England did not hide its disgust and anger at the scenario of a draw between PSG and Newcastle (1-1), the penalty awarded to the Parisians in added time being experienced as a profound injustice.
“Do me a fucking favor.” This is shit #VAR” Alan Shearer did not hesitate to share his indignation on social networks as soon as the final whistle between PSG and Newcastle, Tuesday evening, the Magpies icon putting on a diaper a few moments later: “A magnificent away performance from all the players. It shouldn’t be ruined by a disgusting decision. »
Do me a fucking favor man. What a load of shit. #VAR
— Alan Shearer (@alanshearer) November 28, 2023
And the former Three Lions pyrotechnician was not the only one to be outraged by Mr. Marciniak’s decision to award a penalty to PSG at the end of added time for a handball from Tino Livramento. If the young English defender actually touched the ball with his arm, it had previously bounced on his stomach.
“Should a player really be penalized when a ball bounces off his own body and goes up his arm? “, asked the Daily Mail after titling “The Toons Stolen in Paris”on its website. The analysis is the same in the columns of the Sun for which “The end of the match was as sickening as possible”. Same story at the Daily Mirror for whom the Magpies were victims of a “real arbitration scandal”the referee having in fact viewed the images before designating the penalty spot. “How could he in his good conscience award a penalty for such an action? »launched the English daily.
The most measured was ultimately Eddie Howe, even if the Magpies coach had difficulty hiding his disgust. “I think the referee didn’t make the right decision. You have to take certain things into account at this point, firstly the speed, which is not the same as slow motion. I think the hand goes in the direction of a natural movement of the body. It’s frustrating, but that’s how it is, there’s nothing we can do about it. I need to control myself”he said at the end of the meeting,
