‘Fed up’ following Leeds United controversy against West Brom

‘Fed up’ following Leeds United controversy against West Brom

During the Leeds United vs. West Brom match, Gary Rowett gave his opinion on a contentious judgment and said he

was “fed up” with forwards winning penalties so easily.

On Friday, December 29, Daniel Farke’s team suffered back-to-back losses as they came away from The Hawthorns

empty-handed. Grady Diangana’s first half proved to be the difference between the two teams as the Baggies won

1-0.

Though Wilfried Gnonto and Georginio Rutter were both pulled down in the box, Leeds thought they should have

had at least one penalty in the first forty-five minutes. However, Rowett wasn’t sure either challenge deserved a spot

kick.

“At first instance, it looked like a good tackle, I mean, does he just get a little bit of contact with the ball?” he stated

during a speech on Sky Sports Main Event on December 29, 21:10. He has undoubtedly spoken with Rutter

previously.

“I’m tired of attackers receiving penalties, but I’m not sure that’s clear enough to give a penalty,” the player said.

ill-lucky”At first instance, it looked like a good tackle, I mean, does he just get a little bit of contact with the ball?” he

stated during a speech on Sky Sports Main Event on December 29, 21:10. He has undoubtedly spoken with Rutter

previously.

“I’m tired of attackers receiving all these penalties, but once more, I’m not sure that’s clear.”

The fact that Leeds United did not receive at least one penalty during their match against the Baggies on Friday

seems absurd. Spot kicks ought to have gone to Rutter and Gnonto, and neither call seemed particularly

controversial.

The one that Rowett was analyzing on Rutter was a little more difficult to give because, although it looked like Ajayi

made some touch with the ball, the West Brom defender caught Rutter’s trailing leg first only when viewed from the

opposite perspective.

Over the course of a Championship season, these kinds of calls usually balance out, but in the past few weeks, it

seems like almost every call has gone against the Whites. It might seem like everything is against a team when they

are having trouble, and that is just how things are right now at Elland Road.

But with Farke’s attacking arsenal, Leeds ought to be scoring more goals on their own without the assistance of the

referees. Although they didn’t do well in the match, they still felt badly treated at The Hawthorns.