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title: "Tottenham Hotspur: Fans react to classic Jan Vertonghen footage"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-fans-react-to-classic-jan-vertonghen-footage/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Fintan O'Reilly"
section: "Tottenham Hotspur Football Club"
published: "2020-04-07T18:20:04Z"
modified: "2020-04-07T18:20:04Z"
---

# Tottenham Hotspur: Fans react to classic Jan Vertonghen footage

**Some Tottenham Hotspur fans have been reacting to a [tweet that was recently posted by Spurs-focused Twitter account @thespursweb](https://twitter.com/thespursweb/status/1247135019291873280), who have shared some footage of a disallowed Jan Vertonghen goal.**

‘Goal’ [recently posted a tweet](https://twitter.com/goal/status/1247083886175281154) asking their followers what the “worst refereeing decision”(they’ve) ever seen” is. @thespursweb subsequently responded to this post via a tweet of their own in which they shared this disallowed Vertonghen goal from a [2-1 Spurs win over Sunderland in the 2014/15 Premier League campaign](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/spielbericht/index/spielbericht/2486687).

As the footage in this tweet shows, Vertonghen was deemed to have been offside when he received the ball before going on to score this goal, despite the replays showing that the [Belgium international](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jan-vertonghen/nationalmannschaft/spieler/43250) was actually inside his own half at the time that the pass was originally played to him.

According to [FIFA’s official website](https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/refereeing/law_11_offside_en_47383.pdf), a player can’t be in an offside position when they are inside their “own half of the field of play”. As a result, this offside decision was incorrect.

[As reported by the BBC](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/30758392) in their post-match report of this game, Spurs’ manager at the time, Mauricio Pochettino, made his feelings known regarding this offside call, stating that he “thought the officials got confused”, before going on to declare that Vertonghen’s goal should have stood.

Some Spurs supporters have been reacting to @thespursweb’s recent post featuring this footage, sharing their disbelief at the goal being disallowed. Read the reactions of some Tottenham fans to this footage in the tweets below.

https://twitter.com/thespursweb/status/1247135019291873280

> This still makes me rage
>
> — Emma x (@faeristar) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/faeristar/status/1247255280255189003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Shocking….and no accountability, on the part of the officials
>
> — ^\_^ (@drjimmy12) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/drjimmy12/status/1247209786921320449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> We beat them but this annoyed me all night after the game lol
>
> — Benny V 🎶 (@BennyVDC) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/BennyVDC/status/1247135296271122432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I remember that! Was so angry for him!😡 Most stupidly obviously incorrect thing I’ve ever seen I’m still not over it!😂
>
> — Jo (@JoBoronte) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/JoBoronte/status/1247138029610971137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Still to this day cant work out what the lino was seeing there?
>
> — Jack Bell (@fullmetaljack98) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/fullmetaljack98/status/1247135783653445634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> It’s not even close 😂
>
> — Robbie Wallis (@robwallis222) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/robwallis222/status/1247138251628064769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> This as it’s not even close to offside
>
> — Jon Holt (@Holtyj10) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/Holtyj10/status/1247144986707181569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Was at this game. Was going mad.\
> No one could understand why it was given offside
>
> — Stuart napper (@StuNapper) [April 6, 2020](https://twitter.com/StuNapper/status/1247207507392696320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Tottenham fans, what are your thoughts on the decision to disallow the goal? Let us know your thoughts below!***