The referee’s decision at Tannadice on Sunday resulted in Mohamed DIomande being sent off, and McCoist is furious.
Surprised According to Ally McCoist, the under-fire whistler When Nick Walsh sent Mohamed Diomande out, he was responsible for one of the worst choices he had ever seen.
When the Ivorian raised his hands at Kevin Holt in the final seconds, he was issued his marching orders. The Rangers players and management were furious, and VAR official Don Robertson suggested that Walsh reconsider. However, the referee remained steadfast and enforced his original decision to dismiss Diomande.
Since he was taken aback by the occurrence, McCoist believes that Philippe Clement’s decision to appeal is the right one. “It is probably one of the worst decisions I have ever seen in my life – the boy Diomande, it’s a shocking decision,” the 61-year-old stated in an interview with talkSPORT. The referee used VAR twice and made incredibly poor decisions.
Not letting it go, McCoist doubled on, airing a litany of complaints that were specifically related to Walsh’s decision-making and his failure to follow VAR’s request for a second opinion. “You haven’t seen the Rangers sending off, have you, Jeff?” he continued. It is the worst decision ever, and the referee’s belief that it is a red is completely unfathomable. This one is for you; in fact, I believe it to be worse than the Arsenal one. The one from Arsenal was a howler.
“As a football fan watching it, you’re wondering, ‘What is going through the referee’s mind there?’ It’s confusing to me. “You’ve made a wee mistake here, effectively,” is what VAR has said. “Come over and have a look at this,” they are saying, and you know it. I find it disgraceful that he goes above and above on it. I genuinely do.
