"It's cheating and a foul. He was not thinking about the ball. He was thinking how to cheat. So he cheated, the player pushing, and they scored the goal. The goal is because he takes advantage, not thinking about football."
"Sometimes they don't understand enough that even small contact gives you an advantage to score the goal. You need to cancel this. It's not about a normal duel when it's soft or not, when it's a push, with hands. It's just easy to get an advantage."
Tottenham lost 2-1 to Fulham at Craven Cottage, with Harry Wilson scoring the opening goal after seven minutes. Spurs players protested that Raul Jimenez committed a foul by shoving Radu Dragusin in the build-up, but VAR upheld the goal. Manager Igor Tudor expressed strong criticism, stating Jimenez deliberately cheated rather than playing football. Tudor argued that officials fail to recognize how small contact provides unfair advantages in scoring situations. He emphasized that such physical contact should be canceled regardless of whether it appears soft. Tottenham's frustration intensified after they had a goal disallowed for a similar incident against Arsenal the previous week.
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