Jonathan Lardot had some work during Anderlecht – La Gantoise in Under Review. He notably returned to two phases of the meeting.
Wouter Vrancken was beside himself after La Gantoise’s heavy defeat at Anderlecht. He went to find the refereeing team, upset after the two red cards inflicted on his team, notably that of Jordan Torunarigha.
In Under Review, Jonathan Lardot recalled an elementary principle: “In the event of a second yellow card, the VAR cannot intervene. Except within 16 meters in the event of a possible penalty. But in this case, it was outside the area, so it does not there was no question of seeing VAR come into action,” he begins.
The former referee, on the other hand, has a clear opinion on the action as such: “It is a good defensive intervention. The ball changes direction. We see that the Ghent defender plays the ball. Then, he There was contact, but the intervention was very successful. I don’t think the referee should have blown the whistle.”
No red for Coosemans
Vrancken also regretted the jersey pulling of Colin Coosemans on Max Dean, who this time he would have seen punished with a red card. For Jonathan Lardot, the fault is glaring: “It’s clear, pulling the jersey is an unsporting act.”
However, he qualifies: “Some ask for red, but no, I recommend a yellow card. Why? Because we see an attacker who turns on himself and finds himself with his back to the goal. We also see Théo Leoni, who could have been involved in the phase: all these elements indicate that it was not a clear scoring opportunity We must therefore limit ourselves to a yellow card This is why the VAR does not intervene, because it is not. not an open scoring opportunity and that does not occur in the penalty area. Not sure that Wouter Vrancken has the same opinion.
