Leeds United’s Ao Tanaka challenges Kellen Fisher and Norwich City’s Jack Stacey during a Sky Bet Championship match. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
Leeds went top of the Championship table on Wednesday after victory over Norwich, although the match was not without incident as Ao Tanaka, former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett, said should have seen red.
Daniel Farke must have been delighted to win against one of his former employers, as it put the All Whites top of the English second tier following one game of the season.
Keith Hackett says Ao Tanaka should have been sent off
Leeds travel to Burnley in their next match, and the result of that match could determine how serious their promotion aspirations are.
Farke is hoping for a reunion at Elland Road With a certain player, when Willy Gonto is expected to move to Saudi Arabia So that the club’s money grows in time.
This is clearly an important juggling act that needs to be done by the manager to keep the club competitive as we move towards the business end of the season.
A win against Norwich would go some way to keeping things on track, although it appears they were lucky not to go down to 10 men.
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Ao Tanaka had already been booked in the first half, and another reckless challenge early in the second period deserved a second yellow – which was not forthcoming.
This obviously upset the former PGMOL chief, Keith Hackett.
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“Tanaka should have received a second yellow for this reckless challenge,” he said MOT Leeds News.
“Good luck to his manager Farc.
“He witnessed what happened and prudently did the right thing to prevent his team from getting to ten men.”
While strong challenges have to be part of the game, especially in the Championship where every game is competitive, referees need to clamp down harder on tackles that put opponents in danger.
