The Spaniard was outraged when Jhon Duran was sent out for an alleged stamp in Villa Boxing Day loss to Newcastle, stating referee Anthony Taylor should have been taken to the pitchside monitor.
Villa also thought that a penalty claim in their 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest earlier in December, when Morgan Rogers seemed to be brought down in the box, should have been reviewed more closely.
Emery has mainly avoided attacking referees and officiating since taking over Villa in November 2022, but he used his programme notes ahead of Monday’s encounter against Brighton to make the case for using VAR more frequently. According To Express Star.
Those words must have rung in the officials’ ears, as Villa had two lengthy pauses in the first half as two penalty calls were referred to VAR, with the second being awarded.
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Those words must have rung in the officials’ ears, as Villa had two lengthy pauses in the first half as two penalty calls were referred to VAR, with the second being awarded.
He wrote: “Since I arrived at Villa, you know I’ve avoided justifying any defeat or draw with an external factor: not the grass or tiredness, nor the opponent’s schedule, budget, or referees.”
“I don’t manufacture disagreements until I truly believe there is an injustice. That’s not on my schedule.
“Referees are under high pressure with an extremely difficult task. I respect every referee as a professional, but even more so a human being.
“But I want to make public my disagreement with some of the last few decisions we received recently.
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