Klopp slams World Cup VAR farce with Arsenal Premier League dig

ByKehinde-Hassan Afolabi

Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp heavily criticized the VAR decision to disallow Jonathan Tah’s extra-time goal during Germany’s shock World Cup exit, drawing a sharp comparison to reigning Premier League champions Arsenal.

Technical icon Jurgen Klopp launched a fierce assault on officiating standards following Germany’s catastrophic World Cup departure against Paraguay.

Speaking to MagentaTV, the legendary manager disputed the highly controversial video assistant referee intervention that overturned Jonathan Tah’s extra-time header for minor goalkeeper interference, arguing the tournament officials committed a brutal, game-altering blunder that directly cost the national team their tournament survival.

In a scathing assessment, Klopp aimed a targeted swipe at English giants Arsenal to highlight the referee’s pedantic ruling.

He asserted that if such routine physical contact on corner kicks is deemed illegal, Mikel Arteta’s reigning Premier League champions wouldn’t hold their domestic crown, claiming the Gunners routinely score over half their set-piece goals utilizing identical blocking maneuvers.

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