‘Only for this’ – Conte on why he was sent off against Sporting Lisbon
Antonio Conte spoke about why he was sent off last night in his post-match press conference following Tottenham’s 1-1 home draw with Sporting Lisbon. Tottenham went from dreamland to misery within the space of a five-minute VAR check after Harry Kane thought he had netted a 95th-minute winner for the Lilywhites. A win over Sporting, […]
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Antonio Conte spoke about why he was sent off last night in his post-match press conference following Tottenham’s 1-1 home draw with Sporting Lisbon.
Tottenham went from dreamland to misery within the space of a five-minute VAR check after Harry Kane thought he had netted a 95th-minute winner for the Lilywhites.
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A win over Sporting, thanks to Eintracht Frankfurt’s victory over Marseille, would have been enough to not only see Spurs through to the Champions League knockouts, but also guarantee them the top spot in Group D.
However, the VAR eventually ruled Kane’s goal off for offside, with Conte and his coaching staff pouring onto the pitch to protest the decision.
The referee quickly brandished the Italian with a red card, which will suspend him from being involved in Tottenham’s crucial match away to Marseille on the final night of the group stages.
Asked why he was shown a red card, Conte said (Football London): “At the end, because all the people come into the pitch and then the referee decided to send me off. Only for this.
“I think there are moments that maybe you can be a bit intelligent to understand you have just disallowed a regular goal because the goal was regular.”
Spurs Web Opinion:
I expect Tottenham will challenge the red card decision, but I don’t think it will get overturned, to be honest. It looks like Ryan Mason may have to take charge of the Champions League crunch match, adding to his CV of random important games as interim Spurs head coach.
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