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Roberto De Zerbi, the head coach of Brighton, has defended Jurgen Klopp after criticising VAR officials for incorrectly disallowing his team's goal against Tottenham last weekend.
Last week, Klopp was furious with the referee and VAR’s decision to rule out Diaz’s goal for offside against Tottenham.
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De Zerbi has now spoken about the incident last week and has defended the Liverpool manager for his reaction against the disallowed goal.
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De Zerbi comment about VAR
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De Zerbi stated that he has no issues with the Liverpool manager's response to the incident at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, including the request that the match be replayed, ahead of today's Premier League visit by the Reds.
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According to reports from Daily Mail, De Zerbi said, “Klopp is always right for me and I can understand him.
“Because I felt a lot of times in my time in England what he felt last week. I think last season we lost six, eight points for refereeing mistakes and this season we received another email excuse after [Brighton's 6-1 defeat] Villa Park.
“But this is the way. I think we will receive a lot of emails this year as well.”
De Zerbi was given two red cards himself last season for insulting referees, but he claims to have learnt to control his temper and that any further annoyances will be directed at the VAR equipment.
He said, “I'm becoming a very good man on the bench. I'm not contesting any decision of the referee, but I'm not asleep either.
“At Villa Park I watched everything, I saw the second goal was offside. We have a screen on the bench and in the future, I think I can break the screen.”
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