Thomas Tuchel has doubled down on his VAR verdict from the Chelsea vs West Ham game and the German even praised the referee in question ahead of their Champions League opener against Dinamo Zagreb.
Whilst the fury from the weekend continues concerning VAR decisions made not only during the aforementioned London derby but also the Man United v Arsenal and Newcastle v Crystal Palace fixtures, the debate is set to rumble on for some time. The Premier League have reacted by asking PGMOL to review the use of VAR on the two Saturday 3 pm games involving the Hammers and the Toon, both of whom felt robbed come full-time of their respective games.
Tuchel believed Jarrod Bowen made a foul on Edouard Mendy in the key incident of the game which eventually culminated in Maxwell Cornet's disallowed 'goal'. “It obviously went in our favour. There is a reason I think it went in our favour. It’s my opinion, and I don’t know if everyone shares the opinion that it’s very clear it’s a foul," he said in his post-match press conference on Saturday.
