Antonio Conte says referees ought to “pay extra consideration to defending gamers” and believes Brighton’s gamers “deserve a second yellow card” after Tottenham’s 1-0 dwelling defeat.
Spurs had been sluggish throughout Saturday’s suspension sport and had been ultimately held again by Leandro Trossard’s ninetieth minute objective, after failing to take a single shot heading in the right direction themselves throughout the match.
Whereas alternatives had been restricted on both aspect, there was controversy within the first half when Tottenham’s Dejan Kulusevski swing his elbow at Mark Kukurila and he was solely booked, and Enoch Mwebo, who had already been given a yellow card, escaped additional punishment when it was held. Punished for prime boots on Ben Davies and standing on Pierre-Emile Hojberg’s sneakers.
Tottenham misplaced Matt Doherty this season throughout final week’s win at Aston Villa when he sustained a medial collateral ligament harm following a sort out from Mattie Money, and Conte stated officers ought to be momentarily vigil when gamers take the ball into the sort out.
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“Generally I feel the referee ought to pay extra consideration to defending the gamers,” Conte stated in his post-match press convention, when requested if it was about my flip and the “huge interventions” from Brighton.
“I perceive you go in and take the ball however in the event you go take half the ball and half the physique and also you harm the participant, it will not be the identical.
“I feel that for the security of the participant, the referee has to pay nice consideration, to be understood.
“In case you go to take the ball however whenever you take the ball and the physique and also you do harm to your opponent, I feel it’s a must to take an enormous penalty.
“I used to be a participant, and I know how to do it. If I wish to trigger bother, the opponent is an harm, I discover the time to go for the ball and the entire physique. I used to be a participant, and I do know this as a substitute, to simply take the ball, I’m going with the ball … however he He took the ball, sure however he additionally broke his leg [referring to Cash]. “
When requested concerning the Kulusevsky incident, Conte stated: “Actually, I have never seen. I am going to see what occurred. I additionally suppose that possibly throughout the match different gamers might need deserved Brighton’s second yellow card. However the referee determined that means and we’ve to just accept the referee’s determination.”
And on the potential of Brighton gamers slowing down the match with free kicks, Conte added: “These form of referees must be higher.
“It is regular in the event you play and you understand you will get one level – in the long run, they get three – you perceive generally it’s a must to lose the depth of the sport and with the participant nonetheless mendacity round.
“However I feel the referees ought to attempt to maintain taking part in and never break the depth of the match with pretend accidents.”
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Reflecting on his crew’s efficiency, Conte stated Spurs had been under their greatest and will have gone by means of the ultimate levels of a draw, quite than urgent too arduous for victory.
“It is undoubtedly not a very good consequence for us,” he stated. “The lesson we will study immediately is that there are matches if you cannot win, you possibly can’t lose. It was very clear that immediately was not our day.
“I perceive we wish to attempt to get three factors forward of our different opponents to race within the Champions League however generally we have to really feel that.
“It was a really tough match, it was a tactical match from either side. Brighton had been excellent to shut each house. We moved the ball slowly. We’re capable of do a lot better than immediately.
“Perhaps the fairer finish consequence was a draw however Brighton performed a very good match, nicely organized with a very good coach. In case you beat Arsenal and Tottenham away from dwelling, it means the crew is an efficient crew.
“We began very slowly. For my part, we will do a lot better than what we confirmed immediately.”
Potter: That was higher than Arsenal’s win!
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In the meantime, Brighton boss Graham Potter was understandably proud of North London’s second win in as many matches, after beating Arsenal 2-1 within the Emirates final Saturday.
The Brighton boss believes the victory over Tottenham was the highest efficiency towards Arsenal.
“It feels higher than Arsenal. I assumed the efficiency was a step ahead. The gamers had been unbelievable, with work price and self-discipline. We had good group and good habits to run, defend and be courageous after we bought the ball too. A smash and seize sport.
“We had been taking part in towards a variety of world class gamers and a crew in a very good second so we needed to be good immediately. 40 factors with six video games left. Not too unhealthy contemplating it was Armageddon three video games in the past! We beat Arsenal, we’ve to go to Tottenham and beat them.”
