Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario clearly handled the ball outside of his area during Tottenham Hotspur's 3-1 win over Brentford in the Premier League, and neither was the goalkeeper shown a yellow card nor a free-kick given to the Bees for the offense as the referee wave played on, sparking frustration from the away fans.
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In the early second half of the match between Tottenham and Brentford at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Italian goalkeeper, Vicario, was contesting for the ball with Brentford's Mikkel Damsgaard on the edge of the 18-yard box. It appeared that Vicario touched the ball not once but twice with his hands outside of the box as Tottenham looked to preserve their 2-1 lead. However, the shocking moment was when the referee waved play on and Var failed to intervene, leaving the Brentford fans in great disbelief about the incident.
Why VAR Failed to Intervene in Tottenham Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario Handling Ball Outside of His Area?
The new rules of the Premier League only permit VAR to be involved in major situations, including calling the ref in the situation of goal or no goal, penalty or no penalty, direct red card, and mistaken identity.
What both coaches said about VAR not intervening in the Guglielmo Vicario deliberate handball?
Brentford boss Thomas Frank defended referee John Brooks after he missed Tottenham goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario’s deliberate handball during their 3-1 defeat.
“Not only looked, he had handled it outside the box, but that incident did not define the game. “When we come here, we need to play 90 good minutes. We played 60. The margins need to go our way and there were a few deflections and balls drop that didn’t add up to our possibility of winning the game. “And I think John Brooks overall had a very good game. The way he handled soft fouls both ways was really good.”
Tottenham boss Angei Postecoglou also reflected on the Vicario incident.
“I think I saw exactly what you saw. “I was closer to the pitch? You were higher up though! Okay, so maybe I saw exactly what you saw. “Get away with it? So have you seen it and said it’s outside, because I haven’t seen it. I’ve got no idea. “If it wasn’t an obvious goalscoring opportunity, it means even if he was penalised it would have been a free-kick and that’s a big turning point in the game? A free-kick outside the box? “Okay, look I guess we were lucky to get the result.”
