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The Bad Cop, Worse Cop treatment
Anthony Taylor – The referee in question
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Anthony Taylor, the referee for the day, was well past ‘maybe he didn’t see it’. A total of 32 fouls which translated to 2 penalties, 10 yellow cards, two of which saw Laurent Koscielncy call it an early day. The second penalty, which saw Villa take the lead, was too harsh by any standard, but Taylor pipped it with Koscielny’s sending off, where it nothing more than a ‘get on with it lads’.
He pulled Ashley Westwood up for a foul and stopped the game when Arsenal clearly had possession and needed to play on. Right from disrupting free flowing football to bad decisions, Taylor ruined the experience of opening day for the home fans. His Wikipedia entry was soon defaced right after the game, but more mature steps need to be taken to ensure the game doesn’t suffer from incompetence.
