JAKARTA - Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel expressed his frustration with the leadership of the referee in the match against Brighton. Tuchel was annoyed and judged there was a referee's decision that harmed his team.
Chelsea's match against Brighton will be held at Stamford Bridge Stadium on Thursday, December 30 in the morning WIB. In the 20th week of the 2021/2022 Premier League match, the hosts were held to a 1-1 draw with Brighton.
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Actually, Chelsea took the lead in the match through Romelu Lukaku's goal in the first half. However, Chelsea's victory that was in sight had to be dispersed after Danny Welbeck scored Brighton's reply in injury time.
Regarding the draw, Tuchel opened his voice and assessed some of the referee's decisions, Mike Dean who led the match. The German coach also highlighted several incidents.
Tuchel thinks Chelsea should have received a penalty after Christian Pulisic fell in the box following a tackle from Joel Veltman early in the second half.
"To be honest, I usually never say it, but we had a 100 per cent penalty for Christian Pulisic and there was a 50-50 situation from Mason Mount just before the equaliser when the ball went into the net," Tuchel said in his post-match press conference as reported by Sky Sports. .
Not only that, Tuchel was also frustrated with the referee's decision to judge Mason Mount for a foul before he put the ball into the net where the moment occurred shortly before Brighton scored a goal back.
"Why does the referee even have to blow the whistle before the ball crosses the line? We have VAR to check. Why can't we wait and then check, then if he decides it's a foul, then decides?" quipped Tuchel.
"Is he that sure? Or does he want to keep the tension high? The penalty is a joke. To be honest there is no interference with VAR, it's a joke," he said.
Because of one point at home, Chelsea are even more left behind from Manchester City in the hunt for the top of the standings. The Blues who are in second place with 42 points are now eight points behind City as the leader of the standings.
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