A furious Erol Bulut has called for VAR to be introduced in the Championship after he believes Cardiff City were robbed of a clear penalty in the defeat by West Brom.
Jeremy Sarmiento's goal was the difference between the two sides at Cardiff City Stadium, but Bulut thought the officials missed a clear handball when Perry Ng attempted a cross into the box in the second half. It's not the first time the manager has been left frustrated by decisions in recent weeks, but the defeat against the Baggies appears to have tipped him over the edge.
EROL BULUT:
"Until today, I didn't mention any word about referees, because I respect them," he said after the 1-0 defeat. "But I think they have to respect more Cardiff City. Today was again a clear penalty, a clear penalty. They saw it differently to us. We will report it and see what comes out.
"We had many games. Three more games I reported... maybe I don't know the rules, but it's not always the referee. It's our chances, too. But I played football for many years and was manager for many years. It cannot be white for you and black for me. Maybe the rules are different in Germany and Turkey. I am 35 years in football and the rules were always the same."
After the defeat before the international break, against Norwich City, Bulut admitted some calls had made him lose control on the touchline. It's come to the point now where he wants VAR to be introduced in the second tier.
"I said, when I signed for Cardiff, this league, for sure, needs VAR," he added.
"It was the second half, the cross from the right, Ng, the player puts his arm up and the ball hits his arm, when you jump you don't face the opponent like this (gesturing with his arm up). It was inside the area. The linesman was only 10 metres away. I don't want to speak but they are pushing me to speak. I have lost points like this. I have reported it and I will also report this match.”
"They always have a different opinion to me. For me and for the football world, it's clear.”
"They always have a different opinion to me. For me and for the football world, it's clear.
"We had many games. Three more games I reported... maybe I don't know the rules, but it's not always the referee. It's our chances, too. But I played football for many years and was manager for many years. It cannot be white for you and black for me. Maybe the rules are different in Germany and Turkey. I am 35 years in football and the rules were always the same."
After the defeat before the international break, against Norwich City, Bulut admitted some calls had made him lose control on the touchline. It's come to the point now where he wants VAR to be introduced in the second tier.
"I said, when I signed for Cardiff, this league, for sure, needs VAR," he added.
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