Rabiu“Raging” – Premier League legend slams Leeds equaliser against Bournemouth – The Leeds Press
Given said on Premier League Productions: “There is a question mark of whether it was another offside.“
A player is standing right in front of Petrovic.
“Keep an eye on Petrovic, the goalkeeper, he is looking right for the ball, and he can’t see it.“
Iraola, after the game, was raging that it wasn’t given offside, especially how tight it was for Evanilson.
“Another official, perhaps, could have called that offside.”
The Whites will not care; they are probably safe nowWins over Manchester United and Wolves had already taken the pressure off, and this draw at Bournemouth nudges Leeds another step closer to securing their Premier League status.
They’re still nine points clear of the relegation zone, even though they’ve played a game more than Tottenham, and it’s now looking increasingly likely they’ll be back in the top flight next season.
One more win should be enough, and they’ll back themselves against an already relegated Burnley at Elland Road on May 1, a game that could seal survival.
Pos Team MP Pts
15 Leeds United 34 40
16 Nottingham Forest 33 36
17 West Ham United 33 33
18 Tottenham Hotspur 33 31
19 Burnley (Relegated) 34 20
20 Wolverhampton (Relegated) 33 17
Leeds delivered a composed away performance and, all things considered, deserved the point they came away with.
Now attention turns to the biggest game of their season, as Daniel Farke gears his side up for a trip to Wembley to face Chelsea in the FA Cup final.
Iraola slams offside call after Bournemouth draw with Leeds
Andoni Iraola criticised the officials after Bournemouth’s 2-2 draw with Leeds, claiming an offside should have been given for the late equaliser.
Iraola slams offside call after Bournemouth draw with LeedsAndoni iraola against Leeds United.
Andoni Iraola insisted Bournemouth were transgressed in their dramatic 2-2 draw with Leeds United.
In his first home match as the head coach since the announcement of his departure in the summer, the Basque boss watched Sean Longstaff level for the Whites at the death at the Vitality Stadium. It is a bitter blow that has hurt their ambitions for European football, and the manner of the goal gave Iraola even more reason to be angry at full time as he attempts to hand over to Marco Rose on a high note.
Iraola furious over offside decision in stoppage time
“We are very frustrated, very angry. To concede in 96th minute, I think it’s a clear offside. Joel Piroe affects the keeper, he’s at the side where the ball goes in. It’s not acceptable, I am waiting to talk to the referee, I hope he explains it to me but we’ve lost two points in the last second of the game with a player offside affecting our keeper.”
He hasn’t had the chance to go and dive or to see the position, the trajectory of the ball. It affects Djordje Petrovic and the same way it’s offside for Evanilson, he’s one millimetre. We have to accept. This is the same. It affects Petrovic. It takes two points that are decisive in this moment in the season.
Two decisive points lost for Bournemouth
“I am not going to discuss the 50-50s, the penalty of Brooksy [David Brooks] but this one I cannot accept because it is two massive points for us.”
I am waiting [for the referee]. I am waiting 30 minutes. I will go straight away to talk to him. It doesn’t matter but it’s offside. You cannot have any benefit from an offside position. How much it affects? It’s not a discussion – 0.1% – it’s offside.
“I think we were better than Leeds but it’s the result that matters. When we almost celebrated 3-1, it’s one millimetre but I think the last one is the one we cannot accept. It has been a big disappointment not finishing with three points, but obviously we will try and finish as high as we can.
“Now we don’t have time to recover these two points. At the start of the season they tell you it balances out but this one is very hard because it’s a decisive moment of the season and two points for us in the position we are in is massive.”
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