BBC pundit furious with Liam Craig after dive v Rangers
Richard Foster was left seething with St Johnstone man Liam Craig for his dive against Rangers at Ibrox on Wednesday.
Speaking on BBC Sportsound, the former Gers defender ripped into the midfielder after trying to convince the referee to give his side a penalty.
With the score at 2-0 to the Bears, Craig nicked the ball off Glen Kamara and advanced into the box.
However, instead of taking a shot, he fell to the ground under a challenge from Kamara and Euan Anderson wasn’t having any of it.
Foster said: “It’s pathetic; it’s a shocking dive. If Liam Craig takes another touch, he’s got a shot on goal, but he just collapses. The referee, for me, has got that one spot on.”
Correct decision.
This was a huge moment in the game, and you have to credit Anderson for not falling for the trick and awarding a penalty.
However, you can bet Kamara is a relieved man because his mistake led to the chance.
You also have to question Craig’s decision making; he had a clear sight of goal and probably should have let fly.
Instead, he tried to con the referee and luckily, Anderson wasn’t falling for that load of nonsense.
Foster absolutely destroys Craig in his rant, and you can’t blame him because not only did he cost his team a chance at goal, but he also tried to cheat, and we can’t be having that.
So, luckily, the right decision was made, and the Gers held on for a comfortable 2-0 win.
Craig tried and failed to con the referee and let us all hope that he thinks better of it next time.
In other Rangers news, Gordon Smith was baffled by one of Anderson’s decisions in the first half against St Johnstone.