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“The official told me Bergvall doesn’t deserves to be sent out because…..”- Arne Slot explains what he was told about why Lucas Bergvall wasn’t sent off during Liverpool vs Tottenham
“The fourth official told me why he thought it wasn’t a second yellow for Bergvall”- Arne Slot explains what he was told about why Lucas Bergvall wasn’t sent off during Liverpool vs Tottenham
Liverpool were left frustrated on Wednesday evening after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Tottenham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with controversy surrounding Spurs’ late winner.
The Reds were underwhelming on the night, but the focus shifted to a contentious moment before Spurs’ decisive goal. Lucas Bergvall’s lunging tackle on Kostas Tsimikas appeared to warrant a second yellow card, but the referee, Stuart Attwell, opted not to penalize him.
With Tsimikas still receiving treatment off the pitch, Bergvall seized the opportunity and scored the winner, sending Liverpool back to Merseyside with a first-leg defeat.
Virgil van Dijk expressed his displeasure with Attwell’s decision, but his protests were in vain.
After the game, an understandably frustrated Arne Slot explained what the fourth official had told him regarding the decision not to send off Bergvall.
Arne Slot explains the Bergvall decision It seemed clear to almost everyone—except a notably unyielding Ange Postecoglou—that Bergvall should have been off the pitch by the time he scored. His challenge on Tsimikas was undeniably a yellow card offense.
However, Attwell chose not to issue the second yellow, and Slot revealed the reasoning he had been given.
“The fourth official explained why he didn’t think it was a second yellow, and of course, that came from the referee,” Slot said to Sky Sports. “When we went inside, Robbo [Andy Robertson] was asking the referee. What we know is that he didn’t stop the counterattack, but every manager would prefer a second yellow over letting the counter continue. The other point is, if you stop a counter with a reckless challenge, he could still give a yellow, but the referee didn’t see it as reckless. We can debate that, but it is what it is.”
Ange Postecoglou’s stance Show Bergvall’s tackle to any football fan, and they would likely agree it was a yellow card offense. However, Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou, in his post-match interview, defended the decision, claiming that his team had not been fortunate.
“He wasn’t lucky to stay on,” Postecoglou argued. “The rule is, and we’ve been told this for quite a while, that if the advantage is played and it’s not a cynical tackle, a yellow card isn’t given.”
Postecoglou continued, “To me, that was pretty clear.”
While Postecoglou’s explanation might make sense in theory, many would still argue that it was, in fact, one of the most cynical tackles you could witness.
