{"id":71431,"date":"2026-03-08T03:12:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T03:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wrexham-2-4-chelsea-var-brings-cruel-dose-of-reality-to-championship-side\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T03:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T03:12:52","slug":"wrexham-2-4-chelsea-var-brings-cruel-dose-of-reality-to-championship-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/wrexham-2-4-chelsea-var-brings-cruel-dose-of-reality-to-championship-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Wrexham 2-4 Chelsea: VAR brings cruel dose of reality to Championship side"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It will be a situation Wrexham will have to get used to should they turn play-off promise into a fourth straight promotion and book regular visits from Premier League opponents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">For now, though, manager Phil Parkinson could only rue the refusal of the officials to read the script.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Without VAR we don&#8217;t get a player sent off and that goal certainly stands so it&#8217;s against us tonight,&#8221; said Parkinson, with his ire more aimed at the Dobson decision for a foul on Alejandro Garnacho.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s my first taste of it and I know the rule is that is has to be a clear and obvious mistake for the decision to be changed &#8211; and I think the referee&#8217;s got to back his judgement of the real time, instant moment. He was in a great position to see it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Being denied a level playing field when trying to bridge the Premier League gap was one thing, but being denied the chance for penalties was another.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Pundit Micah Richards told Match of the Day that &#8220;you don&#8217;t want to see goals being ruled out like that, we are talking inches&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Parkinson was more accepting of the decision, refusing to blame Brunt for his instinctive goalline touch and suggesting Moore&#8217;s header would have hit the post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He was adamant, too, that his side&#8217;s bid for a place in the Premier League will not be affected by the disappointment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve said this before, just not to as many people,&#8221; said Parkinson, referring to the media attendance that trebled with the game being televised in 75 countries around the world with the global fascination of Wrexham very much a reality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;But I always want my team and their performance to reflect the town, so people know what Wrexham are all about.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We did that tonight and that&#8217;s very important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cly2p1ylkm6o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It will be a situation Wrexham will have to get used to should they turn play-off promise into a fourth straight promotion and book regular visits from Premier League opponents. 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