Frank Lampard fumes at VAR over hair-pull in Coventry's loss at Everton
The Sky Blues boss felt his side should have had two penalties and seen a Toffees goal disallowed
Coventry manager Frank Lampard expressed dissatisfaction with the referee's decisions during his team's 3-1 loss to Everton, claiming they should have been awarded two penalties and one goal disallowed. James Tarkowski appeared to pull the hair of Caleb Yirenkyi, but no penalty was given. Similarly, Vitalii Mkykolenko's tackle on Taiwo Awoniyi was ruled outside the box, and the second of Thierno Barry's two goals was deemed handball.
"For sure, I have looked at them because emotions in the moment, sometimes you can't be clear," Lampard stated. "Tarky pulls on Caleb's hair. I think that's a hard area to be in. What is a hair pull and what is not?" Lampard added that Taiwo's penalty was justified, as the foul was committed by the time his knee touched Yirenkyi's.
The Toffees boss also believed the second Barry goal should have been nullified. Despite the rules being altered for hair pulling this season, Lampard still felt the officials misinterpreted them.
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