{"id":296662,"date":"2023-10-21T17:54:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T17:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296662"},"modified":"2023-10-21T17:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T17:54:25","slug":"jamie-redknapp-and-jimmy-floyd-hasselbaink-in-heated-clash-over-chelsea-penalty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/jamie-redknapp-and-jimmy-floyd-hasselbaink-in-heated-clash-over-chelsea-penalty\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in heated clash over Chelsea penalty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pochettino believes Chelsea are ‘building something’<\/h3>\n

Sky Sports pundits Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink got into a heated argument at half-time of Chelsea’s clash with Arsenal as a result of the awarding of the Blues’ penalty. After a VAR check, Gunners’ defender William Saliba was adjudged to have handled the ball, before Cole Palmer converted from the spot to give the hosts the lead at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Hasselbaink felt that the penalty was the correct decision as the defender’s arm was in an ‘unnatural position’ but Redknapp argued over where Saliba was supposed to put his arm, before asking Hasselbaink to “let me speak” in their heated exchange.<\/p>\n

Former Chelsea striker Hasselbaink began by explaining: “I think it\u2019s a penalty. It\u2019s a good cross into the box and what (Mykhaylo) Mudryk does is he comes across the defender and heads the ball. For me, it\u2019s an unnatural position for the defender and how he\u2019s going and where he is putting his arm. Now, the rules leave a grey area but we have seen now they are giving penalties for this kind of situation.”<\/p>\n

Before Redknapp fired back, arguing: “I need to come in here. You say it\u2019s an unnatural position, how are you meant to jump then? You can\u2019t jump like that.” To which Hasselbaink replied: “Yes, but you can\u2019t jump like you are flying like an aeroplane.”<\/p>\n

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The pair continued to go back and forth as they were unable to find common ground over the controversial decision, as Redknapp felt that his colleague was interrupting him too often and vented by asking the Dutchman to “let me speak”.<\/p>\n

Redknapp then continued: “Yes, but you have to use your arms to give you balance. That\u2019s not unnatural. The proximity of the ball, it is hitting him from one yard away – how can that be a handball? He has to jump to try and win the ball.<\/p>\n