Everton manager, Frank Lampard has come out to say that bad officiating cost his team vs Brentford. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, Richarlison clearly had his shirt pulled in the box, but the referee refused to award a penalty despite it being a foul anywhere else on the pitch.
Lampard added that he’ll keep doing his best to represent the club, and the fans well, but those small margins can affect Everton’s position.
His words, “When you see that shirt pull [on Richarlison], that’s a foul anywhere on the pitch,”
“This ‘clear and obvious’ phrase, I don’t know if it still counts but I think it’s a nonsense. The decision is either right or wrong.”
“Is a shirt pull a foul? Yes. Is it in the box? Yes. It’s a penalty.”
“It’s hard,”
“I have to represent the club, represent the fans that come here, and those small margins can affect our position.”
“I do believe that penalty for the shirt pull means maybe 2-0 and 11 men, and I think we all know how that game goes.”
“It’s not enough for Barca [to finish second and trophyless] and we know next season we have to demand more,”
“But given how things were in November, [we would have] signed for it.”
“Now we have to assess things. We need to strengthen. Next season we must fight for trophies. We have to prepare well and be competitive.”
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