Liverpool were far from their best against Tottenham, but it’s clear that referee Stuart Attwell made a significant error, a point Arne Slot also highlighted.
Commenting on the missed second yellow card for Lucas Bergvall, our head coach said: “It wasn’t ideal. I don’t know, maybe even the referee thought, ‘Is this really happening? Is he scoring this goal now?’ But he couldn’t change it and didn’t have to explain it to the whole stadium since it wasn’t a VAR decision.”
In a cruel twist of fate, the Swedish midfielder scored the winning goal moments later, a detail not lost on Slot.
Virgil van Dijk admitted to confronting the referee over this glaring mistake, which had an immediate and significant impact on the game. The reaction from the bench made it clear how obvious the error was, potentially jeopardizing Liverpool’s chances of defending their Carabao Cup title.
Stuart Attwell made history as the first referee to announce a VAR decision to the entire stadium, ruling out Dominic Solanke’s goal. While the moment earned him praise for transparency, it’s frustrating that he didn’t have to explain his failure to send off the player who ultimately decided the match.
Leave a Reply