Ex-Celtic striker Chris Sutton has slammed Old Firm referee Bobby Madden after an ’embarrassing’ display in the Hoops’ defeat to bitter rivals Rangers. The Scottish Cup semi-final match-up went all the way to extra time before the Gers grabbed the winner, and that is not the only reason Celtic’s fans came away from the showdown angry.
Madden’s controversial showing began when Rangers striker Kemar Roofe was shown yellow for a foul on Daizen Maeda. Sutton fumed during the game in the belief that he should have been sent off for what he saw as a shin-high tackle.
Rangers midfielder John Lundstram was also deemed to have escaped a booking after a trip on Callum McGregor, while Madden was again scrutinised for the ‘soft’ free-kick that led to Greg Taylor’s opening goal.
“Celtic were poor but Bobby Madden turned in one of the worst refereeing performances I’ve seen in Scotland for a long time,” vented Sutton on Twitter after the game, “And that’s saying something!!!”
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Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou, meanwhile, will be forced to pick up and dust down his side after a painful defeat. “It was a tight game, I don’t think either side really dominated for a great period,” he said after the final whistle, “It’s the nature of a semi-final, there’s a lot at stake and they tend to be games where people are afraid to make mistakes.
“It ends up being a bit of an arm wrestle and we didn’t have enough to get it over the line. You can be disappointed without being critical, it’s a disappointing day for us because it was an opportunity for us to get to a final.”
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