PGMOL under fire again after 'strange' VAR decision in Tottenham win

Tottenham came distant victorious implicit Brentford and escaped much play arsenic goalkeeper Gugliemo Vicario went unpunished contempt appearing to grip the shot extracurricular his area

Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha believes is it 'strange' that VAR did not intervene erstwhile Spurs goalkeeper Gugliemo Vicario handled the shot extracurricular of his area.

The Lilywhites' crippled against Brentford was the latest to garner VAR contention arsenic Spurs prevailed 3-1 implicit their London rivals. Bryan Mbuemo had enactment the Bees up wrong a infinitesimal of the crippled starting but Ange Postecoglou's broadside were capable to travel from down acknowledgment to Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson and James Maddison.

With the scoreline inactive 2-1, and nether unit from Mikkel Damsgaard, Vicario attempted to stitchery the shot earlier appearing to jab it distant portion extracurricular of his box. Referee Jonathan Brooks did not stroke his whistle and VAR did not enactment arsenic Kristoffer Ajer and Thomas Frank were booked for their complaints.

The technology was deemed incapable to beryllium utilised arsenic the offence was not deemed to contradict a goalscoring opportunity. Onuoha nevetheless believes it would person represented a large infinitesimal successful the game, with Vicario perchance being handed his marching orders.

"Earlier Gugliemo Vicario comes retired of his country and makes 3 attempts astatine touching the ball," Onuoha said.

"From the space we spot the 3rd touch, if determination was different space of it, I deliberation they would accidental that it came extracurricular the box, truthful that would beryllium a reddish card. It is unusual that the VAR has missed that, precise strange, due to the fact that that is simply a large infinitesimal successful the game."

Brentford brag Frank was nether nary illusion the Spurs goalkeeper had touched the shot extracurricular of his area. The 50-year-old manager did not judge it was a infinitesimal that decided the crippled however. and even complimented the referee.

“Not lone looked. He had handled it extracurricular the box," helium said.

“That incidental did not specify the game. When we travel here, we request to play 90 bully minutes. We played 60. The margins request to spell our way, and determination were a fewer deflections and balls driblet that didn’t adhd up to our anticipation of winning the game.

“It was a mistake. It could person been a free-kick to us. It could person helped us. But, hey, you ne'er know. I deliberation the probability of scoring from a nonstop free-kick is similar 0.0543. So astir apt not the biggest probability for scoring anyway.

“And I deliberation John Brooks wide had a precise bully game. The mode helium handled brushed fouls some ways was truly good.”

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