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The manager of Liverpool, Arne Slot, says that the ads in the “not necessary” referees game and wants the squads of the day to increase to 23 players.
Stuart Attwell became the first official in the history of English football to announce a decision during a match when the Reds traveled to Tottenham in the first leg of the EFL Cup semifinals on January 8, explaining a call for assistant advance Video (VAR) against a Dominic Solanke’s goal call for Spurs.
The approach will continue to be tested in the second semifinal stages of this week, with an officiating body the PGMol saying that the movement reflects a “commitment to transparency and adopts the technological advances for the benefit of the officials and fans of the party.”
“That was so obvious that it was not really necessary to announce that it was out of play,” Slot said about Atwell’s announcement. “The one we were most interested was why he did not give a second yellow card (Lucas Bergvall de Tottenham), which is something he did not explain.
“But if I had explained it, maybe it would have been a disadvantage for the local team. Then, perhaps, it becomes more pressure on the referee, so I wonder if it is good for the referee, because it is already under a lot of pressure in each game of local fans. “
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Slot ‘would not be a good referee’
Bergvall scored the winner four minutes of time, but a furious space was previously reserved for his protests after the midfielder, who had already been reserved, remained in the field after a challenge with the Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas.
“He explain a decision against the local team would add even more pressure on his next decisions he has to make,” Slot suggested.
“They always tell me that they are well trained for this, what I am certainly not. If I have to blow my whistle during a training session, then I am always like ‘HMM, it is a bit frustrated, we give it the free kick next time.’ I would probably not be a good referee, but that is my opinion.
“I see when the referee makes a decision. I go two steps back and I see the live coverage of everything, but it is probably not available for all stadium fans.
“If fans like and it is good for fans, let’s do this. I wonder if we are all going to like this, but fans really like this, let’s continue with that.”
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❌Referee Stuart Attwell confirming that Dominic Solanke’s goal for Tottenham vs Liverpool was out of play
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Tottenham’s manager Ange Postecoglou, also seemed impressed by the move. “If people think that announcement added something to the game tonight, then I’m sorry,” he told Sky Sports after the first leg, through BBC Sport. “It used to put your flag and the game continues, but anyway.”
The referees will use the public management systems of the stadium to declare the final decision after a visit to the Var Pitchsis monitor of the subsequent incidents such as the accidental handball by a scorer or out of play, with only the final decision announced in the stadium.
Ads have previously used during FIFA events, including the 2023 World Cup.
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Liverpool Team News vs Tottenham
Wideman Trent Alexander-Arnold is the only absent in Liverpool, since they try to cancel the Amps deficit on Thursday (8pm GMT) against opponents at 29 points below them in the Premier League.
Slot said he would tell the goalkeepers Caoimhin Kelleher and Alisson Becker, who would start the game on Wednesday and question why the squadrons of the day are limited to 20 players.
“That is one of the only things I don’t understand here in England,” he argued. “Around the world, and in Europe, when we play in the Champions League, we can take 23 players to the game.
“The tastes of us, Aston Villa, Arsenal, Chelsea and all those in Europe play, so many games. If you can play all these games, you need a big squad.
“Choosing the first 11 is difficult, but telling someone who is not in the team makes it even more difficult. I don’t understand why we are not going 23 years old. “
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Slot: Size of the Squadron of the ‘Difficult’ Day
“This country plays most of the games and we only have 20 players that we can take,” Slot observed. “Nine substitutes are more than enough, but, to keep the costume in operation, you need more than 20 players.
“Why can’t we bring 23 players to the game? Since it is the rule here, that will probably be the most difficult decision I have to take, not the first 11, but to leave someone who works so hard daily and wants to participate. Not even taking them to the game is the most difficult decision. “
The host of the Arsenal Newcastle with a 2-0 advantage in the first semifinal decisive on Wednesday (8pm GMT). Additional time will be used if the ties are leveled together after 90 minutes, followed by penalties if there are no winner 30 minutes later.
