"Liverpool" coach Jurgen Klopp was not very happy with the referees' work in the match against London's "Tottenham", in which the "Reds" were one minute away from victory.
Yesterday at "Anfield" stadium, "Tottenham" managed to achieve a sensational 2-2 draw. In the 91st minute, Mohamed Salah scored his brace and thus brought the hosts in front, but right at the end of added time, the referee decided to award another penalty kick to "Tottenham" and thus they leveled the score.
These matches were widely discussed in all media channels, as both penalty kicks raised many doubts. In the first one, not only a foul was seen, but also Harry Kane's acting, and the second episode was also questionable - a foul against Erik Lamela was also not clear from the offside position.
It's interesting that the main referee of the match awarded both penalty kicks only after quite long discussions with the sidelines referee. J. Klopp noticed this and expressed his opinion.
"Such ending of the match was determined by rather bold decisions of the sidelines referee", - immediately said J. Klopp.
"I don't have the right to go to their dressing room after the match - it can be done only after an hour and a half. But do you think he will come to me and say that he made a mistake in awarding the first penalty? That would be unbelievable.
I can't imagine what they were discussing for so long at the sideline. The second penalty was also quite interesting. Yes, Virgil touched him, but we all know that Lamela was looking for this contact and even after the tackle he was still off the ground. They would explain it as a foul, because Virgil touched him, but we all know the truth.
In the first half, we didn't get a penalty kick for a similar episode. Then it was just the first half of the match, so everything is understandable, but when such decisions are made in the last minute, it's really wow.
You have to award a foul immediately or forget about it, but this referee wanted to be in the limelight, which he is now", - added J. Klopp.
