Nottingham Forest head coach Oliver Glasner did not hide his anger at decisions given against his side on Saturday, as they drew 0-0 with Tottenham Hotspur.
Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner has slammed the decision to rule out Neco Williams' goal against Tottenham Hotspur.
Forest were held to a goalless draw against last season's relegation strugglers, but thought they had found a breakthrough in the 66th minute.
Morgan Gibbs-White attempted to chip Antonin Kinsky, and after a mix-up on the goal-line, the ball was free for Williams to head into an unguarded net.
The Welsh international wheeled away in celebration, days after penning a new long-term contract, but it became clear that it would not be as straightforward as that.
There had been no appeals from any Spurs players in the immediate aftermath of the goal, but the restart was halted as VAR checked.
Offside? No. A foul? No. A handball? Maybe.
Williams was behind Tonali, and with his arms near his face, protecting himself from oncoming contact, looked like he may well have handled the ball.
But, crucially, no angle offered certainty as to whether or not he did. But, to everyone's surprise, that did not stop VAR from disallowing the goal.
Glasner reaction
Speaking after the game, Glasner admitted his frustration that guesswork had such a big impact on the outcome of a Premier League game, and questioned the bar for VAR intervention.
"I feel the same [it was inconclusive]," Glasner insisted. "The referee allowed the goal, and then I asked to be shown all of the angles because I don’t want to talk about it, because in the game I could not see anything [wrong with it], nobody could.
"I watched five or six different angles, to be fair, from one you can guess the ball touched his arm because his shirt moved a little bit.
"But it was not clear whether it was the ball, or Tonali, [or the ball]. I think VAR can’t intervene when he’s guessing.
"It was not clear and obvious. We had a briefing before the season that the threshold for VAR intervention should be very high, and that’s why this intervention was wrong, for me."
Penalty appeals
Glasner also offered his view on what the Austrian insisted was a clear penalty on Neco Williams, which was not given on-field or by VAR.
"And of course, I think it was a clear penalty when Neco Williams was fouled by Kudus, because Kudus doesn’t even jump to the ball, he just ran into the body of Neco and he hits him.
"With a goalkeeper, when they touch the ball with their arm and you run into his body, it’s always a foul, so why mot with an outfield player?"
