Rio Ferdinand has delivered a strong verdict on the decision to award a penalty against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday, and Cristian Romero has made a public response.
Tottenham Hotspur will be fairly pleased with their 2-2 draw against Newcastle United. Although they were once again denied a victory, defeat seemed almost inevitable until Cristian Romero stepped up and scored with an overhead kick.
However, there was controversy surrounding Newcastle’s second goal. The hosts were awarded a spot kick for an apparent foul on Dan Burn, but Thomas Frank has branded the decision an ‘absolute mistake’.
Rodrigo Bentancur was the player penalised, and while he made the initial contact with Burn, the Newcastle defender had him in a headlock, yet somehow still managed to win a penalty.
Cristian Romero makes his thoughts clear on the penalty incident against Tottenham
With Frank refusing to shy away from offering his take on the VAR decision to send the referee to the monitor, it is no surprise that Romero has shared his opinion too.
However, the Spurs captain has opted to do so by repeating the attack on VAR made by a former Premier League star, rather than directly addressing the issue himself.
Romero reposted Rio Ferdinand’s X post, which read: “Disgraceful decision to reward NUFC penalty… whoever controlling the VAR should be ashamed + the ref then reviews and should be also. Well done Newcastle.”
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This is not the only controversial decision to be ruled against Tottenham in recent weeks. One of Eberechi Eze’s goals in the North London derby was awarded, despite three Arsenal players blocking the view of Guglielmo Vicario in an offside position.
Certain other clubs have no issue filing complaints to PGMOL for decisions they perceive to be incorrect and perhaps Spurs should use that option to apply pressure on the league’s decision-makers.