Video: De Zerbi ‘does not like 80 per cent of English referees’

Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi is lacking Italy and the trigger is the officiating. ‘I don’t like 80% of Premier League referees. England is the one nation the place with VAR you aren’t certain the choice is true.’

The Seagulls have been held 1-1 by Sheffield United over the weekend after taking place to 10 males for the Mahmoud Dahoud purple card.

De Zerbi’s protests on the choice noticed him proven a yellow card too, prompting an indignant response within the press convention.

“I’m sincere and clear, I don’t like 80% of English referees. That isn’t a brand new opinion. I don’t like them. I don’t like their behaviour on the pitch,” mentioned the previous Benevento and Sassuolo coach.

“England is the one nation the place when there may be VAR, you aren’t certain that the choice is true. In different international locations, it’s a must to make sure 100% that the choice taken is true. In England, no, and I’m not capable of perceive.”

There has definitely additionally been controversy in Italy concerning the officiating and VAR, however steps are being taken to be ever extra clear.

For the previous few weeks, the chief designator Gianluca Rocchi has held a weekly ‘lesson’ on DAZN tv to stipulate incidents from the earlier spherical in Serie A.

It airs the audio of the dialogue between the referee and VAR, displaying the footage that was examined from numerous angles and why sure choices or interpretations have been made.