Postecoglou admits he's in the minority with VAR after Spurs' Liverpool gift

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The Spurs boss said technology in football is only reason he is happy to be 58 years old rather than a younger man as he questions direction game is heading in

The Tottenham boss admits his team were the “clear beneficiaries” of an “unprecedented” error last weekend after Liverpool star Luis Diaz had a goal incorrectly ruled out for offside. But Postecoglou, who could see Spurs go top for 24 hours with a win away to Luton at lunchtime, does not believe the system is fit for purpose.

“We’re trying to sanitise all that by trying to make it into something that I just don’t think is our game. That’s not what I’ve loved about football. I’ve loved the imperfect nature of it. Asked if he would support a decision to get rid of the process, he said: “I would in its current form. I just don’t think that technology’s ready for our game. I’ve got absolutely nothing against goal-line technology - that’s a no-brainer because that’s quite significant and it works for our game.

“The measure of who was a good referee was the ones you never noticed. And we’re trying to make them the stars of the show. We’re analysing, in slow-motion, yellow cards. We as players and coaches, we’re the worst culprits for it because we talk about integrity and all these things. “Now, I think part of the consequence of last week was that none of us liked it when they were taking so long to make a decision and it sounded like last week they were rushing into a decision. Maybe that’s a consequence of…that suggests to me that I don’t think the technology in its current form is suitable to our game.

Source: Tech Daily Report (techdailyreport.net)

 

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