In the 16th round of the English Premier League, Aston Villa visited Nottingham Forest and eventually lost 1-2. After the match, Villa manager Emery expressed great indignation over a controversial penalty in a press conference, pointing the finger at midfielder Morgan Rogers who suffered a pull in the penalty area but was not awarded a penalty.
Looking back at the 35th minute, Villa's central midfielder Rodgers broke through with the ball in the box, but was pulled by Nottingham Forest midfielder Anderson from behind on his arm, causing Rodgers to fall to the ground. However, the referee did not blow for a penalty. Emery lashed out at the decision after the game, "I have said that I did not see the action, but with the replay it was a clear penalty chance.The VAR (Video Assistant Referee) made a serious mistake, it was a clear penalty chance!"
Emery's dissatisfaction with the VAR system escalated further: 'I respect the referee and the work of VAR, but we re-watched the video after the game and my sporting director, Bidagani, showed me the footage, and it was indeed a clear penalty.Where did VAR go? Why didn't they make the right call? These kinds of things happen in soccer but this time it was unbearable."
