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On Sunday, the central match of the Premier League took place between the teams of Tottenham and Liverpool in London. The match ended with a score of 2:2 and certainly did not disappoint the spectators. There were both emotions, goals, and questionable episodes in the match, which really frustrated Liverpool strategist Jurgen Klopp. The German received a yellow card from referee Paul Tierney during the match, also tried to argue with the match referee after the game, and commented on certain moments after the match. One of the moments was early in the match when goal scorer Harry Kane committed a foul against Andy Robertson. Many football fans thought it should have been a red card, a sentiment shared by J. Klopp as well.
Liverpool's strategist said at a press conference: "Let's start with the result. The result is good. It would be different with other referee decisions. A 2:2 result against Tottenham is good. We struggled for many reasons. One of those reasons is that we had to make many changes. We played against Tottenham who played with a 3-5-2 tactical formation and every time they got the ball, they pushed it as far as possible, and then Kane and Son were there with their bicycles," Klopp said about the match.
About the decisions of the referees, the German responded: "As for Robertson, we can see that a red card could have been given. He is a young man, but he lost his mind a bit there. I think we can all agree that Harry Kane should have been shown a red card. In the 11 m penalty situation, referee Tierney told me that Diogo intentionally stopped to be tackled. If we turn around, we will see that this is a strange interpretation of the situation," Klopp retorted.
In this match, there were at least five questionable episodes: 11 m penalty situations that could have been provoked by Dele Alli and Diogo Jota, M. Salah's handball play during the second goal, and the question of Robertson's and Kane's red cards.
πΈ - Yellow card Harry Kane for a challenge on Robertson. pic.twitter.com/hKWgcMZ5y1
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