Robbie Neilson vents at VAR as Hearts boss left fuming at 'discrepancy' in Jorge Grant red card

Robbie Neilson admits he is "dissatisfied" at VAR for not overturning Kevin Clancy's resolution to ship off Jorge Grant.

It was an eventful conflict at Tynecastle as Motherwell clawed it again from 2-0 right down to equalise earlier than Lawrence Shankland 's late penalty saved the three factors in Gorgie. Hearts needed to do all of it with ten males after Grant noticed crimson for a late problem on Callum Slattery, with whistler Clancy's fast resolution not challenged by the VAR room.

Neilson in contrast it to the incident at McDiarmid Park final weekend, the place St Johnstone 's Jason Brown was despatched off earlier than VAR intervened to downgrade it to a yellow. Neilson felt the identical ought to have utilized in Gorgie, and was left bemused at VAR for not stepping in. Neilson stated: "I am very dissatisfied (within the resolution). I did not assume it was a crimson card. The referee has made the choice rapidly however I might have thought that, with VAR, he'd have gone and had a take a look at it.

"His clarification to me was that Jorge was excessive and uncontrolled. Taking a look at it, I do not assume he was excessive in any respect, I do not assume he was reckless.

"However Kevin determined not to take a look at the monitor. It is his prerogative however I am certain he'll take a look at it once more and have a distinct opinion.

"I feel it tells you that there is loads of discrepancies in it. At St Johnstone final week, the referee gave a crimson card, VAR requested him to take a look at it and it acquired downgraded to a yellow. I might have hoped that might have occurred at this time however for some cause it did not occur."

One other one of many massive speaking factors was Craig Gordon's foul on Louis Moult that allowed Motherwell to drag one again. The penalty was given however the lack of a second yellow for Gordon raised just a few eyebrows and opposing supervisor Stevie Hammell stated: "We by no means really need that situation by way of gamers getting despatched off. However the place he's on the pitch, I might wish to have recognized why it wasn't at the very least a yellow card.

"Anyplace else on the pitch it is a yellow so it must be within the penalty space - however that is not why we have come away with the defeat so I do not need to dwell on it an excessive amount of.

"I do not like what (VAR) does to the stream of the sport, the stop-start nature of it. It takes away the spectacle. It was an excellent sport at this time however there was just a few issues I might wish to see once more. Usually, as a coach, I do not like what it does however I get why it is right here."

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