Brendan Rodgers is convinced Celtic should have had a seventh goal after watching his side rout St Johnstone with a 6-0 victory on Saturday night.
In Perth, the host team was thoroughly outclassed by Kyogo Furuhashi, Paulo Bernardo, Daizen Maeda, Callum McGregor, and Adam Idah combined.
Maeda played a great ninety minutes, and Rodgers gave credit for his efforts in a post-game radio interview, but the Japanese international’s night might have been much better.
The winger scored a superb volleyed finish, but a VAR review disallowed what would have been the first goal due to an alleged Auston Trusty foul on Graham Carey during the build-up.
Although Carey and Trusty were seen to collide in the replays, many Celtic fans believe that Trusty did not foul the St Johnstone player. They agree with Rodgers.
Brendan Rodgers on Celtic VAR call vs St Johnstone
“It should never have been disallowed,” the manager stated during a press conference held following the game. Rewatch it and you’ll see that Austin loses his marker, getting bumped by their player who moves into his personal area. Carey obviously goes over, obviously wounded.
“Daizen ultimately scores a tremendously well-aimed goal that was turned down. Therefore, I didn’t believe that ought to have been forbidden.
Hearing Head of Refereeing Willie Collum’s thoughts on the event in the Scottish FA’s upcoming VAR review show will be fascinating.
Next week, as part of a brand-new communication effort, the governing body will post its evaluation online, giving us the opportunity to learn more about the opinions of a five-person panel.
There were other shocking VAR calls made on Saturday; commentators and supporters were especially critical of the judgments made during Motherwell vs. St. Mirren. It is evident that Scotland still has a long way to go before using technology effectively.
Rodgers takes the opportunity to hit out at Celtic criticism
The manager used the occasion to remind everyone that he has done an outstanding job with this set of players and to poke fun at some of the first-season criticism that Celtic received the previous season.
Regarding the Bhoys’ impressive display in Perth, he remarked, “It’s not bad for a team that doesn’t play good football.” That’s what we were informed, I believe, last year.
That, I believe, was the charge. We didn’t play football, we were too sluggish, and we didn’t score enough goals. Therefore, it’s not terrible for a club that isn’t producing quality football.
After witnessing his team play at its best, Rodgers enjoys taking jabs at the opposition. It’s a well-earned piece of fun that will undoubtedly enrage the columnists and commentators who were eager to jump all over Celtic while the manager realized what was needed upon his return.
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