‘He gets away with it’… Pundit says £15m Tottenham player is always making dangerous tackles
Destiny Udogie has been accused of making a number of dangerous tackles for Tottenham.
The issue surrounding VAR has returned following Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s dismissal against Crystal Palace on Thursday.
The England international was sent off against the Eagles following a forceful challenge, but it was absurd to suggest that this was a severe foul play.
With this tackle, Calvert-Lewin did not put Nathaniel Clyne in risk; yet, if it is a red card, we might witness many dismissals in every game each week.
During his discussion of Calvert-Lewin’s red card on Off The Ball, Keith Treacy likened the Everton striker’s challenge to some of Destiny Udogie’s tackles this season, asserting that the Italian has frequently gotten away with similar plays.
Udogie can make dangerous tackles
Treacy gave his assessment of the £15 million Tottenham star and Calvert-Lewin.
“You could say it was straight-legged, but he didn’t go in with any force to try and do him,” I said, not considering it to be very risky. Treacy stated, “I’ve seen Udogie do it at Spurs a few times and he gets away with it. Even if he goes in straight on the shin, it’s not a leg-breaker. When you hear that they’ve gone in straight-legged you think it’s a leg-breaker.”
Ridiculous
This is where VAR breaks down.
In football, a contentious red card used to be permissible. Referees would only have time to take one quick look at it before having to make a decision.
Replays have made it impossible to justify the kind of mistakes referees made in the past when they made erroneous borderline calls.
To be honest, there’s nothing wrong with the kinds of tackles the full-back makes. However, Udogie can be brutal in the tackle at times and seems to get away with it.
