Huge joy was replaced by disappointment. He was yelling, throwing a tantrum, running down the sideline like a madman. Coach Conte experienced a rollercoaster of emotions, as did the Tottenham players and the entire London Stadium.
It looked certain to progress when Kane headed in from set-pieces in the 95th minute, but VAR subsequently revealed that the home captain was in an offside position at the time of the pass. If this was indeed the case, it was a question of millimeters, although the home team will probably have a different opinion.
Watched this 20 times now. I still don’t see the offside. Listen to the commentary, word for word. “He’s not offside” “Kane is behind the ball”.
Erghh. pic.twitter.com/d8Bq4YOoUh
— Ben Swart (@benswart) October 26, 2022
“The ball was in front of Kane, it was a clear goal. I don’t understand the decision or the line by which they decided it. It’s hard to comment on it somehow, VAR did us a lot of harm, but we have to take it as it is,” Conte was angry at the press conference after the match.
In their fifth appearance in the group, the Roosters did not play a great game, losing from the 22nd minute with a goal by Marcus Edwards, and for a long time it looked like they could not do anything about the fate of the game.
It wasn’t until the last ten minutes that they picked themselves up and after Rodrigo Bentancur’s equaliser, they even went for the three points that meant advancement. However, the decision of the referees prevented their fantastic turn.
“I would like to see how such a decision would be made at the home stadium of a big club. I’m really angry,” Conte’s emotions didn’t completely disappear even a few minutes after the verdict.
The situation in Group D is pretty messy right now. All four teams can still fight for promotion to the elite sixteen. Tottenham seem to have the best starting position, leading the table with eight points. But they will fight for promotion in Marseille and in the event of a defeat, they will pray that the concurrently played match between Frankfurt and Sporting does not have a winner.
