Hooper chose to issue a warning to the coach who protested his decision, not to the goalkeeper who committed a clear foul. Photo: Getty Images/Robbie Jay Barratt
PGMOL, the refereeing team, sacked referee Simon Hooper and two video assistants and apologized for not awarding Wolverhampton Wanderers a penalty in their 1-0 loss to Manchester United.
Hooper, var Michael Salisbury and assistant var Richard West did not play in the Premier League next weekend.
After the loss at Old Trafford, Wolverhampton manager Gary O'Neill revealed that he spoke to former referee Jonathan Moss, now PGMOL manager of the first selection group, who confirmed the “egregious” information. a penalty should have been awarded.
A flashpoint arose when United goalkeeper Andre Onana charged striker Sasha Kalajdzic in injury time. Hooper did not award a penalty, and Ware determined that the decision was not a clear and obvious mistake. To add insult to injury, Hooper warned O'Neil for his protests.
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Moss disagreed with how the incident was handled and spoke to O'Neal after match.
“After talking to Jonathan Moss, he came out and apologized and said it was a blatant fine,” O’Neill said.
“Sometimes I feel bad. I spent a lot of time with him [Moss] today, devoted most of my day to understanding the new rules and trying not to get booked in the first game I failed but fair play with John for came out and said it was a clear and obvious mistake, and he could not believe that the referee on the field did not give it, and could not believe that Var did not intervene. It probably made me feel even worse because you know you're right. I feel worse for leaving with nothing.”
Previously, officials who were guilty of bad decisions fell out of the league system, but Howard Webb, PGMOL's chief referee, insisted there would be more accountability this season when bad decisions were made and Hooper, Salisbury and West would be be the first to feel it.
Salisbury is no stranger to controversy, having been suspended from Premier League duty following a costly mistake in Brighton's loss to Tottenham Hotspur last season.
Onana: Nothing happened. it was not a penalty
The incident increased the feeling of dissatisfaction with the Wolves, who dominated the game and failed to use the most obvious chances. O'Neill, who took over last week, was Bournemouth's manager last season and felt the referees' decisions weren't in his favor at the time.
“I talked to Howard Webb [PGMOL Chief Refereeing Officer] pretty much every Sunday last season about decisions that didn’t go well for us at Bournemouth… I just think it’s human nature that if there’s something you’re not quite sure about then it affects us. fans at Old Trafford. That's where Var comes in.”
O'Neill added: “I thought it was a penalty live. It looked like the goalkeeper almost took our striker's head off. I think it's a foul, you go after the ball and hit the player so hard, it's a penalty. At first I thought that he was going to the screen, but, unfortunately, he recorded me, not Onan.”
However, United's debut goalkeeper Onana doubled down on his aerial challenge and insisted that referee Hooper and Salisbury's VAR were right by not overturning the decision.
When asked if it was a penalty, Onana replied: “No, the decisions are made by the goalkeepers. , sometimes you are right, sometimes you are wrong.
“I have made a decision and I am responsible for everything. For me it was a contact between two big guys and nothing happened… Of course I was sure [it wouldn't be given]. .jpg” /> Onana did not consider himself reckless. Credit: GETTY IMAGES/Jack Thomas
United manager Erik ten Hag defended Onana and the decision not to award a penalty. “He had very good saves, he was very calm, very made a good debut,” said Ten Hag. “After the opponent touched the ball, he dived, so it was the decision of the referees and we were lucky that there was no penalty. I think you can discuss it, but I think that without a penalty.”
“It's difficult. The goalkeeper dared to go out to meet the ball. The ball touched before Andre dived, so he did not affect the touch [try] of the Wolves player.
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