Jose Mourinho had noticed quite a bit.
The full-time whistle had not yet been whistled, however, Tottenham’s coach broke into the tunnel, with his head down and his hands in his wallet, after watching his team fall under a handball resolution that was temporarily the biggest topic of discussion of the Premier League season.
It was the 5th minute of the time off and Tottenham saw a 1-0 lead over Newcastle when a ball entered the Spurs’ penalty dominance from a free kick. A headbutt of Newcastle replacement Andy Carroll struck Eric Dier’s outstretched arm as Tottenham’s defence watched. upside down, and strong calls from Newcastle players echoed in the empty stadium.
Almost inevitably, a penalty conceded after the referee took the opportunity to see the incident on the box monitor.
Callum Wilson changed the kick of Newcastle’s first framed shot throughout the game, visitors were about to escape with a 1–1 draw, and a disliked Mourinho needed to stay.
It was also a day for Mourinho’s wonderful rival Pep Guardiola, whose Manchester City team conceded three consequences, none handball, but lost 5–2 at home to Leicester.
Jamie Vardy scored a hat trick, two of them from the penalty spot. There have already been 20 consequences in just 25 Premier League games this season, and there will probably be many more as defenders struggle to adapt to a performance just followed by the defensive handball rule.
The Premier League has lined up with the rest of European football this season and implemented the resolution more strictly than judging it by intent. As Robin Koch, Victor Lindelof, Matt Doherty, Neal Maupay and Joel Ward before him this season, Dier was judged to have made his body unusually larger by having his arm when he was hit through the ball, leaving the referee with little selection yet to award a penalty through the lyrics.
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson said the new rule “ended the game” after his appearance lost 2–1 by granting a handball penalty for the winning goal. Mourinho chose to criticize the rule for worrying about collecting a fine from the Football Federation. his newcastle counterpart gave his opinion.
“It’s silly in general, ” said Steve Bruce. ” We have one today and we jumped for joy and hoop, but it would be devastated if it opposed us. “
The players today also spoke of their opposition to the interpretation of the rules.
“The FA wants to start asking serious questions,” tweeted Jan Vertonghen, the former Tottenham defender who recently moved to Benfica. “Absolutely shocking decisions and hide the referees. “
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher suggested to the game’s governing bodies that they “fix the problem. “
“This penalty nonsense is ruining the game,” Carragher tweeted.
At the start of the match, Leeds won 1-0 against Sheffield United, his Yorkshire rival.
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