Chelsea have just lost a final on penalties, so as you can imagine, the fans aren’t too happy.
One of their chief gripes is with VAR, which didn’t force Tammy’s penalty to be retaken despite the goalkeeper Adrian clearly encroaching, and VAR being in place.
It’s a minor complaint, but it’s always frustrating to lose with a technicality like that in your favour.
We should just focus on the good performance and move on, but inevitably some people can’t resist getting into a tizz about it all.
You can see some of the reactions to the decision here:
https://twitter.com/alantaylor69/status/1161756608201986051
Embarrassing. Adrian off his line vs. Abraham.
Chelsea didn’t catch a single-break in the Super Cup and still forced Liverpool to penalties. https://t.co/BcUiUrEc25
— London Is Blue Podcast ⭐️⭐️ (@LondonBluePod) August 14, 2019
I know it's a moot subject now, but not quite sure why Abraham's penalty wasn't subject to VAR and retaken — clearly Adrian was off the line pic.twitter.com/xt1ukJrDlW
— Joe Stang (@StangJ) August 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/owuraku_ampofo/status/1161759013840871425
Goalkeepers are supposed to have at least one foot on the line… 👀
Should Tammy Abraham have been allowed to retake his penalty?
Why was VAR not used ?#SuperCup pic.twitter.com/jd1TLEQs7w
— The Sport Podcast 🎙️ (@thesportpodcast) August 14, 2019
Clearly, both Adrian's feet were off the line when Tammy's penalty was taken .. Penalty should've been retaken & Adrian should've been booked .. VAR IS A FARCE !!! #SuperCup #LIVCHE pic.twitter.com/0uXZRFjEZF
— SirLAMPS (@Super_Spotter) August 14, 2019
And if we're not being strict with penalties when VAR is there, then file the change to the penalty law as another that the IFAB messed up this summer. https://t.co/u4ns4aJ3CS
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) August 14, 2019
Vähän kyrsii joo. #SuperCupfi pic.twitter.com/lef7MJdD9m
— Eetu Ikola (@eetuikola) August 14, 2019
https://twitter.com/grantdesmidt/status/1161756244408971264
Clear encroachment https://t.co/YCryBopxCj
— NiiNiiFC-BlueLionsTV (@NiiNiiFC) August 14, 2019
They are the ones who get lucky this time…
