Gary Lineker claims Ashley Young and Ibrahima Konaté following the Liverpool vs. Everton incident.
In the Merseyside derby against Everton, Liverpool defender Ibrahima Konaté was lucky to avoid receiving a second booking. Gary Lineker has commented on the situation.
There was controversy regarding the referee’s choices in the most recent Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool.
Micah Richards, Alan Shearer, and Gary Lineker all thought that Ibrahima Konaté of Liverpool ought to have been sent off during the game.
In spite of this, Konaté got away with challenges to Beto and Amadou Onana during the second half.
Richards lauded Everton’s defensive effort during a conversation on The Rest Is Football podcast, emphasizing the standout performances of James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite.
In response, Lineker said that the true narrative of the match was the quantity of yellow cards displayed, the incorrect player’s dismissal, and the fact that a different player was not penalized for committing the same infraction.
Lineker said he thought Konaté was lucky not to receive a second yellow card and be sent off.
Shearer disagreed with Ashley Young’s dismissal but agreed with Lineker’s assessment.
Shearer conceded that Young should have been sent off for his two yellow cards, but he maintained that Konaté ought to have received a second yellow card for his challenge if the referee had been fair.
Well, the story of the game was the tale of lots of yellow cards, the wrong player getting sent off and another not for very similar offenses,” Lineker said.
“Yeah, Konaté was very, very fortunate and I think any other day another referee gives him another yellow card and he’s off,” Shearer agreed, though wasn’t able to uphold his co-host’s belief about Young’s dismissal.
He continued: “Ashley Young was correctly given two yellow cards, it was a stupid challenge when you’re on the yellow, but if the referee is doing that then he has to give Konate a second yellow card. He clearly wipes him out.”
Richards concurred with Lineker and Shearer, acknowledging that the referee made a mistake in not sending off Konaté.
However, he also praised Everton’s performance, particularly highlighting Dwight McNeil’s form, James Garner’s impact in midfield alongside Onana and Doucouré, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s return from injury.
Richards expressed optimism about Everton’s prospects for the season if it continues to defend well.
Everton’s supporters were encouraged by the team’s performance against Liverpool as well as the fact that it had won three of its previous four games prior to the international break. Even while it was crucial to remain realistic, Lineker said that Everton was showing signs of progress. Still, Sean Dyche’s team suffered yet another loss at Anfield.
According to Liverpool.com, it is one thing to argue that Konaté ought to have been sent out, but it is quite another to assert that Young ought not to have been.
The main argument in the Konaté controversy is that the Frenchman ought to have walked in the second half after showing Young a second yellow in the first.
Although Liverpool was fortunate in a small way, Craig Pawson made the right choice in signing Young.
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