Even if there was only’VAR’… No. 100 goal stolen

Tottenham’s Harry Kane with the ball tries to pass Son Heung-min (left). Stoke City defender Danny Barth (right) is clearly in front of Son Heung-min, so it is pointed out that it is not an offside situation.-However, at the same time as Son Heung-min’s shooting, the flag of the line referee was raised and offside was declared. The moment he received Kane’s pass, Son Heung-min was closer to the opposing team’s goal than Stoke City’s Danny Barth. On the broadcast screen, Son Heung-min was clearly in the’on-side’ position, but the referee did not recognize the goal after acknowledging the assistant referee’s decision. Son Heung-min immediately waved his finger and protested, but the result did not change. Tottenham won 3-1 and advanced to the quarter-finals thanks to Kane’s key goal. Local media reported that Son Heung-min’s score cancellation was a regrettable decision. The British daily newspaper Guardian said, “Son Heung-min’s attack seemed to be a perfect goal and was far from offside,” and Football London reported that “It was incredibly bad luck that the goal was canceled offside.” There was also a point of not conducting VAR (video reading). The English Football League (EFL) mandates VAR from the quarter-finals of the League Cup. There is no problem if you don’t do it in the quarterfinals. Public broadcaster BBC said, “Son Heung-min scored, but offside was declared. There was no VAR when it was needed.” Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho also regretted, saying, “If there were VAR, Son Heung-min’s goal would have been recognized as a goal.” This time, it was a problem because there was no VAR, but Son Heung-min was not recognized even if he scored a goal because of the VAR. The team’s second goal was scored in the second half of the 2019-2020 English Premier League (EPL) round 6 (tottenham 1-2 defeat) against Leicester City on September 21 last year, but received a pass from a teammate It was declared offside. Although he was on the same line as the opponent’s final defender, who is recognized as onside, the referee judged that Son Heung-min had a little more shoulders. The British Daily Mail wrote an article stating that “Son Heung-min’s shoulder position was 16mm ahead.” At the time, BBC sign commentator Gary Lineker (60, UK) said, “VAR is being used like garbage. He criticized that he couldn’t help with the game and suck up the vitality of football.”

Son Heung-min, who is tied for second in scoring with 11 goals in the league, was silent for the second time after scoring 99 goals in Tottenham’s career. On the 28th, he will score ‘100 goals’ in the 15th round of EPL against Wolverhampton.

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