{"id":95030,"date":"2023-10-24T11:26:11","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T11:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95030"},"modified":"2023-10-24T11:26:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T11:26:11","slug":"garth-crooks-lambasts-luis-diaz-and-ibrahima-konate-in-bbc-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/garth-crooks-lambasts-luis-diaz-and-ibrahima-konate-in-bbc-column\/","title":{"rendered":"Garth Crooks LAMBASTS Luis Diaz and Ibrahima Konate in BBC column"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Garth Crooks names two Liverpool stars in his BBC team of the week column&#8230; but then BARELY mentions them as he uses it to lambast Luis Diaz and call for Ibrahima Konate red card<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Garth Crooks laid into Ibrahima Konate and Luis Diaz in his weekly BBC column<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The pundit named two Liverpool stars for praise but the plaudits were minimal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow Mail Sport&#8217;s new Liverpool WhatsApp channel for all the breaking news<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Garth Crooks named two Liverpool players in his infamous BBC Team of the Week column, but they didn&#8217;t come in for much praise amid a tirade against their team-mates.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, Crooks used their sections to rip into Luis Diaz and Ibrahima Konate after their antics at the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool beat Everton 2-0 at Anfield\u00a0on Saturday thanks to two Mo Salah goals but the game was marred by controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Diaz rolled several times after Ashley Young fouled him, with the Everton player then being dismissed, and Konate was lucky to escape a sending-off later after a tactical foul on Beto while the Toffees counter-attacked and he was the last man.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Virgil van Dijk and Salah were the chosen ones elevated to Crooks&#8217;s Team of the Week but he pulled no punches when it came to discussing their team-mates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/11\/76930653-0-image-a-23_1698142763054.jpg\" height=\"565\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Garth Crooks reserved column inches for extended criticism of Ibrahima Konate and Luis Diaz<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/11\/76930757-0-image-a-25_1698142968236.jpg\" height=\"373\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He accused Diaz of rolling for &#8216;dramatic effect&#8217; after Ashley Young&#8217;s challenge, which saw the Everton star sent off in the first half\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/11\/76930771-0-image-a-24_1698142933370.jpg\" height=\"508\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Konate was not sent off for a cynical foul against Beto despite already being on a yellow card<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>He believed that if Young&#8217;s dismissal for a second bookable offence was necessary, then Konate also had to be given his marching orders after an earlier yellow card.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Young&#8217;s tackle was a genuine one to try and win the ball. Konate&#8217;s challenge on Beto was cynical and crude,&#8217; he wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[That is]\u00a0what the yellow card was designed for but the Liverpool defender didn&#8217;t receive one for the challenge in question.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Crooks did, however, praise Van Dijk for recapturing his form after a tricky spell last season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Moving on to Diaz, Crooks acused him of histrionics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He wrote: &#8216;Luiz Diaz rolled over at least five times for dramatic effect after Young had fouled him [&#8230;] It&#8217;s time Salah had a word with Diaz.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In the BBC columnist&#8217;s opinion, Salah has overcome the theatrics that he used to be accused of more often.<\/p>\n<p>He described him as &#8216;back to his brilliant, unselfish, and supportive best&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/11\/76930909-0-image-a-26_1698143205272.jpg\" height=\"384\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Crooks named Mo Salah, who scored two goals, among his front three in his Team of the Week<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/24\/11\/76930911-0-image-a-27_1698143322691.jpg\" height=\"411\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Virgil van Dijk earned a coveted spot in the BBC columnist&#8217;s back line and Crooks prasied him for regaining some semblance of his old form\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That sentiment was echoed by Mail Sport&#8217;s very own Chris Sutton, who outlined the forward&#8217;s credentials as Liverpool&#8217;s greatest-ever player.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, referee Craig Pawson was also in the firing line of the former Spurs man. According to Crooks, he &#8216;failed to exercise any consistency&#8217; with regards to how he dealt with Young and Konate.<\/p>\n<p>The result sent Liverpool top of the table temporarily but they slipped back to fourth after other teams played.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Everton are mired in 16th after a challenging start to the campaign.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12665819\/Garth-Crooks-names-two-Liverpool-stars-BBC-team-week-column-BARELY-mentions-uses-lambast-Luis-Diaz-call-Ibrahima-Konate-red-card.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garth Crooks names two Liverpool stars in his BBC team of the week column&#8230; 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