This comes from a manager who's lucky his team didn't get 3 penalties against them and were time-wasting from the very beginning of the game...
MATT BARLOW AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom launched a furious tirade at Premier League referees, claiming the officials told him to 'play long'.
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Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom blasts Premier League referees for 'RUINING' the game by dictating how teams play under new time-wasting rules
By
MATT BARLOW FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 19:30 BST, 16 September 2023 |
Sheffield United boss
Paul Heckingbottom launched a furious tirade at
Premier League referees, claiming the officials told him to 'play long' rather than let goalkeeper Wes Foderingham take his time to pass out from the back.
Referee Peter Bankes flourished 13 yellow cards
as the Blades lost late at
Tottenham, seven for Heckingbottom's team including two for Ollie McBurnie, who was dismissed in the 14th minute of added time and will be banned for the next game, against Newcastle.
'Something needs to be done now,' fumed Heckingbottom. 'The referees are killing the game, absolutely ruining it. This is not me moaning about the result. I said it at half-time and when we were 1-0 up as well.