‘Referee way out of his depth’ ‘painful dead leg tackle’ ‘worst refereeing performance i’ve seen in years’ Celtic fans up in arms over Rogic attack

There wasn’t much to be impressed by in Euan Anderson’s handling of the Celtic v Motherwell match on Sunday. Even something as simple as a short corner seemed to be beyond the understanding of the referee.

One incident involving Tom Rogic and Bevis Mugabe summed up Anderson’s day. With the Australian finding a pocket of space and about to get into his stride the defender crudely stepped into his path to body-check, instantly bringing the move to an end while sending a shudder through an opponent.

Typical of the referee he spent time giving Mugabe a quiet word, Motherwell players got back into position and Celtic had to rebuild from a free kick inside their own half.

Those sort of incidents infuriate players and fans, play is halted and a precedent is set. The message is out there that players basically get a free hit on an opponent with players like Rogic warned that they won’t be getting the protection they deserve from the Laws of the Game.

Over the course of 90 minutes Celtic enjoyed 71% possession yet managed to commit 14 fouls while just 10 fouls were given against Motherwell. It seems to be an increasingly common situation in Celtic’s domestic fixtures.

On Wednesday night Alan Muir will be in charge of Celtic’s match away to Ross County, Anderson will be at Ibrox for the visit of St Johnstone.

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