MICK MCCARTHY ISSUES VERDICT ON CONTROVERSIAL FLASHPOINT DURING CARDIFF V BOURNEMOUTH
"If Lerma had been sent off, we could of been looking at a different result."
Monday 20th September 2021,
By Justin Peach
Cardiff City boss Mick McCarthy believes Bournemouth should have been reduced to ten men before Phillip Billing’s opener in their 1-0 defeat at the Cardiff City Stadium.
The Bluebirds slipped to their fourth defeat in their last five games against the Cherries and they were dominated in both possession and with the number of chances they were limited to.
Cardiff struggled in large parts of this game in a difficult afternoon for the Bluebirds, but it was a key moment in the game before the opening goal that left McCarthy fuming.
Cardiff looked second best through out the match and at times, the result flattered Cardiff to only lose 1nil at home.
Cardiff City’s Ciaron Brown was on the receiving end of a challenge from Bournemouth midfielder Jefferson Lerma that McCarthy thought should have been a red.
Lerma has struggled with discipline in the past and it seems as though his eagerness got the better of him once again as he flew into a tackle against the Northern Irish defender.
The Colombian was booked by referee Keith Stroud however that wasn’t a worthy punishment according to McCarthy who believed that it should have been a more severe one.
MICK McCARTHY:
“I’ve just seen the Lerma tackle and I’ve told the ref to have a look at it.
“It’s a red card in my mind, he’s gone over the ball, and when they see that on the video they will agree with me.
“I’m not saying for a minute that he meant it, but if you go in like that without control and you catch a player on the shin then it’s a red card.
“The referee made his decision, I’m not complaining, we all get things wrong, but it’s not easy when you concede afterwards.”
"If Lerma had been sent off, we could of been looking at a different result."
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