Omo, wetin we go talk about that Manchester derby wey don happen? Ex-England striker Alan Shearer don fire shot for di referee decision wey involve Diogo Dalot. Na dem yellow card wey e give am wey dey cause wahala now. Shearer dey yan say dat one suppose be red card, no two ways about am!
For BBC Sport, our guy Shearer no dey carry last. E drop serious matter as e dey talk say VAR don mess up dis time around. E talk say, ‘I think VAR got that terribly wrong. For me, that was a clear red card.’ No be small gists wey dis matter dey bring! Shearer dey vex say dem for fit use di technology wey dem get to see wetin really happen, but dem still fall hand.
Make we break am down small small; di referee Anthony Taylor come give Dalot yellow card, based on wetin e see on top pitch. But Shearer don yan say if dem carry am for VAR room, wey dey get clear view, dem no suppose allow dis kind decision slip away. E talk say, ‘Forget about whether the contact was ‘glancing’ or not.’ Chai! You fit gist say na so di whole matter dey vex am.
Shearer no dey alone for dis matter o, fans and pundits don join d debate. Dem dey ask: How dem fit drop standard for England Premier League when e come to serious foul play, while dem dey strict for European competitions? E be like sey we dey play grapefruits for one side and football for di other side.
As e be now, we no sabi how dis matter go end, but one thing wey clear, na say VAR go still dey make us dey argue like this for a long time. Whether na yellow or red, Shearer fit tok say ‘wetin we go call this one?’ Na di gist we go carry enter beer joint, so make we dey prepare because dis matter no dey finish anytime soon!
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