Roberto de Zerbi has given an update on the progress Mykhailo Mudryk is making to full fitness, and threw in some criticism of another talent. If you enjoy CaughtOffside coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our […] The post “He’s not ready” – De Zerbi defends one attacker and criticises another after Spurs fail to shoot on target appeared first on CaughtOffside.
Oliver Glasner argued there was insufficient evidence to disallow Neco Williams’s goal against Tottenham, accusing the video assistant referee Peter Bankes of guessing that the Nottingham Forest defender handled and said ruling it out weakens the officials’ authority. Midway through the second half, Williams stooped to head in on the goalline as Sandro Tonali attempted to hook the ball clear after Morgan Gibbs-White’s deflected effort bobbled towards the net.Glasner conceded at least one angle showed Williams appeared to handle the ball, seemingly to protect himself as Tonali went to clear the ball with his left boot, but said the footage was too unclear to disallow the goal. “I don’t think VAR can intervene when he’s guessing,” said Forest’s head coach. “It was not clear and obvious. We had a briefing before the season that the threshold for VAR intervention should be very high and this is why it was a wrong intervention for me. Continue reading...
No goals in three games leaves Tottenham to ponder the wisdom of exiling last season's top scorer while Nottingham Forest were left to seethe over the goal that was ruled out.
Tottenham are yet to score in the Premier League this term after their draw with Nottingham Forest, but Roberto De Zerbi remained positive. The post De Zerbi confident goals will come at Spurs despite City Ground blank appeared first on SoccerNews.
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