Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo bemoaned one other poor refereeing determination after he felt James Maddison ought to have been despatched off throughout their 3-1 loss at Tottenham.
Spurs playmaker Maddison was concerned in an off-the-ball incident with Ryan Yates within the forty fourth minute, which ended with the Forest captain in a heap on the ground.
Yates urged referee Simon Hooper to evaluation the incident and replays confirmed Maddison did catch the Forest midfielder with a whack to the abdomen, however VAR determined to not take motion when the rating was nonetheless 1-1.
Nuno mentioned: “It doesn’t appear like he punched him, he punched him. I noticed the picture and that’s the reason I communicate to you.
“I used to be shocked that VAR didn’t inform Simon to evaluation it higher as a result of actually with all my respects, Maddison loses his composure and it’s a punch within the abdomen of Yates.
“It ought to have been reviewed and a special determination. It isn’t a shirt with gamers that appears like nothing occurs, no. No, it’s with out the ball.
“So, there are two moments we point out (Chris Wooden’s miss) within the first half that may change the sport.
“I didn’t ask (Hooper), however I noticed it. There isn’t a downside in telling I didn’t see it the identical manner. We didn’t agree, me and VAR.”
Forest may have been forward by this level however Wooden, after he scored for a fourth consecutive match, hit the submit from a matter of yards after Guglielmo Vicario had denied Yates within the thirty fourth minute.
Spurs went on to attain twice in fast succession after half-time by means of Micky van de Ven and Pedro Porro to finish Forest’s three-match unbeaten.
It additionally ensured Nuno endured an sad first return to Tottenham since his 2021 dismissal after solely 17 matches in cost.
Whereas the Portuguese described it as a “particular” event, he insisted his full focus was on Seventeenth-placed Forest bettering their survival possibilities at residence to Wolves – one other of his outdated golf equipment – subsequent week.
“It was a pleasure to work right here at Spurs. It was an honour. Issues didn’t work out and didn’t end nicely. I maintain going, Spurs carry on going,” Nuno mirrored.
“It was particular to return right here. It’s at all times particular to return to a spot the place you labored, but it surely doesn’t take away the main target. My focus is on Forest and now we have to do a lot better subsequent week as a result of we’re in a tricky combat.”
