Plenty of Tottenham Hotspur fans were left questioning VAR’s decision not to send off Arsenal striker Alexandre Lacazette in the Gunners’ FA Cup tie against Leeds United on Monday.
The video assistant took a long look as it appeared that the Frenchman kicked out at defender Gaetano Berardi (@btsportfootball) in the second half, but in the end, no punishment was handed out.
That decision has not gone down well with supporters of Spurs, given that their striker Son Heung-min was given a red card for a similar incident against Chelsea back in November (Sky Sports).
Indeed the Korean also kicked out in an incident with Antonio Rudiger, but on that occasion, VAR opted to encourage the on-field referee to send the player off.
So, these Tottenham fans on Twitter cannot understand the difference between the two incidents and have been left fuming that Lacazette was not given the same punishment as Son was for a very similar incident.
Here is what some had to say…
League is corrupt, VAR allows the FA more match fixing possibilities, exactly like in this case
— mead (@thfcTM) January 6, 2020
So inconsistent.
— Jo(s)e (@Joseph_newnham) January 7, 2020
How indeed …
— Paul (@poorlyg) January 7, 2020
VAR is a joke
— Shishir Bhandari (@Ccrbhndry) January 7, 2020
I did not see the game but am curious – If I’m not mistaken, didn’t the referee go to VAR on the Son red card? If so, did Taylor go to VAR for this? Is so, how is it possible this was not given? Ridiculous!!!
— AHinds (@Hinds1Andy) January 7, 2020
Var is a complete joke,exactly the same intent as Sons red card! Var is still human opinion, it was awful last night. Made the ref look stupid.
— @mikes1975 (@Spurstillidie1) January 7, 2020
He made more contact than Son did and he got a red. Not condoning what Son did but double standard
— James Palmer (@jamesmp_thfc) January 7, 2020
Spurs fans, do you think that Alexandre Lacazette should have been sent off like Son was for this incident? Let us know by joining the discussion below…
