Ally McCoist has had his say on Auston Trusty’s Celtic red card vs Hearts and Hoops hero John Collins shot it down.
Trusty’s red card has caused plenty of headlines as pundits like McCoist tie themselves in knots trying to explain the DOGSO rule to justify VAR’s interference.
Referee Steven McLean booked the Celtic defender for the challenge, but that was upgraded to a red after John Beaton encouraged him to take a look at the VAR monitor to review the tackle.
John Collins hammers Ally McCoist’s take on Auston Trusty’s red card.
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And as the debate continues online Celtic hero John Collins takes issue with former Rangers striker Ally McCoist’s take in the red card row.
John Collins puts up with Ally McCoist’s forceful opinion on Celtic red card, but not for long
Collins and McCoist were debating the Tynecastle red card row as both former Celtic and Rangers players butted heads over the controversial VAR decision.
McCoist said on The Wee Football Show, “Oh, come on. It’s a sending off.
Collins immediately replied, “He’s always going to say that.”
McCoist: “The fact of the matter is, right, here’s the stats. Here’s the deal, alright. The cover’s not cover, because he’s not getting back.”
Collins: “He’s running…”
McCoist: “He’s not getting back. The forward has got the pace to get a shot away. The argument where what I do accept is, the ball’s slightly getting away from the goal.”
Collins: “Slightly? Slightly? It’s nearly…”
McCoist: “No, it’s not. It’s not. It’s within the parameters of the corner. It’s going to the byline right in that direction. So he is getting it, and he’s getting a shot at goal. So therefore he is denying a goalscoring opportunity.
“Now you can see you’re you’re unlucky to get your first domestic red card in 87 games or whatever, right.
“The fact of the matter is, you look at the letter of the law, in my opinion, it is a red card.”
Collins calls out McCoist’s ‘Rangers glasses’ take on Celtic VAR row
Collins clearly had enough of McCoist butting in and forcing his opinion on him, so he called out the former Rangers player.
Collins: “This is where football’s subjective. That’s Rangers glasses. Green glasses is, it’s definitely going away from the goal.
“And the young boy Dane Murray is going to get quite close to him. Quite close. So he’s going to get a shot from an angle.
McCoist: “[Rambling nonsense], you said he’s getting a shot.”
Collins: “Maybe, he’s getting a shot.”
McCoist: “You’ve just said that he’s going to get a shot. You just said he’s going to get a shot. So therefore, if he’s getting a shot, it’s a goalscoring opportunity.
Collins: “Clear?”
McCoist: “Yeah.”
Collins: “Would you have money on it to score a goal for that?”
McCoist: “No.” And when asked if that happened to Rangers, would McCoist have the same view, “Absolutely,” McCoist replied, “It would annoy me. Clearly, it’s annoying you two.
“But it’s a red card. There’s no malice in it at all. None whatsoever. But the fact of the matter is because he’s just cut across him.
“Simple. And you know what it’s like once you get across, down he goes. So there’s no malice in it. I don’t have a problem at all with a free kick because I’d probably say it’s even accidental, right”
“Because he cuts across him, he brings him down, and therefore by the letter of law, he’s denying a goalscoring opportunity.”
Collins: “Whenever you watch it in super-slow motion, it changes everything. See, if you watch it in in real time, it’s not a sending off.”
You can watch the heated exchange below.
This is not the last we will hear of this after Celtic’s appeal was rejected by the SFA with the Parkhead club promising to seek further clarification from the national association.
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