Peter Crouch has told the Daily Mail that he thinks Leeds United’s Patrick Bamford must be feeling terrible after seeing his goal chalked off against Crystal Palace.
Bamford was adjudged to have been offside when he scored against Palace, despite his feet clearly being behind the Eagles’ defence.
The Leeds striker was gesturing where he wanted the through ball to be placed, and as offsides are now ruled to be from the top of the shirt sleeve, Bamford’s goal was ruled out.
The decision has caused widespread fury, and Crouch admits that he found it soul-destroying when the goal was chalked off.
“How can you be offside pointing where you want the ball played to? It was an absolutely pathetic decision,” Crouch says.
“It was soul-destroying for me, being inside the stadium as a pundit, so God only knows how Patrick Bamford is feeling.
“Let me talk you through it. We were watching the game unfold and I saw Bamford provide the finish to a beautiful move.
“He celebrated and started to walk back, as did Crystal Palace’s players. Nobody thought there was anything wrong, nobody had the slightest sense of being aggrieved.”
Leeds actually struggled to recover from the set-back, as they sunk to a heavy defeat against Palace.
The Whites never really got going at Selhurst Park on Saturday, as they were beaten 4-1.
Leeds have now suffered heavy defeats on their last two outings, and the international break may, therefore, have come at a good time.
Leeds return to action in two weekends’ time when they take on Arsenal.
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