Liverpool supporters have criticized PGMOL head Howard Webb for not apologizing for Luis Diaz’s incorrectly disallowed goal in the Reds’ 2-1 loss to Tottenham last month. Diaz, a Colombian winger, was assisted on goal by Mohamed Salah during the first half of the match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Diaz then finished past goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Lately, the offside flag was raised, necessitating a VAR check. Replays showed that Diaz was in fact onside, and the goal ought to have stood. However, VAR official Darren England mistakenly believed the goal had already been awarded and said, “Check complete.”. Tottenham was awarded a free kick when play resumed because the on-field team took this to mean that the offside call was accurate. That’s a valid question, and I can see why.
Actually, when it finally hit them what had happened, I believe 20 seconds had passed, the VAR and the AVAR asked themselves the same question,’ Webb said. They considered stopping the game at that point, but they realized that would be against the rules of the game, which were established by FIFA and the IFAB. ‘. Social media users were outraged by Webb’s remark, with some claiming the PGMOL chief owes an apology to the club. One supporter remarked, “It’s actually mental that Howard Webb is still excusing that Diaz error.”.
Still hasn’t expressed regret, and right now he’s just airing his propaganda TV program about it. ‘.
Following Webb’s explanation that referee John Brooks wasn’t made aware of the VAR officials’ error until after the game had ended, someone else accused him of “lying.”.
