The ‘unfair’ VAR penalty call that resulted in Manchester United’s loss to West Ham infuriated Erik ten Hag, who also asserts that his club was’so dominant’ at London Stadium.
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has come under fire from Erik ten Hag for the late penalty ruling that gave West Ham a 2-1 victory over Manchester United.
In the second minute of injury time, Jarrod Bowen of West Ham scored from 12 yards out as the Hammers defeated Manchester United 2-1. After a protracted VAR review, West Ham was awarded a late penalty after Matthijs de Ligt was found to have fouled Danny Ings inside the box, despite the fact that it looked like the striker had just collided with the Dutchman. West Ham was awarded the penalty after referee David Coote was summoned to the monitor to evaluate the situation. Ten Hag has since lamented the VAR’s choice to give United their fourth Premier League defeat of the year.
Ten Hag stated in an interview with BBC MOTD: “We felt unfairly treated three times this season. Since we provided so many opportunities, we must score. We ought to have been up two or three. We let them into the game even though we were forcing it in the second half. In order to recover from a 1-0 loss, the squad must have a strong personality, strong character, and resilience. The manner we gave up the penalty was unfair and unjust.
Ten Hag responded, “It was really hard to see,” when questioned about the penalty incident. Prior to the season, it was said that VAR should only be used to correct blatant errors. That was undoubtedly not a glaring error on the part of the on-field referee.
More annoyances, but there is nothing I can do about it. We must do it as they don’t accrue points. We must examine ourselves because we fail to score in a good game. Create a ton of opportunities and give up none, but it hurts to lose like this.
When it comes to football, there is no turning back. This is the third time this season that I have felt unfairly treated, and it significantly affects our squad, our results, and our standing in the standings. It is incorrect.
At the London Stadium, Manchester United played better in the first half and had a three-goal lead going into halftime. However, they tripped once more due to their terrible finishing, and West Ham put up a valiant fight. “We create so many chances, the first half is exactly how I want to see my team playing,” Ten Hag continued in his news conference following the game. So in charge. We should score six or seven times out of seven. When you don’t, you must remain composed. Although there is room for growth, I did not have many complaints about my team.
The Dutchman’s employment is still in jeopardy, and the defeat would have undoubtedly increased pressure on the Manchester United board to fire him. The Red Devils’ next game is Wednesday, October 30, when they play Leicester City in the Carabao Cup.
