Sky Sports: Newcastle player contacted by FA for his comments after Sunday's 1-0 defeat v Chelsea
Following Newcastle’s controversial defeat at Stamford Bridge, Isaac Hayden tweeted out how ‘proud’ he was of the team - saying it was 'some performance' considering we were up against ’12 men’.
The tweet is clearly a dig at officials, referring to the incident involving Kai Havertz - the scorer of the winning goal who should've seen red for elbowing Dan Burn - as well as the stone-wall penalty VAR failed to give for a foul on Jacob Murphy.
A few days on, Sky Sports report that the FA have now made contact with Hayden to 'seek observations' from the midfielder following his comment on Twitter after Sunday's game.
Here's the tweet itself:
VAR has been a controversial topic since its inception, but recently it has received mass criticism – a blatant hand-ball from a Man City player against Everton that was ‘missed’ which cost them a crucial point being a significant example. Just imagine how costly that could've been for us had we still been in the drop zone...
Now, with referee David Coote failing to even look at the monitor for a second viewing, there has been outrage at how the system is being used – and deservedly so.
So, while referees around the country are allowed to make incorrect decisions and cost clubs vital points without repercussions, players and managers must be punished if they even suggest the idea of criticising the very people who got those decisions wrong.
Frankly, it seems to me that the FA’s time would be better spent investigating the officials who are causing such controversies in the first place.
