REVEALED: Chris Sutton 50-years-old commentator for TNT Sports discusses the problems with the video assistant referee (VAR) system in Scotland after what Ex-referee Dermot Gallagher said about Hearts vs Celtic Fc incidents

Following their loss to Heart of Midlothian by a score of 2-0 yesterday afternoon, Celtic are currently in the middle of a VAR storm that is not going to abate any time in the near future.

There were two crucial decisions that went against the Bhoys at Tynecastle, and both of them contributed significantly to the final result. As a result, Brendan Rodgers was furious at the team’s performance.

Hyunjun Yang was sent off for the away team early on in the game for making a high tackle on Alex Cochrane. This was a direct consequence of his participation in gaining a penalty kick, which Adam Idah was unable to convert.

Initially, Don Robertson issued a booking for Yang for the offense; however, he was sent to the monitor to examine the challenge, and as a result, the yellow card was increased to a straight red card.

However, Tomoki Iwata was penalized for a handball in the area despite the fact that he was not actually looking in the direction that play was heading. This event occurred before the halftime break and has sparked just as much controversy as the previous one.

Countless other incidences that have occurred around the country this season have not been punished, but Celtic had to bear the burden of a peculiar review process that involved Robertson and VAR official John Beaton. This procedure culminated in a penalty being granted, which Jorge Grant converted for the team that was playing at home.

Hearts had the odds stacked in their favor, and Lawrence Shankland ensured that they would win three points in the 56th minute. Rodgers’ team had already been down to ten men at that point.

During the press conference that took place after the match, the Irishman made the following statement: “I never like to comment on officials, it’s not something I do.” That, however, has cost us now. The officiating, from the players on the field to John Beaton’s work in the video assistant referee, was extremely, extremely awful.

Chris Sutton, a former Celtics legend, offers his thoughts on the video assistant referee system.
In the episode of Sky Sports’ Ref Watch that aired today, retired official Dermot Gallagher expressed his opinion that referees have penalized every incidence of handball in Scottish football this season that is comparable to Iwata’s.

During the course of the show, the Irishman made the following assertion: “What you would say is, we’ve seen this in the Scottish league all these years.” The one thing that they have been constant about is that any incident similar to that incident has resulted in a penalty for handball. In my opinion, that is severe and extremely unlucky. However, to their admiration, each and every one of them has contributed.

Chris Sutton, a former Celtic icon, has now taken to social media platform X in order to add some more fuel to the fire surrounding the use of video assistant referees in the Scottish professional game.

In addition, the fifty-year-old individual indicated that the event involving Iwata might not have been thoroughly investigated before to the awarding of a penalty against Celtic.