Tottenham boss Antonio Conte criticized the VAR mistakes that cost his side three points against West Ham. The London club looked like they had conceded a penalty for a third consecutive home game only for Peter Bankes to overturn his decision after a length VAR check. Spurs took the lead after a Thilo Kehrer own goal before Thomas Soucek equalized for the home side.
“I said to him [the referee] at the end of the first half, but with a smile and not in a problematic way, you have taken the right decision and then VAR called you. They have for sure embarrassed the referee because to make him change the right decision, I think it was really, really strange,” Tottenham boss Antonio Conte said on VAR. “But for managers and for players, I think to accept the mistake of the referee during the game is okay because a referee’s decision sometimes can be positive, sometimes can be negative. At the end of the season, there is always a balance with a positive or negative situation for your team.”
“Don’t forget that against Nottingham Forest and a clear situation of goal that the player and went with his hand and a clear penalty situation, red card no and today was clear because I know the rule,” he added. “The problem is that it’s difficult to accept the decision when there are people behind the monitor with the video that they have a lot of time because they have taken a lot of time. I also listened to the whistles from the crowd because the crowd in England doesn’t like VAR and this is very, very clear. But I think they are right because if these are the decisions, it’s incredible or they don’t know the rules.”
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