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Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson in a rage at ref's 'laughable' penalty call

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Furious Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson wants referees to be held accountable for their decisions.

A controversial penalty award denied his side two precious points against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

David Nugent scored a stunning goal to put City 2-1 ahead at half-time at the King Power Stadium, and the home side looked in control until Zak Whitbread was adjudged to have fouled Billy Sharp inside the penalty area by referee Anthony Taylor.

Whitbread appeared to play the ball before Sharp went down. But Taylor pointed to the spot and Simon Cox stroked home the equaliser.

Pearson was visibly raging on the touchline – and was still fuming when he spoke to the media immediately after the game.

The City boss pulled no punches. "I thought it was a good tackle, he played the ball." said Pearson, who did not attempt to quiz Taylor over his version of events.

"I am not going to waste my time trying to talk to people who are totally disinterested with what is right and what is wrong.

"They have a team of four people out there and they need to utilise all four of them. For me, it is laughable.

"I have to sit here and answer questions about it, the players have to answer questions about it and the one thing that is missing is any chance of seeing them to explain what they do. Until we get to that juncture then we are going to miss a trick.

"I have seen it again on TV and listened to pundits on Sky talking drivel. It was a good challenge. He got the ball. The referee is in a good position – full stop.

"We have to look at transparency and accountability. I am made accountable for what I do and the players are made accountable by myself and the media to a large extent, and rightly so.

"I just find it bemusing that we hear all the points of views on it except the people who make the decisions.

"It is about time someone made them accountable for what they do. We have assessors at the games and we should have assessors in here now talking you through the decision process.

"If I get in trouble, I think I have missed a trick because I think I have been careful with what I have said and how I have constructed my sentences.

"If I get fined after what has happened out there then there is something seriously wrong with the game."

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson in a rage at ref's 'laughable' penalty call


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