.
Thankfully this one didn’t come back to bite us though.
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David Coote waved no foul when Salah was dragged down.
I am speechless. pic.twitter.com/abOv1f6JFI
— – (@AnfieldRd96) November 9, 2024
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its always the same – either VAR is totally useless, unless deployed in a Man City game, then everything is awarded for them, everyone else falls fowl of the ridiculous decisions. As for this obvious red card, it beggars belief. Referees should, I feel, have to attend training twice a year. Being presented with both obvious and more difficult scenarios would benefit the league. If they are continuously rubbish, relegate them from officiating in the premiership
Start first by suspending them with a decent fine. The results cannot be reversed after a game has ended so do something tangible to rectify the problems OR DO AWAY with VAR.
well he will soon be out of work after the online videos of him mouthing off about Liverpool and Klopp
So, as a Villa fan, I see this as a huge mistake. Call the foul, Villa play the rest of the game with 10-men, however, with no goal given. Yes, we would have probably lost anyway, though on some occasions we have been better with 10 players!
However, if he waves play on (as he did) then he must believe Mo has gone down too easily (dived), and taken down Bailey in the process. Goal should have been disallowed in this instance? VAR?
Poor ref all round really, Villa should’ve had one pen, pick from the three fouls.
Excuse my bias but was a good, close game where either side could have won tbh. UTV
Mainstream media and other haters have been quick to label LFC and the fans as victims, but it now turns out that we were right. Thanks David for being so truthful. Other refs should follow suite.
As they say, you bring such joy to the room, especially when you leave it.