Mauricio Pochettino has claimed using VAR by match officers is “damaging the image of English football” after Chelsea have been denied an unimaginable comeback at Aston Villa.
Mauricio Pochettino’s males seemed to be ending a horror week in fashion when Axel Disasi’s header within the fourth minute of time added on crashed in off the crossbar to overturn a 2-0 deficit.
However Benoit Badiashile was dominated to have fouled Diego Carlos within the build-up and the purpose was dominated out which means the guests needed to accept some extent.
Chelsea gamers fume at Craig Pawson after Axel Disasi’s late winner is disallowed
It had appeared prefer it was going to be one other night time to neglect as Marc Cucurella’s personal purpose and a Morgan Rogers strike put Villa 2-0 up on the break.
However Chelsea, nonetheless licking their wounds from their 5-0 hammering at Arsenal in midweek, responded effectively and drew stage by Noni Madueke and Conor Gallagher earlier than the injury-time drama.
Villa will really feel they obtained away with one, regardless of main 2-0.
Pochettino instructed TNT Sports activities: “Everybody that was watching the sport will really feel upset. Two various things the referee mentioned it was a foul and disallowed the purpose after which going to the VAR to substantiate.
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Highlights from the match between Aston Villa and Chelsea within the Premier League.
“The referee is unbelievable and it’s ridiculous. It is difficult to accept, these type of things in the semi-final [FA Cup against Man City] two weeks ago it was handball and it was no penalty, the referee he didn’t check it.
“It’s painful because it has broken English soccer and I feel Villa gamers and their followers did not perceive why the purpose was disallowed.
“They said it was foul and if you see the challenge what happened if we go into every single challenge like this it is going to be a foul and we wouldn’t finish the game with 11 [players].
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Disasi’s header struck Robin Olsen on its method into the online
The choice retains Villa seven factors away from Spurs
“We can talk about the performance or the decision – it is damaging the game.”
Aiming to qualify for Europe’s premier membership competitors for the primary time, they have been primed to maneuver 9 factors away from fifth-placed Tottenham however seemed leggy and never at their greatest.
The draw has opened the door to Spurs, who’ve three video games in hand, however Villa will nonetheless be favourites to complete in fourth because the north London membership have Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis nonetheless to play.
Pochettino can be happy together with his aspect’s efficiency and so they nonetheless have an opportunity to qualify for Europe if they’ll end an inconsistent season strongly.
A disastrous piece of defending from Diego Carlos allowed Cole Palmer to slalom into the realm, however Olsen pulled out a giant save
“I am calm and it is only to help,” Pochettino added. “The performance was very good and we played really well it is true in the first half we conceded easy.
“The issues we tried to alter the group did not concede an excessive amount of. To play Villa who’re preventing for the highest 4 I’m happy with the group and the gamers have been good.
“I think that it was what we expected and today was a good opportunity against a good team. Now, we have to move on and it will be in the headlines with the disallowed goal.”
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Aston Villa’s subsequent outing is at residence to Olympiakos within the first leg of their Convention League semi-final on Thursday; kick-off 8pm.
Villa then journey to Brighton within the Premier League on Sunday; kick-off 2pm.
Chelsea are subsequent in motion at residence to Tottenham on Thursday, dwell on Sky Sports activities; kick-off 7.30pm. The Blues then host West Ham on Sunday; kick-off 2pm.
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