HIGHLIGHTS
- Kasper Schmeichel has expressed his frustration over the officiating during Germany 2-0 Denmark and, in particular, the unclear rules in his post-match interview.Ange Postecoglou has also criticised VAR for their inability to intervene and correct a decision in Denmark’s Euro 2024 defeat against Germany.
- Both Postecoglou and Schmeichel believe that VAR should be definitive and not re-referee the game.
Denmark goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel made his feelings known towards the officiating for his nation’s Euro 2024 affair with Germany, in which they lost 2-0, while Tottenham Hotspur boss Ange Postecoglou, working as a pundit for ITV, also publicly vented his frustration over the use of VAR.
It was a night of controversy during the last 16 tie. Nico Schlotterbeck had an early goal disallowed for a foul in the build-up, and in the second half, Joachim Andersen also had an effort disallowed for a tight offside, before Die Mannschaft were then awarded a penalty following a VAR intervention. Andersen was judged to have handled the ball in the box after it struck him from close range.
Speaking after the final whistle, Danish goalkeeper Schmeichel gave a frank assessment of the decisions made during the game. Asked about how he was feeling following the result, he said:
“I think it’s a mixture of disappointment, anger, rage right – a bit of everything at the moment.”
Asked about the origin of his whirlwind of emotions, the former Leicester City man, a glovesman who could’ve played for England, said that after his 23-year career, the rules are yet to make sense to him.
“I’ve played professionally for 23 years, I still don’t know the rules yet. The offside’s the offside. It can be over the line, it can’t be just a little bit over the line. It is what it is.
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