Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo bemoaned another poor refereeing decision after he felt James Maddison should have been sent off during their 3-1 loss at Tottenham. (More Football News)
Spurs playmaker Maddison was involved in an off-the-ball incident with Ryan Yates in the 44th minute, which ended with the Forest captain in a heap on the floor.
Yates urged referee Simon Hooper to review the incident and replays showed Maddison did catch the Forest midfielder with a whack to the stomach, but VAR decided not to take action when the score was still 1-1.
Nuno said: 바카라śIt doesn바카라™t look like he punched him, he punched him. I saw the image and that is why I speak to you."
바카라śI was surprised that VAR didn바카라™t tell Simon to review it better because honestly with all my respects, Maddison loses his composure and it is a punch in the stomach of Yates."
바카라śIt should have been reviewed and a different decision. It is not a shirt with players that looks like nothing happens, no. No, it바카라™s without the ball."
바카라śSo, there are two moments we mention (Chris Wood바카라™s miss) in the first half that can change the game."
바카라śI didn바카라™t ask (Hooper), but I saw it. There is no problem in telling me I didn't see it the same way. We didn바카라™t agree, me and VAR.바카라ť
Forest could have been ahead by this point but Wood, after he scored for a fourth consecutive match, hit the post from a matter of yards after Guglielmo Vicario had denied Yates in the 34th minute.
Spurs went on to score twice in quick succession after half-time through Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro to end Forest바카라™s three-match unbeaten.
It also ensured Nuno endured an unhappy first return to Tottenham since his 2021 dismissal after only 17 matches in charge.
While the Portuguese described it as a 바카라śspecial바카라ť occasion, he insisted his full focus was on 17th-placed Forest improving their survival chances at home to Wolves 바카라“ another of his old clubs 바카라“ next week.
바카라śIt was a pleasure to work here at Spurs. It was an honour. Things didn바카라™t work out and didn바카라™t finish well. I keep going, Spurs keep on going,바카라ť Nuno reflected."
바카라śIt was special to come here. It is always special to come to a place where you worked, but it doesn바카라™t take away the focus. My focus is on Forest and we have to do much better next week because we are in a tough fight.바카라ť
