Burnley coach Vincent Kompany has said the usual of refereeing within the Premier League is “not good enough” this season.
Kompany was sent off during Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea for his protests against the penalty decision that resulted in a red card for defender Lorenz Assignon, which Kompany said had an opposed impact on the relegation-fighting Clarets.
Kompany said he spoke to referee Darren England after Saturday’s match to apologize for his selection of words on the time and likewise had numerous conversations with refereeing chief Howard Webb, but on Monday he made it clear he felt the standards on this issue has decreased. deadline.
“I will continue to say what I think,” Kompany said. “I have no hesitation in doing so and I have told the referees themselves, the officials, that the officiating is not good enough this season.
“And I said it, I think, constructively, also understanding the fact that it is not easy for them. There is massive control and the pressure on officials is greater than ever before.
“I think adding VAR, more opinions and more officials won’t make it easier for them to do their job.”
Kompany, who spent 11 seasons as a Manchester City player, said he had at all times considered English refereeing to be the most effective on this planet however the experience this season raised questions.
“I felt that common sense should always be used,” he added. “You make a mistake and we all laugh about it, and the traditional view is that everything evens out over the course of the season.
“I didn’t feel like that this year. Where we are in the league doesn’t matter much to me, it’s not the subject of this conversation.
“I’m not afraid to say it. I saw an interview with my friend (Sheffield United manager) Chris Wilder, who I like and really respect, and he said he’s a hard-working player from Yorkshire and he doesn’t want to be penalized anymore.
“I have no problems with receiving a penalty. I just want it to be good. It’s not something I say in a vindictive way, you see, I’m not even that angry anymore. We just have to put things right, and at this point it wasn’t enough.”
Despite playing greater than half of Saturday’s match against the losing team at Stamford Bridge, Burnley twice got here back from behind to take some extent, and even perhaps took one late on.
Having picked up five points from their last three games, Burnley go into Tuesday’s match against Wolves with renewed hope that they will still escape the possibility of victory, 4 points clear of safety with eight games remaining.
“All we ask is to be given a chance,” Kompany said. If we only have one probability at the tip of the season, that might be enough for us. It’s an try to put ourselves in a situation where we give ourselves a probability…
“It’s hard to go through the season we went through and still be a team at the end, as players and staff. But I think that’s who we are.
“Whatever happens in the next eight games, whether we win all eight or lose all eight, that will not change and that will be the basis of next season as well.”
Credit : www.independent.co.uk
