Arne Slot launches impassioned VAR rant after Benjamin Sesko controversy
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Speaking post-match, the Dutchman said: "If it was a touch, which I think it is because if you know a bit about ball sports, you know that if a ball has a certain curve and the curve changes, there must have been a contact."But if it's light then we should have a debate in football about whether that's enough to disallow a goal. Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook page"I don't think it's a surprise to anyone this season that if there's a VAR intervention or if there's something that could be left or could be right (50-50) then the decision goes against us."That has been the whole season every single time this season.
That has been our whole season."While Slot suggested that the goal itself should have been chalked off, he claimed that his players were equally as culpable as the officials. He added: "But the second goal we didn't concede because of a handball, we conceded it because we lost the ball in a stupid position and we lost a few big moments afterwards in duels."We have to first look at ourselves, that is completely clear and obvious, but that decisions have gone every single game against us, that's also completely clear and obvious."When we played United the first time this season, I had one of my players needing five stitches on the floor, and the referee didn't stop the game and we conceded.
This is a complete pattern over the whole season, but there is also a pattern that we concede ridiculous goals when we are the better team, one or two are switching off and then we concede a goal."That we have more influence on, so I should focus much more on that than on these referee decisions that go against us. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.