‘Waste of time’ – Southampton boss delivers verdict on Casemiro red card for Manchester
When asked about Casemiro’s red card during the match between Manchester United and Southampton, manager Ruben Selles expressed his belief that discussing the officials was unproductive.
The incident, which was aided by VAR, had a significant impact on the game, ultimately resulting in a draw for United.
Initially, the referee Anthony Taylor had given Casemiro a yellow card for his challenge on Carlos Alcaraz, but upon reviewing the footage, he decided to change it to a straight red. Following the match, Erik ten Hag criticized the officials for their decision-making.
He said: “What I think is the inconsistency, players don’t know anymore what is the policy. We see it with Premier League yesterday: Leicester-Chelsea, the VAR is not coming on the line.
“Today, it’s coming on the line. And then it’s two penalty situations, but they don’t come on the line.
“Especially the first one, it was clear and obvious handball, so what is the policy?” The Dutchman then added: “Casemiro is across European games, over 500 games he never had a red card. Now he has two.
“Think about that. He plays tough but he plays fair.
“And also in this, he’s playing fair, same as against Crystal Palace, so it’s very debatable. Everyone who knows something about football, you know, and of course, when you freeze it, it looks bad.
“But everyone who knows something about football, who was acting on top football, they know what is bad, what isn’t bad and what is fair. And I tell you: Casemiro is a really fair player. Tough, but fair.”
When questioned about the officials at the end of the match, Selles gave a more diplomatic answer in his conversation with Hampshire Live.
“I think it’s a waste of time. The referee makes a decision, sometimes it goes for you and sometimes it doesn’t, that’s it.”
‘Waste of time’ – Southampton boss delivers verdict on Casemiro red card for Manchester
