"It was an absolute mistake from the VAR," said Spurs boss Frank. "The referee did good to do the ref call and they encourage the refereeing call on the pitch. For me, that is never a penalty. "Even speaking to some from Newcastle [they] don't think it's a penalty and we need consistency. "I think the referee's call on the pitch, he nailed it, and VAR can only be if it's clear and obvious."
Cristian Romero ensured that Thomas Frank could leave Tyneside celebrating the sort of draw that managers can easily construe as moral victories. The Tottenham captain's stoppage-time equaliser, his second goal of the scrappiest of nights, not merely camouflaged plenty of visiting flaws but surely reinforced his manager's recently fragile looking job security. As Brentford's manager Frank prided himself on achieving a decent work life balance.
He produced a man-of-the-match display in the final. Romero was linked with a summer exit He was heavily linked with a summer exit, but Tottenham have managed to keep him at the club. The player has now revealed that if he ever decides to return to Argentina, it will be with Belgrano. He came through the ranks at the South American club before moving to Genova.