Brendan Rodgers admits Celtic must take their medicine despite Atletico 'playing the game' to get Maeda sent off
dailyrecord.co.ukBrendan Rodgers slammed VAR for turning football into a computer game.The Celtic manager was left disgusted at Daizen Maeda's red card which left his side at the mercy of ruthless Atletico Madrid.
Maeda was initially yellow carded by ref Ivan Kruzliak for his challenge on Mario Hermoso, only for VAR official Dennis Higler to demand a review which brought the upgrade.
Rodgers believes it's changing the game for the worse as he stated: “It just feels like a computer game now, football. So many visits to the screens and so many influences on a game.“The referee saw it in game time and didn’t deem it worthy of anything serious.
I was always one that has been a supporter of officials and I understand that they will make mistakes. But the thing is, as time has gone on, you clearly see the influence of VAR and the difficulties that officials have, the referees on the field. “That is why I say it feels more like a computer game now.
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