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Ian Wright shares why he thinks Declan Rice’s red card vs Brighton was wrong which nobody has mentioned
Declan Rice picked up a very controversial red card against Brighton at the weekend.
The midfielder received his marching orders after picking up a♏ second yellow card for kicking the ball away after a free-kick was given.
This red card has caused quite the stir.
Not only did Rice only kick the ball a 𝓀matter of inches, he was also the victim of a serious follow through as Joel Veltman tri𒅌ed to restart play.
Speaking on the , Ian Wright has been discussing this red♕ card, and he says that he’s not happy with the call.
Wright says that this shouldn’t have been a red as the ball was moving and play couldn’t hav🐻e been restarted in any case.
Ian Wright verdict on Declan Rice red card
Wright gave his opinion on this decision.
“The point I can make now. 24 hours after we had ex referees and that speaking about it. None of the pundits and nobody has mentioned that it shoul💮dn’t have been a yellow card because the ball was moving and you can’t restart a gamꦫe with a moving ball,” Wright said.
“How many times have we seen a player put the ball down and it’s moving and the ref pulls them back. What I’m upset about is that෴ VAR, who know the rules, should’ve 🔯seen that the ball was moving, and you can’t restart the game anyway.”
Why Declan Rice was sent off
Declan Rice’s red card has caused a real debate w🐽ithin the Premier League, but the rules on this are quite clear.
“An opponent who deliberately prevents a free kick being🌊 taken quickly must beဣ cautioned for delaying the restart of play,” States .
Of course, the ball was moving, so play couldn’t be restarted straight away, but Rice flicking the ball away and off the pitc🔴h did ♊still delay the restart.
If Rice hadn’t done t♋his, Joel Veltman could easily have stopped the ball and got going again straight away, but Rice did delay matters, even if just by a few seconds.
By the letter of the law, this was the right decision, even if commo♉n sense would suggest otherwise.