Keith Hackett, a former FIFA referee, has lambasted referee Paul Tierney during Nottingham Forest’s loss to Liverpool.
The present commentator took to Twitter to express his thoughts on the huge incident that lost Forest a point.
So, what has Hackett said about Tierney’s contribution to the Forest result? Let’s look more closely.
What Keith Hackett stated regarding the important decision in Forest’s match against Liverpool
Well, he’s effectively articulated what everyone else is thinking about Tierney’s huge error.
The referee is a seasoned match official, and a lower level referee would be irritated if this common error occurred during one of their games.
Tierney halted the game for an injured Liverpool player, leaving Callum Hudson-Odoi in possession of the ball outside the box.
When play resumed, he returned the ball to Liverpool’s goalkeeper, Forest-linked Caoimhin Kelleher, who punted upfield.
Hackett believes the ruling was entirely wrong in law, and he resorted to Twitter to say so:
Hackett is right to call Tierney out.
Evangelos Marinakis was furious at the end of the game, and the Forest owner marched to the pitch to confront the officials.
That, in our opinion, is a sideshow that the club could do without, but his feelings are understandable.
Forests have been decimated by terrible judgments in recent weeks, and enough is enough.
Following yesterday, a number of high-profile analysts and previous referees expressed sympathy for Forest.
It’s easy to say that Forest lost chances yesterday, and to be honest, they did miss some very good ones to put the game away.
However, it may be true that Forest needed to perform better, and the officials ultimately lost them a point.
The PGMOL has a lot to answer for, and the standards should be called out for what they are!
