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Erik ten Hag blasts referees and VAR after Casemiro’s second red card of the season.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is not pleased with how the Premier League’s VAR and referees are doing after Casemiro was given a straight red card during Sunday’s scoreless draw with Southampton.
Once the referee was instructed to review the pitch-side monitor, the midfielder’s original yellow card for his risky, high challenge on Carlos Alcaraz was changed to a red card.
Ten Hag is perplexed as to why some incidences are reported to the monitor and others are ignored, despite the fact that it is difficult to contest that it was a red card offense.
The Dutchman also believed that Premier League referees would be more forgiving this season, but Casemiro’s two red cards since moving to England have led him to believe that this has not been the case.
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‘What I think is the inconsistency. Players don’t know anymore what is the policy?’ Ten Hag said. ‘It’s all across this weekend in the Premier League, Leicester v Chelsea VAR is not coming on the line but today it’s coming on the line.
‘Then two penalty decisions but they don’t come to the line, especially the first one for me was clear and obvious handball. What is the policy?
‘It’s another inconsistency. Referees came at start of season with a policy that we are the Premier League, we are strong here, we want intensity.
‘Casemiro is across European leagues and in 500 games no red card but now he has it twice. He plays tough but he plays fair and also in this he played fair, same against Crystal Palace. It’s very debateable.
‘Casemiro is…everyone who knows something about football eh? Of course when you visit [the VAR screen] it looks bad but everyone who has acted at top football what is bad and what is fair, I tell you he’s a very fair player. Tough but fair. So when it shows over 500 games in big leagues, never sent off.’