EPL Very difficult to swallow – Newcastle boss, Howe speaks on Ronaldo’s cancelled goal. Eddie Howe, manager of Newcastle United, responded to the controversy surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal in the Magpies’ 0-0 draw with Manchester United on Sunday.
Howe of Newcastle weighed in on Ronaldo’s effort, saying that his squad would have been devastated if the official had permitted the contentious goal.
Although the English coach was unsure whether referee Graig Pawson had blown the whistle, he was certain that Fabian Schar had not played the free kick before the renowned Portuguese player raced off with the ball.
After Schar touched the ball back to the goalie to take a free kick in the second half, Ronaldo and his United colleagues believed they had broken the scoreless tie.
Ronaldo snuck in, dribbled the ball a few yards, and then finished into an open net while Pope remained still and pretended to be waiting for the referee’s instructions. “At the moment, I could see it, and it was obvious to me that Fabi [Schar] wasn’t taking the kick. According to Howe, he was enabling Nick to carry out the action.
I’m not sure whether the referee blew his whistle, but I don’t believe play needed to continue.
“To me, it was evident that Nick was waiting to really take the free kick when Ronaldo took the ball away from him. If it had been successful, it would have been a very, very difficult aim to accept. It was evident to me that the ball
Pope acknowledged that Marcus Rashford’s late header off the post after a superb cross from Casemiro left him helpless.
