{"id":300060,"date":"2023-12-09T17:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=300060"},"modified":"2023-12-09T17:24:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T17:24:02","slug":"roy-hodgson-blasts-virgil-van-dijk-for-role-in-jordan-ayews-red-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/roy-hodgson-blasts-virgil-van-dijk-for-role-in-jordan-ayews-red-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Roy Hodgson BLASTS Virgil van Dijk for role in Jordan Ayew&apos;s red card"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Roy Hodgson BLASTS Virgil van Dijk for his role in Jordan Ayew&#8217;s red card during Crystal Palace&#8217;s defeat to Liverpool&#8230; arguing Reds &#8216;do not need players of that quality trying to get the opposition carded&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ayew was booked after blocking a free kick and later shown a second yellow<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Liverpool came from behind and scored late to beat Palace at Selhurt Park<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City have dipped, but Gary Neville is WRONG to say they\u2019re complacent &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roy Hodgson blasted Virgil van Dijk for his role in Jordan Ayew\u2019s sending off after Liverpool came from behind to beat Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018With the sending off &#8211; which I totally disagree with in every respect &#8211; I\u2019m really disappointed that Virgil van Dijk should kick the ball against Jordan to get him the first yellow card,\u2019 said Hodgson.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I thought the second yellow card was a tackle. Whether it was a foul or not, I didn\u2019t think it was a yellow so to force us to play with ten men for the last 15 minutes plus added time was really harsh,\u2019 the 76-year-old added.<\/p>\n<p>Ayew was stood directly in front of Van Dijk before a Liverpool free kick and the Liverpool defender hit the ball straight at Ayew, who was booked for obstruction.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Liverpool do not need players of that quality and status trying to get an opposition player a yellow card,\u2019 the Palace boss added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/16\/78770129-0-image-a-1_1702139337946.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Roy Hodgson has criticised Virgil van Dijk (pictured) for his role in Jordan Ayew&#8217;s red card<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/16\/78770137-0-image-a-2_1702139341490.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ayew was booked for blocking a free kick and later sent off after receiving a second yellow<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/16\/78770141-0-image-a-3_1702139343792.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hodgson said that &#8216;Liverpool do not need players of that quality and status trying to get an opposition player a yellow card&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>A minute after Ayew was sent off for his second booking, Liverpool equalised through Mohamed Salah\u2019s 200th goal for the club before Harvey Elliott scored the winner in injury time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It did (change the game),\u2019 admitted Hodgson. \u2018You would not believe how upset or disappointed the players were.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool went top of the league with victory and have now won 18 points from losing positions this season &#8211; more than any other team.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m very happy but I know we were lucky as well, said Jurgen Klopp. \u2018I told the boys that\u2019s the first time I saw someone play as bad as we did for 76 minutes and still win,\u2019 said Klopp, who presented Salah with a special shirt for his landmark achievement.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We\u2019ve carried that shirt for two weeks and finally we gave it to him. It\u2019s an incredible number for a super special player. I don\u2019t know how often he\u2019s saved us with goals in the right moment. It was a pretty loud reception when I gave him the shirt with the number 200 in the changing room. Now we can go for the next 100.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/16\/78770187-0-image-a-4_1702139383493.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ayew was sent off 15 minutes from time with Palace leading, and Liverpool came back to win<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12845127\/Roy-Hodgson-BLASTS-Virgil-van-Dijk-red.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roy Hodgson BLASTS Virgil van Dijk for his role in Jordan Ayew&#8217;s red card during Crystal Palace&#8217;s defeat to Liverpool&#8230; 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