Leeds United defender Jayden Bogle was involved in a controversial incident during our game against Tottenham over the weekend.
The Englishman stood on the Achilles of Mathys Tel. Despite the French winger’s best efforts to carry on, the injury ultimately forced him off.
The incident was reviewed by VAR for multiple minutes before they ultimately came to the conclusion not to send Bogle off for the challenge.
To say this was a controversial decision would be an understatement. Former Spurs midfielder Jamie O’Hara was just one example of someone who was fuming after Bogle wasn’t sent off.
And now another talkSPORT pundit has shared his thoughts as to whether Bogle should or shouldn’t have been punished for his tackle.
Martin Keown believes Jayden Bogle was fortunate to not see red for his tackle v Spurs
In the aftermath of the game, it was reported that Tottenham were expected to submit a complaint to Pro Ref.
This is after the VAR operator Tony Harrington did not recommend an on field review of the tackle.
Former Arsenal defender, Martin Keown was asked on talkSPORT whether or not Tottenham had a right to be annoyed or not with the decision over the weekend.
“It looks reckless,” Keown said about Bogle’s tackle.
“I think he’s trying to line him up to tackle him with his right foot. He plants his left and his left foot goes right down the Achilles of Tel.
“As he does it, he twists his ankle at the same time so it looks out of control, it looks reckless. I’m pretty surprised if we’re looking for consistency, that he hasn’t gone for that because it does look poor.
“I can’t quite fathom how VAR looks at that doesn’t punish it in some sort of way.”
Jayden Bogle now the butt of joke among Leeds players
Naturally, after such a big talking point in a game, Daniel Farke was asked what he thought.
“I haven’t watched it back but what I do know is Jayden Bogle, never out of any bad intention does the foul. It looked a bit like an unlucky coming together,” Farke told TNT Sports.
“A very unlucky outcome that Mathys is injured, wish him all the best. But also Jayden Bogle, the last thing he is a nasty player, he’s probably the softest player in the whole league. I call him like my ‘butterfly’. But I hope he can recover quickly.”
The other Leeds players are never going to let Bogle live this one down!
Bogle posted on Instagram following our win and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, James Trafford and Anton Stach all posted a butterfly emoji in his comment section.
So it’s fair to say that the butterfly nickname has well and truly stuck.
I still haven’t changed my mind on this. For me Bogle’s tackle warranted a yellow card at most.
We’ve got some tough games when we come back from the international break, with trips away to take on Chelsea and Man City, with a home game against Coventry sandwiched in the middle.
So to potentially not have Bogle available for these games would’ve been disastrous. Thankfully, this isn’t the case.
