Igor Tudor accuses former Benfica striker of cheating | OneFootball

Igor Tudor, Tottenham's coach, did not hold back in his criticism of the refereeing after the 2-1 defeat against Fulham. The Croatian coach considered the decision to validate the first goal of the match as "ridiculous" and accused Raúl Jiménez of "cheating" in the play that led to the goal.

The controversy arose just seven minutes in, when the former Benfica player - who recently made history in the Premier League - allegedly used both hands on Radu Dragusin's back during the ball dispute that preceded Harry Wilson's goal. After VAR review, the contact was not deemed sufficient to call a foul and the goal was validated. In the press conference, Tudor was direct: "Of course it was a foul. I think 99 out of 100 people would say it was a foul. It's so obvious."

The coach also criticized the inconsistency in refereeing criteria and recalled the incident in the home defeat against Arsenal by 4-1 in the previous round: "The same thing happened last week. It was the same situation. We conceded the goal. They didn't call the foul after giving it. It's incredible."

Tudor reinforced his argument: "It's ridiculous not to call the foul because the consequence is too great. It's not a small foul in midfield. It's a foul followed by a goal. There's logic in this. He wasn't thinking about the ball. He was thinking about how to cheat. And he cheated, pushed, and they scored. It's a matter of logic. It's cheating and, therefore, it's a foul. It has nothing to do with duels or with football being tougher here. There was no logic in this decision."

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