'Ten Haah, that's PK.' VAR → PK Unconvinced Manchester United manager responds with an official statement

Oct 28, 2024

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"There was enough contact under the athlete's leg."

The secretariat of the English Premier League (EPL) issued an unusual statement on its official SNS account. It is a detailed explanation that the penalty decision made by VAR during the game was justified.

There's a reason why I did this. This is because coach Jin strongly protested the VAR decision in the game. It officially announced that the director's claim was wrong and expressed dissatisfaction at the secretariat level. EPL directly refuted Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag's claim.

British media The Sun reported on the 28th (Korea time) 'EPL secretariat officially explained the penalty kick against West Ham, which drew backlash from coach Ten Haach' Contrary to coach Ten Hach's claim, the penalty decision of the game was justified.

Manchester United, led by head coach Ten Hach, lost 1-2 to West Ham United in the ninth round of the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2024-2025 season at London Stadium in London, England, at 11 p.m. on the 27th. This brings Manchester United back down to 14th place. Ten Hag has won only one game in his last eight games.

However, after the game, coach Ten Hag again expressed strong dissatisfaction. He added "Three unfavorable decisions have been made this season. The way we allow penalties is very unfair, unfair.' "Before the season, VAR said that only obvious mistakes were involved, but today was not a clear mistake on the spot," he said, claiming that the penalty decision by VAR was wrong.

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The situation is like this. Manchester United allowed a penalty in the 43rd minute of the second half when they faced 1-1. Matthijs de Licht clashed with Danny Ings in the process of defending. Referee David Coote did not initially declare a penalty. However, the VAR reading center instructed referee Coote to look at the situation again on the monitor. Referee Coote, who saw the situation again on the monitor at the time, declared a penalty and eventually became West Ham's winning goal.

This is why coach Ten Hach protested after the game. Initially, the referee's decision was not too wrong because VAR intervened and turned into an unfavorable situation.

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However, the EPL Secretariat responded directly to these claims. The EPL said on its official social media that the referee did not initially declare a penalty on West Ham for De Ligt's challenge against Ings' VAR, however, determined that there was sufficient physical contact under Ings' leg and recommended a review to the on-site referee. As a result, the referee overturned the original court and awarded a penalty kick,' he explained in detail.

Such a detailed official explanation can be interpreted as meaning that the EPL secretariat will no longer tolerate Ten Hag's continuous complaints. Coach Ten Hag has suddenly become a disgruntled loser.

Reporter Lee Won-man wman@sportschosun.com

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'Ten Haah, that's PK.' VAR → PK Unconvinced Manchester United manager responds with an official statement

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