The draw between Chelsea and Bournemouth on Tuesday in the Premier League (2-2) was marked by David Brooks' bad gesture against Marc Cucurella in the second half. The Welsh winger violently sent the Spanish full-back to the ground, pulling him by the hair. Alerted by the VAR, the referee chose not to exclude him, much to the anger of the Blues.
The gesture is quite clear. The intention too. David Brooks deliberately attacked Marc Cucurella during the draw between Chelsea and Bournemouth on Tuesday in the Premier League (2-2). In the 51st minute, the Welsh winger prevented the Spanish full-back from offering a solution to his goalkeeper by violently stopping him in mid-race. Brooks sent Cucurella to the ground by blocking him and pulling him by the hair.
The VAR reported this gross foul to Robert Jones, the referee of the match, inviting him to study the possibility of issuing a red card. The English official then came to review the images on the screen installed at the edge of the pitch. But after reflection, he decided not to exclude the Bournemouth player, considering that it was a poorly controlled gesture and not violent behavior. A simple yellow was sent to him.
“When there is no intention to play the ball, it is red”
Enough to make the Blues jump, who strongly protested against this decision, while the score was 1-1. After the match, Enzo Maresca, Chelsea coach, criticized the absence of a red card against David Brooks. “It happened without the ball being in play. The intention was just to hit Marc Cucurella,” complained the Italian technician. “How can you judge that it is not dangerous? For me, it deserves a red. I have said it many times, when there is no intention to play the ball, it is red. I hope we have better luck with the referee in the future.”
After this draw against Bournemouth, Chelsea are in fourth place in the Premier League, ten points behind leader Liverpool (who have a game in hand. The Londoners will host Wolverhampton on Monday (9 p.m.) on the next day.
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