Ex-PGMOL boss calls for major rule change after frustrating scenes in Liverpool vs Everton
Howard Webb and the PGMOL must introduce a new system for added time after Everton were left frustrated against Liverpool.
That is according to former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA official, Keith Hackett, who exclusively told Football Insider that the Toffees should feel disappointed after only three extra minutes were added on.
Beto was a huge letdown as Everton lost 2-1 to their rivals at Anfield on Saturday, 20 September, with the Reds taking a two-goal lead after just 29 minutes via Ryan Gravenberch and Hugo Ekitike.
Gravenberch was lauded for his impact, scoring and assisting as Liverpool won their fifth straight Premier League game, which they have only done three times at the start of a campaign.
Darren England should have added more time at Anfield
Idrissa Gueye scored to provide the Toffees with a sliver of hope, but with only three minutes of added time, there was enough time to score an all-important equaliser.
Once the full-time whistle sounded, the referee was then surrounded by several players, including new Everton man Jack Grealish, who picked up a yellow card for his protests on the pitch.
Dominik Szoboszlai, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and Florian Wirtz all picked up cautions in the second half, which likely should have added more minutes on than just the three, but that was not to be.
The away fans did very little to hide their discontent, much like Grealish, and Hackett completely understand why they were so frustrated when the full-time whistle was blown.
Keith Hackett wants an independent time-keeper to solve the frustrating issue
Hackett spoke exclusively to Football Insider about the lack of added time, saying: “Can you remember when we had 10, 11, 14 minutes of added time on Premier League games? It lasted about six weeks. In the Merseyside derby today, three minutes…
“It’s just not enough. The lawmakers must consider taking the timing of games out of the hands of the match officials and introduce an independent time-keeper, who operates a stop-clock inside the stadium.
“That way, we’ll have fewer players feigning injury, and we’ll probably see fewer stoppages. They’ll want to get on with the game, won’t they?”