The Premier League is hugely controversial! Professor Young is the first red in 14 years, and the penalty scale has changed dramatically in 2 weeks, and Manchester City have benefited

In the ninth round of the Premier League, Everton away to Liverpool. Ashley Young left the game with a red card for the first time in 14 years in the Premier League, but referee Bowson's decision caused a huge controversy.

In the 18th minute, Ashley Young kicked down Dias on the wing and received his first yellow card. In the 37th minute, Dias forced a breakthrough from the baseline, only to be tackled by Ashley Young, and referee Bowson did not hesitate to show Ashley Young a second yellow card.

After seeing the referee show a red card, Ashley Young did not argue, but walked towards the players' tunnel without looking back, however, he shouted at the fourth official.

It was the 24th yellow card for the Merseyside derby in the Premier League, the first of all Premier League matches. It was also the second red card for Ashley Young in his Premier League career and the first since 19 January 2009.

Needless to say, Ashley Young's reckless moves and failure to converge under the warning of already being yellow carded were the key to his red-dyed exit. Renowned journalist Adam Bate noted, "This is Young's reckless move, he can be an experienced player. Putting the shovel on the ground is a huge mistake. ”

However, Pausson's enforcement scale has also sparked controversy. The reason is that in Manchester City's game against Arsenal, Kovacic made two consecutive flying tackles on Odegaard and Rice's ankles, but Oliver did not show Kovacic a red card. Comparing the actions of Ashley Young and Kovacic, it is not difficult to see how big the gap between the penalty scales of different judges is.

However, Ashley Young's departure in red may also be the result of pressure put on referees by Webb, president of the Premier League Professional Referees Association. After Kovacic escaped the red card, Webb said publicly, "I think Kovacic was lucky, the video assistant referee couldn't step in, he was lucky to be able to stay on the pitch. ”

Sky Sports reporter Pete Gill pointed out: "There is a stark contrast between Ashley Young and Kovacic avoiding a red card two weeks ago. Keep in mind that Webb then unusually criticised the decision to keep Kovacic on the pitch. Now that Young has been sent off the pitch, how much impact did Webb's words have? ”