【預咗架啦】各方怒插卡頓保　另一頂級前球證指卡頓保可能賭得太大

前英超球證卡頓保(Mark Clattenburg)早前接受訪問時指自己在2016年熱刺對車路士的比賽當中，上場前已經有計劃地執法。此言論引人嘩然，之後外國媒體再訪問另一位前頂級球證Dermot Gallagher指卡頓保當場比賽「賭得太大」。
▲前英格蘭頂級球證Dermot Gallagher

卡頓保早前表示自己在2016年熱刺對車路士的比賽當中最少可以紅牌驅逐三位熱刺球員，不過他並沒有這樣做，因為他不想成為媒體造謠的對象。

Dermot Gallagher是已經退休的英超球證，現時是一位客席評論員，Gallagher指作為一位球證每場比賽都要公平地執法，不過明顯地卡頓保並沒有這樣做。Gallagher指出卡頓保是一位出色的球證，不過可能正正因為如此，卡頓保認為自己受到很多球員的尊重，所以他可以在比賽中冒這些風險。

引用"We are duty bound to treat every player in every game firmly, fairly and consistently," said Gallagher."He [Clattenburg] certainly didn't. It was all about him, wasn't it?"

"He was a fantastic referee and maybe he thought because he was respected so much by the players he could take those gambles. On this occasion it was a gamble too far."

除了Dermot Gallagher外，卡頓保的言論一出當然受到其他名宿的指責，前阿仙奴球員伊恩胡禮(Ian Wright)表示不能接受球證沒有中立地執法這件事，認為只要有球員需要被罰就應該被罰，而奇歷治(Steve Claridge)就表示不理解卡頓保的想法，認為他的言論只是廢話。

引用"I can't see how a referee can go into a game thinking about anything other than officiating it in isolation. If people have to be sent off they have to be sent off. It's baffling for me."added former Arsenal striker Ian Wright.

Leicester striker Steve Claridge. ""What a load of rubbish, say he doesn't send those Tottenham players off, they beat Chelsea and they win the league. How does his masterplan work then?"

來源：BBC Sport