Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte on Friday doubled down on his criticism of VAR, saying it should be impossible for mistakes like the one he claims happened this week to be made.
Conte was sent off on Wednesday after a goal in stoppage-time by Harry Kane against Sporting in the Champions League was ruled out for offside after a VAR check which lasted several minutes.
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The match ended 1-1 but had Kane’s goal been allowed Tottenham would have qualified for the last 16. Kane’s goal was disallowed after VAR decided he was offside when the ball was headed back to him by Emerson Royal, although it also arrived at Kane via a touch off a Sporting player.
Conte was so angry after the game that his news conference lasted for only one question, but on Friday he had gathered his thoughts and was adamant his side had been wronged.
“I confirm, I repeat the decision was really wrong. It created a big damage to us,” Conte, who will be banned for Tuesday’s vital trip to Marseille, said at a news conference on Friday.
“I continue to think it’s impossible to make mistakes with VAR. It’s impossible. Because you have a screen, you have time.
“For me it’s impossible to make a wrong decision with VAR and also to [take] four, five or six minutes [to make it].
“To stay there five or six minutes already means you have confusion in your mind. It’s incredible.”
