Sean Dyche's passionate handball rule change plea as Everton boss comments on Martin Odegaard vs Liverpool
Sean Dyche has once again labelled the handball laws a farce after his side conceded a crucial penalty in their 3-1 Premier League defeat by Manchester City on Wednesday night.
With the score at 1-1 at Goodison Park, referee John Brooks pointed to the spot midway through the second-half, having spoken to his assistant, after Nathan Ake had struck Amadou Onana’s right arm with a shot from a yard away.
Julian Alvarez slotted home from the slot before Bernardo Silva added a third to move Pep Guardiola's side into the top four. However, Dyche was not best pleased with the decision made by the match officials and expressed his feelings on the matter during his post-match press conference.
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And speaking again about the incident on Thursday afternoon, Dyche once again spoke of his frustration with the rules laid out by Ifab, the body that determines the laws of the game, and their interpretation of handball.
He said: “You don’t want to cry it in, and I don’t think any manager does, by the way, but it is hard not to speak about it.
“Very early in the season, you remember the Michael Keane goal; the keeper drops it at the end of the day, and it is not turned around.
“Sending off at Liverpool, not turned around. The one at Spurs. I watched it back, and poor Ange, bless him, said afterwards it is a definite foul; he didn’t even respond; he goes through and scores.
“Easy with hindsight, and we are all guilty of it. The one last night, everybody is confused by the handball rule situation.
“Managers spoke very clearly to the powers that be earlier in the season, including myself,
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