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gary neville placed in xavi simmons After a “ridiculous challenge” virgil van dijk saw the tottenham midfielder sent off in the first half Spurs’ Premier League clash with Liverpool,
Simmons stalking Van Dijk before moving ambitiously towards him liverpool The captain collided his studs with his Dutch compatriot’s shin while he was unable to get close to the ball.
The 22-year-old was shown a yellow card by referee John Brooks before VAR intervened, advising the pitch-side monitor to review his decision.
The caution was later converted into a straight red card as Simmons was given his marching orders just after the half-hour mark, something co-commentator Neville thought was entirely justified.
“Simons was never going to get there,” he added. Sky Sports’ Sports broadcast. “He drives his stud down just behind Van Dijk’s leg. It’s not smart. It’s a bad, bad challenge. It’s a ridiculous challenge.
“He’s no closer to football at all. Malicious, nasty, reckless? Whatever you want to call it. Stupid.”
,virgil van dijk Is six foot four and 15 stone. If it’s the other way around, it’s going to break the leg.”
Simmons was shown red after his challenge was deemed a serious foul, which is “a challenge or challenge that endangers the safety of an opponent or involves the use of excessive force or cruelty”.
Simmons has struggled to make an impact at Tottenham since his £52million signing from RB Leipzig in the summer, managing just one goal and two assists. Premier League In this weather.
While able to sympathize with the Dutchman amid his struggles on the pitch, Neville said Simmons could have no complaints about the referee’s decision, something which was demonstrated by the reaction of his teammates.
,Thomas Frank There are complaints about this, but none of the players of Tottenham are complaining. Everyone who has seen it is saying ‘What are you doing?’
“It’s the fact that he’s nowhere near the ball. When you put your stud under someone’s ankle (or) shin from behind like that, you’re asking for big trouble.
“He’s a player who is struggling. Struggling with his form, struggling mentally. He’s somehow tried to get himself into the game by putting a little bit of fight into it, a little bit of strength, but that’s not the way to do it.”