Former referee Mark Clattenburg says the long Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decision to quickly award Liverpool’s goal cost the Reds the Carabao Cup.
Recall that Newcastle United defeated Liverpool 2-1 in the final but the referee’s delay in confirming the Chiesa’s goal affected their chances of a comeback.
Chiesa’s goal to make it 2-1 late into the game was originally flagged for offside and it took a lengthy VAR check for the initial decision to be overturned.
Reacting to the development, Clattenburg in a chat with The Overlap Fan Debate, faulted the long VAR delay.
“I’ll always say it (VAR) is killing the emotion of the game.
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“That Liverpool player (Federico Chiesa) should be allowed to celebrate his goal, even though he doesn’t really want to celebrate because he wants to get the ball back to the halfway line.”
