Mark Clattenburg has issued his reaction on Tottenham being disallowed a goal against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.
Spurs picked up a victory in Germany, beating the Bundesliga outfit 2-0 to make it through to the Round of 16.
Randal Kolo Muani scored against his former club to give Tottenham three crucial points to take the pressure off Thomas Frank.
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Mark Clattenburg delivers verdict on Xavi Simons’ disallowed goal
Spurs thought that they had opened the scoring in the first half when Xavi Simons found the back of the net.
Kolo Muani delivered a pinpoint ball into the stride of the Dutchman, who made a darting run to find himself in the right place at the right time.
Simons had no problem tapping the ball into the back of the net, but his joy was short-lived as the goal was ruled out.
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Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg believes that the official got the decision spot on.
Destiny Udogie prevented a Frankfurt defender from playing the ball and he did so from an offside position.
Under the laws of the game, this is not allowed, which is why Simons’ goal did not stand.
Clattenburg exclusively told The Spurs News: “Tottenham thought they had broken the deadlock but were denied by an offside call.
“Kolo Muani crosses in for Simons to tap home, but was correctly ruled offside as Udogie blocked off a defender as Kolo Muani received the ball, and under the laws of the game, Udogie interfered with the defender’s ability to play the ball whilst in an offside position.”
What does Tottenham’s win mean for Thomas Frank’s future?
A loss against Frankfurt may have been all it would have taken for the Spurs board to lose faith in Frank.
It would see them dropping out of the top eight, and given their dismal league position, a change could have been on the cards imminently.
However, with this win, he has taken some pressure off himself, and even a loss against Manchester City may not be enough for the board to sack him.
That said, he needs to quickly get Tottenham back into the top half or else he could find himself out of a job before March, giving the new manager three months to salvage the rest of the season.