Ange Postecoglou did not chop his words after the 1-0 defeat of Tottenham against Chelsea on Thursday, which suggests that VAR “kills the game”.
Postecoglou watched while the second half of the second half of Enzo Fernandez proved the difference and returned Chelsea to the top four of the Premier League.
The result saw Spurs' Winless Streak Stretch to four Premier League matches. They have lost three times and fought back for a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth at the time.
But there were times in the game when VAR intervened for both sides after the opener of Fernandez.
Moises Caicedo thought he had set Chelsea two goals with a stunning volley from outside the box, but it was excluded for an offside against Levi Colwill in the structure.
Then Spurs Pape Sarr succeeded in squeezing an attempt under the palms of Robert Sanchez, where the strike was originally given on the field by referee Craig Pawson.
However, he was sent to the monitor to revise the decision, and eventually did not reach the goal after the rule of Sarr Caicedo had contaminated before he was released from 25 meters.
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It was another frustrating evening for Spurs and Postecoglou, with their Europa League quarterfinals collision with Eintracht Frankfurt who now looked even more important.
Tottenham supporters sang 'You don't know what you are doing' at Postecoglou on full-time at Stamford Bridge.
Postecoglou's decision to change Lucas Bergvall for SARR Drew angry with the traveling fans, where the Spurs -Baas seemed to react by covering his ears after his replacement scored shortly thereafter, although that strike was eventually excluded.
And emotions seemed to take over during a fractious interview after the game by the Spurs boss, who also referred to the failure to send Everton's James Tarkowski in the Merseyside Derby only 24 hours earlier.
“It is killing the game, it is not the same game it used to be,” Postecoglou began.
“We were all on our sofas last night and watched TV [when Everton’s Tarkowski was not sent off for a high challenge on Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister] And I guarantee that if Jarred Gillett was VAR last night, it would have been a different result, so you just don't know what we're going to get.
“You are around for 12 minutes. It's just killing the game, but nobody gives it, they just love the drama and the controversy and I am sure there will be 24 hours of discussion about it and that is what everyone wants – they are not really interested that it kills the spectacle of the game.
“If a referee sees that and he has to see it for six minutes, what is clear and obvious?
“Last night we all sat on our benches and saw a repeat and thought:” Oh my God. “
“Tonight we sat there and were waiting for six minutes of which the official vary -official Jarred Gillett thought it was clear and clear – it's crazy, it's madness.
“We accept it and have to decrease the consequences. Clear and clear? What suggests that it is with the first repetition. That's why the game goes as it is.”
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