The VAR decision to disallow Harry Kane’s stoppage-time goal against Sporting Lisbon infuriated Tottenham manager, Antonio Conte, who charged the technology with being dishonest against his team.
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Last night, Kane scored in the fifth minute of extra time, setting off raucous celebrations among the hosts who thought their effort had advanced them to the Champions League round of 16.
Dutch official Pol van Boekel, who was in charge of VAR, ruled Kane had been ahead of the ball when Emerson Royal’s header hit Flavio Nazinho and ricocheted into the path of the striker, who smashed in with aplomb to briefly make the score 2-1.
What Did Antonio Conte Say?
“I think there are moments that maybe you can be a bit intelligent to understand you have just disallowed a regular goal because the goal was regular. The ball is in front of Kane,” Conte insisted in his press conference before he walked out after one question.
“And then the VAR, I repeat you know I don’t comment on referee decisions but the VAR, this season, I don’t know why between Premier League and Champions League, we are not so lucky.
“I don’t know why until now we are also the only team who repeated the penalty and every penalty I go to see, if the keeper move on line, I see a lot of the time, I want to see repetition of a penalty in Premier League.
“I think we are not so lucky with VAR but I think they create big damage, I would like to see if this type of decision you can take with a top team, in an important game. Yeah, I would like to see if VAR is so brave to take this decision.
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“I repeat this unfair decision because the ball is in front of Kane.
“Sorry, but I am really upset because sometimes you can accept this situation and sometimes I think it is not good because I don’t see honesty in this type of situation and when I see this I become really, really upset.”
Spurs head to Vitality Stadium to face Cherries this weekend. The Cherries are another side who feel hard done by regarding VAR decisions in recent weeks.
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