Compelling reason why Celtic no goal was 'WRONG' goes public as Brendan Rodgers told key claim isn't right
Former Rangers star Neil McCann launched an impassioned defence of Steven McLean and his linesman after Celtic watched VAR chalk off their would-be leveller in defeat to Hibs.
Alan Muir and his VAR team ruled out the goal after they deemed Alistair Johnston's cross which led to Daizen Maeda netting came after the ball was completely over the line. The incident left Brendan Rodgers bemused and he is seeking clear evidence which shows Muir was correct to over rule the officials on the field. Pundit McCann reckons the Celtic boss was right to feel aggrieved.
Speaking to Sportscene, McCann said: "You can't tell, if there is a fraction of the ball overhanging the line then it is still in play. Both the officials have made an on-field decision that they think a bit of the ball is still in play. Therefore, I believe the goal should stand. To the naked eye, it probably looks out in full speed, I don't think VAR can overrule that.
"Brendan Rodgers is saying to Steven MacLean 'half the ball is still on the line', I mean, half the ball is not, but I can't argue that all of it is out. That is why I think the officials should be backed up. The linesman, if anybody, has the best views out of the officials - are the cameras any better than that? They are not."
Rodgers - speaking after the game – said: “I'm hoping to see conclusive evidence that it was out. The linesman on this side clearly had one of the best views in the ground. And he kept his flag down, which tells me that he felt it was in. Not all of the ball was out. So if it's the case, then you've got to go and review it with VAR. But then you're taking an angle from the 18-yard line. If you're taking the angle from the 18-yard line, and you can tell me that you can absolutely see 100 percent, then you're having a guess.
“These are big games to be guessing, especially at this point in the season. So we were disappointed with that, and that's what killed our momentum a little bit. I felt it was very harsh on the team. It was disappointing to have the official overruled at that moment. We were in a great moment. We get to 2-2, then we've still got enough time to go and find a winner.”
