“Slot Fires Witty VAR Dig at Stuart Attwell After Spurs Escape Red Card Controversy”
“Slot Taunts Stuart Attwell with Witty VAR Jibe After Spurs Dodge Red Card Drama”
“Slot Jabs at Stuart Attwell with VAR Joke Following Spurs’ Controversial Red Card Call”
Liverpool struggled to find their rhythm against Tottenham, but the spotlight fell on a critical error by Stuart Attwell—one that Arne Slot didn’t shy away from highlighting in his post-match comments.
“Slot Takes Aim at Attwell as Referee’s Blunder Hands Spurs Advantage”
Speaking about the missed second yellow card for Lucas Bergvall, Arne Slot remarked: “Not ideal, I think, but I don’t know. Maybe even the referee was thinking, ‘Is this really happening? Is he scoring this goal now?’ But he couldn’t change it, and he didn’t have to explain it to the whole stadium because it wasn’t a VAR decision.”
The irony wasn’t lost on the Liverpool head coach, as Bergvall went on to score the decisive goal just moments later.
Attwell’s Critical Error Aids Tottenham
Virgil van Dijk revealed he confronted Stuart Attwell over the blatant oversight, which immediately shifted the game’s momentum. Liverpool’s bench reacted furiously to the incident, knowing the ramifications could derail their hopes of retaining the Carabao Cup.
Though Attwell made history by announcing the VAR decision to disallow Dominic Solanke’s goal, his failure to issue a second yellow card to Bergvall cast a shadow over his performance. Slot, with a touch of sarcasm, emphasized the contradiction: Attwell was lauded for transparency on one decision but escaped accountability for a game-defining mistake.
You can watch Slot’s full comments on Attwell via @SkyFootball on X.
"It had a big influence on the game"
Arne Slot shares his thoughts on whether Lucas Bergvall should have been on the pitch to score the winning goal for Tottenham 💭 pic.twitter.com/LAmHueA8rZ
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