Rangers boss Philippe Clement has laughed off Aberdeen’s complaints about the penalty awarded to his team and insists VAR is working well.
The Ibrox side were awarded a spot kick when VAR intervened to send Nick Walsh to the monitor after Stefan Gartenmann had pulled Connor Goldson down at a corner. James Tavernier stepped up to smash it down the middle and secured a point for Rangers on a day where they came up against Kelle Roos when he was in inspired form between the sticks.
Barry Robson was fuming about the decision and blasted Walsh and VAR Andrew Dallas as he made a dig about Rangers receiving penalties late on in games yet again. The Aberdeen manager didn’t hold back on his thoughts but Clement wasn’t having it and insists VAR makes the game better.
He said: “I was asked this question a few weeks ago about my opinion of VAR. I’m a fan because it makes the game more honest.
“Of course, there are still some mistakes and some decisions that stay in a grey area. There are a lot of opinions after games. People respond and are fans for one team or another.
“But, in the end, if you are objective, you can only say VAR makes the game more honest than in my days. So I’m a fan of that. Clearly, it’s a penalty. If you pull a shirt like that it’s a penalty. You cannot use your hands in that way.”