Gio van Bronckhorst ramps Rangers VAR demand up a notch as raging boss questions 3 offside calls and 'unbelievable' decision
Raging Rangers boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst has stepped up his call for VAR - insisting TV technology would have seen his side tune into victory against Motherwell.
Gers blew a huge chance to turn the heat up on title rivals Celtic after a second-half collapse allowed Motherwell to snatch a 2-2 at Ibrox.
The champions were on top and comfortable at the break thanks to Bevis Mugabi’s OG and a Fashion Sakala strike.
But Jordan Roberts and Kaiyne Woolery completed a remarkable turnaround for Graham Alexander's team.
Van Bronckhorst, however, was left furious after referee Don Robertson and his assistants failed to spot an offside against Liam Shaw in the build-up to Woolery’s goal.
And the Dutchman - who also saw Alfredo Morelos have two goals chalked off for offside - again lamented Scottish football’s failure to cough up for VAR.
He said: “We created 30 chances. I know it has been hard weeks but we were playing well and creating chances. We got three minutes extra time, which for me was unbelievable.
“Again it is the refs that decide it. I think with the build up to the second goal, the player (Shaw) was offside and we scored two goals which were even closer with Morelos.
“You couldn’t see it with your eye and they got that really sharp eye in those moments.
“But when one player is one yard offside they didn’t see it. That is why you need VAR, for these moments to help referees. With VAR, we would have won this game.”
Rangers have now won just three of their last eight league games and missed the chance to slash Celtic’s advantage at the top to a single point with 10 games to play.
But Van Bronckhorst hit back at suggestions the team which dumped Borussia Dortmund out of the Europa League has gone soft.
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