Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou shares Liverpool’s frustrations over the rules

Postecoglou has made it clear several times since managing in the Premier League that he is not happy with where certain elements of the modern game are heading.

During Wednesday’s match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) decision was announced in the stadium for the first time in England, after Dominic Solanke had a second-half goal ruled out for offside. game.

After the match, Postecoglou embarked on a lengthy critique of football and where it might be heading.

He said: “I’m really surprised at how, what’s the word I’m looking for, how people in this country are letting the game change so easily and so quickly. It’s changed the most since VAR came in since I arrived.” more involved than in the last 50 years.

“We never used to debate about offside, we never used to debate about handball, we never used to debate about holding in the box, we never used to debate so many things.

“I mean, did everyone really love today’s announcement? Did that give you a real buzz about, you know, I mean, seriously, but now I’m, and again, look, I get it, what I get is that This is what people want. That’s what they keep telling me.

“I get it. I get that VAR will be there, technology will be a part of life, but it’s like my wife and our kids. We know the technology, but it limits screen time. Why? You know, slow down things. I think.

“We just have to constantly be careful: why do we want to change the game so much? And I know I’ll be the old guy in the stands who keeps yelling ‘boo’ every time and be the only one, but I thought people would be a little more protective about the sanctity of the game.

“That’s what I was talking about. I wasn’t criticizing the referees, I wasn’t. I’ve never criticized, I didn’t think the decision was right, but it’s just the way the game goes, I think there’s a lot of confusion at the moment.

“That’s my belief that the game is changing based on technology, and what I’m saying is why isn’t anyone talking about it? Especially in this country where, for all intents and purposes, you feel like you think you can do it.” . “We are custodians of the game, you have a song that says ‘it’s coming home’, this is your game and yet it takes an Australian on the other side of the world to be the most conservative about the changes.”