Guardiola slams referees: We know the game, it will make us stronger | OneFootball

Pep Guardiola was irritated as he left the field after the victory against Newcastle in the English League Cup. The Spanish coach criticized the refereeing in England, recalling incidents from the previous match between the teams.

The incident in question this time was a disallowed goal by Semenyo, due to a "subjective" offside by Haaland. There is no doubt about the offside, the discussion arose from the interference of the number nine in the play. After five minutes of review, the referee disallowed the goal.

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"Four officials and the VAR couldn't make the decision, they had to resort to the main referee," said Guardiola about the incident.

"I don't understand why, in the English Championship game (in November), with (Fabian) Schar on top of Phil (Foden), the VAR said nothing. Then, the penalty with (Jeremy) Doku and (Malick) Thiaw," recalling the match that ended 2-1 for Newcastle.

Pep also recalled his press conference from that game, stating he did not complain about the incidents. "Review my press conference. I didn't say anything after that game. But here, the VAR intervenes, but not for two unbelievable penalties."

Guardiola further stated: "We know how it works and this will strengthen us. I've said this many times to the team, it's always about this. It's in this situation that we react and compete."

"I said this today because we won. Tell me if I said anything after the game we lost. In 10 years here, I know what happens. The line was perfect today," he concluded.

Impacts of refereeing

When asked about what might be happening, Pep responded: "Ask them. Who is the head of referees? Ask him (Howard Webb). It's the semifinals."

When questioned about possible impacts on the matches determined by the referees, Guardiola added: "That's not the point. Newcastle could also score goals," and concluded: "The point is that the VAR took nine minutes (five minutes) to disallow a goal and why they didn't even say anything about the two absurd penalties when the score was 0-0 in Newcastle."

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