Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp thinks that Saturday’s defeat at Tottenham Hotspur should be rescheduled because it was the wrong call to overturn Luis Diaz’s first goal.
Midway through the first half, the Reds were reduced to 10 men but appeared to have grabbed a shocking lead when Diaz sprinted past the final line of the Spurs defense and fired beyond Guglielmo Vicario, only to be rejected by an offside flag.
VAR Since Darren England thought Diaz’s goal had been confirmed as being onside by the on-field officials, he double-checked the outcome. However, as shown in audio provided by PGMOL on Tuesday, he realized a mistake had been made when play resumed with a Tottenham free-kick.
Son Heung-min quickly forced a goal allowed by Liverpool, and Cody Gakpo responded right before the interval. Nevertheless, Joel Matip’s own-goal in the final second-half stoppage time gave the home team the victory.
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Liverpool was denied a goal by the goalkeeper.
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In a statement to the media on Wednesday, Klopp said he wanted the match against Tottenham to be replayed before Liverpool’s Europa League meeting against Union Saint-Gilloise.
“The audio didn’t change it [our feelings] at all because I was not interested in why things happened, I knew, I saw the outcome, I saw a goal we scored and did not count, so I was not waiting for the audio and hoping I could find out how it could happen,” he said.
“What I want to emphasize is that it’s crucial that we deal with football in a correct manner, given how significant and significant it is for us at least.
Everyone involved, including the fourth official, linesman, on-field referee, and, in this instance, the VAR, did not do that on purpose, and we must remember that.
“Yes, it was a mistake, an obvious error, and I think there would have been answers for it later, if not perhaps not right away. Some people don’t want me to say that, but I think the only consequence should be a replay, not as the manager of Liverpool but as a football person. That is how things are, and it probably won’t happen.
The counterargument will likely be that if we open that gate, everyone will request it. I believe the circumstance is so unusual that it has never occurred before. I’ve played football for 50 years and am 56 years old, so I’m very accustomed to making bad mistakes and difficult decisions of all types.
