Frank Lampard blasts refereeing after Coventry's defeat at Everton

According to The Independent and Foot Mercato, Frank Lampard expressed his anger at the refereeing after Coventry's defeat at Everton, believing his team should have been awarded two penalties.

Frank Lampard, joueur de football

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Frank Lampard, Coventry's manager, strongly criticised the refereeing decisions during his team's defeat at Everton, according to The Independent and Foot Mercato. The English coach believes his team should have been awarded two penalties and that the Toffees' goal should have been disallowed, according to The Independent.

Foot Mercato mentions a "succession of refereeing decisions" that sparked Lampard's anger. The British daily specifies that the manager criticised the video assistant referee (VAR) over a hair pull.

Sources

  1. The IndependentFrank Lampard fumes at VAR over hair-pull in Coventry's loss at Everton (new window)independent.co.uk
  2. Foot MercatoCoventry : Frank Lampard hurle au scandale après la défaite contre Everton (new window)footmercato.net