‘It’s not good enough’: Frank Lampard blasts VAR again after Giovani Lo Celso was not shown a red card after a stamp on Cesar Azpilicueta
- Frank Lampard let out his frustration over VAR’s decision to not show a red card
- Giovani Lo Celso stamped on Cesar Azpilicueta, but did not see red for it
- Then, Stockley Park came back later in the match to say they had got it wrong
Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has branded VAR ‘not good enough’ after another decision went against his side in their match against Tottenham on Saturday.
Giovani Lo Celso clearly stamped on Cesar Azpilicueta’s leg during the match, but VAR decided not to show a red card after deeming he had nowhere else to put his foot.
However, the officials at Stockley Park admitted later in the match that a red card should have been shown, but too late for any action to be taken in the game.
Frank Lampard has voiced his frustration after Giovani Lo Celso was not sent off for a stamp
VAR later admitted the challenge was worthy of a sending off despite their initial decision
‘It’s not good enough,’ said Lampard in his post-match interview on BT Sport. ‘I’m sorry, two VAR [decisions] in two games. It’s always harder when you lose and people think you’re just shouting about it.
‘But maybe you need to shout because that’s not good enough. Everybody in the world saw it was a red.’
More to follow.
It is unclear if retrospective action will now take place for Lo Celso after the challenge