Fans fume at cheeky Brentford VAR tactic as they say ‘modern football sucks’ after penalty given against Tottenham
BRENTFORD star Mathias Jensen booted the ball out of play in order to hasten a VAR check against Tottenham.
Spurs had taken the lead against the Bees via Cristian Romero’s 11th minute header.
The Argentine was immediately forced off as a precaution following a clash of heads.
And Ange Postecoglou’s side soon came under pressure.
Jensen went down under a challenge from Tottenham captain Son on 24 minutes.
The referee initially waved appeals away, with Spurs playing on.
After numerous passes by Tottenham players Brentford finally won the ball back.
And Jensen made no attempt to counter attack, instead smacking the ball straight out of play to trigger a VAR check.
The referee was subsequently sent to review Son’s challenge on the pitchside monitor, before giving a penalty.
Bryan Mbeumo made no mistake from the spot, levelling at 1-1.
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Fans couldn’t help but notice Jensen’s antics.
One tweeted: “Brentford deliberately kicking it out of play so the ref can check VAR.
“Modern football sucks.”
A second moaned: “Strange thing about modern football now seeing the Brentford player boot the ball out instead of going on a counter so they could trigger the VAR review for something that happened minutes later.”
They then added: “And it was smart because they got the penalty instead of wasting more energy attacking/defending.”
Another pointed to Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi’s previous VAR controversy.
They wrote: “The sweep of the Brentford player to get the VAR checked knows a lot about Simone Inzaghi.”
Thomas Frank’s side went on to take the lead in the 36th minute, when Yoane Wissa’s strike was deflected beyond Guglielmo Vicario.
Four minutes into the 11 added on at the end of the first half, Emerson Royal’s rasping strike from the edge of the box saw Spurs level at 2-2.