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Carlo Ancelotti criticized Lucas Digne’s red card when Everton lost to Southampton. According to him, Digne did not deserve a red card.
Everton will travel to the Southampton scoreboards at St Mary’s in Premier League week six on Sunday (10/25/2020) WIB afternoon. The Toffees He came home with his head down after losing 0-2. The highlights of this match can be seen at here.
It was Everton’s first loss in the Premier League this season. James Rodríguez et al previously started the league by registering three wins and one draw.
In the match against Southampton, Everton had to complete the match with 10 people. Digne received a direct red card from referee Kevin Friend in the 72nd minute.
The French defender was sent off after committing a foul on Kyle Walker-Peters. Digne, who was chasing Walker-Peters, was seen stepping on the Southampton player’s ankle.
Ancelotti thinks Digne doesn’t deserve a red card for accidentally stepping on Walker-Peters. The Italian manager also said Everton would appeal Digne’s red card.
“The red card was a joke, it was not intentional,” Ancelotti said. Sky sports After the match.
“It wasn’t violence so they should have scored better. Maybe it was a yellow card. Maybe all the talk this week about (Jordan) Pickford and Richarlison influenced the decision and if that’s true, it’s not true, it’s not. fair”.
“I think we will appeal. It could be a yellow card, but it is not violence and the red card is unfair,” Ancelotti later confirmed at a press conference.
“I see that it was not a bad experiment, it was accidental because he was running behind him and there was contact with the opponent’s ankle, but he had no intention of being violent, so it was not the right decision,” said Ancelotti.
As a result of the red card, Lucas Digne was threatened with a three-game penalty. If so, he will be absent when Everton take on Newcastle United, Manchester United and Fulham.
Despite losing, Everton still top the Premier League standings with 13 points from six games. However, they are only superior on goal difference over second-place Liverpool.
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