“what I see it looks like” Cardiff Headoach hit on BIG claim towards Leeds United red card denial controversy.
Cardiff City was reduced to ten men in the first half when Joel Bagan, the last defender, fouled Willy Gnonto and was shown a red card by referee Josh Smith.
This provided Leeds with a chance to bounce back after their loss to Burnley last weekend. They capitalized on it, securing victory with goals from debutant Largie Ramazani and second-half substitute Joel Piroe.
Cardiff manager Erol Bulut has been under increasing pressure, with his team managing just one point from their first six matches this season.
“We discussed beforehand how tough this game would be,” Bulut said. “The plan was to stay compact, limit their chances, and counter well. But after playing with ten men from the 23rd minute and conceding the first goal, it became difficult. Against a team with Leeds’ quality, it’s not easy to turn the game around.”
“In the first half, we invited trouble with too many individual mistakes and lost possession too easily. A team like Leeds will take advantage of that.”
Commenting on Leeds’ second goal, Bulut expressed disappointment: “I expect a seasoned defender like Calum Chambers to handle that better.”
Regarding Bagan’s red card, Bulut refrained from criticizing the referee: “From my perspective, it looked like another player might have been close enough to help, but I can’t say if it was a red card or not. It’s the referee’s call, and we have to accept it.”
He added, “After the red card, things became much harder for us. Maybe if we’d had 11 players in the second half, we could have gotten a draw. But I can only speak about what happened. With 10 men, we fought hard to change the game.”