Premier League
Liverpool: “Unacceptable that not enough time was given to make the right decision on Dias’ goal”
Liverpool issued a statement over Luis Diaz’s goal against Tottenham because the VAR was unaware that the referee had disallowed it.
Liverpool management has made a move that we are not used to in England. Jurgen Klopp’s team have released a statement on Luis Diaz’s goal against Tottenham because VAR was unaware that the referee had disallowed it.
The Reds issued a statement stressing that it was unacceptable that insufficient time was given to make the right decision, while clearly rejecting any attribution to human error.
Liverpool’s announcement:
“We fully accept that referees work under a lot of pressure, but this pressure is intended to be reduced by the existence of VAR. It is therefore unacceptable that insufficient time was given to make the right decision and that intervention was made later.”
The fact that such errors are labeled as significant human error is also unacceptable. Decisions should only be made through review and with full transparency.
This is crucial for the credibility of future decisions as it applies to all clubs to ensure that such a situation does not happen again.
In the meantime, we will consider the options available as there is clearly a need to escalate and resolve the matter.”
Source: sport 24
Sophia Jhon is a sports journalist and author. He has worked as a news editor for Sportish and is now a sport columnist for the same publication. Alberta’s professional interests lie largely in sports news, with an emphasis on English football. He has also written articles on other sporting topics.