View: West Ham fans will fume after journo shares Moussa Dembele image
90min journalist Toby Cudworth has shared an image of Moussa Dembele that will leave West Ham fans absolutely disgusted.
The Lyon striker was brought down by Hammers defender Aaron Cresswell when seemingly in on goal giving the referee a huge decision to make.
Much to the disagreement of the Irons inside the London Stadium the left-back was subsequently sent off.
Not only was the sending off very soft, but the opportunity also didn’t look to be a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity, not warranting a red card.
To rub salt in the wounds, Cudworth showed a picture on Twitter of the Frenchman winking at the camera as he successfully conned the referee.
Farce
What on earth is VAR there for? That was never in a million years a red card.
Not only was Dembele not heading towards goal, not making it a clear and obvious penalty but he was barely even touched by Cresswell.
It was a theatric fall and the referee lapped it up. Thankfully, that hasn’t ended the tie for the Hammers.
That terrible decision could have easily seen the game slip away from David Moyes’ side but the Scot did well to shore up the defensive structure of the team and limit the Ligue 1 outfit’s chances in the second half.
Despite the red card, there are so many positives to take from that game with Declan Rice avoiding a booking one of the biggest. The England international is clear for the second leg next week where the Irons will undoubtedly finish the job.
In other West Ham news, the Irons are eyeing a move for England international Jordan Pickford.
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