📸 Is Moises Caicedo lucky to still be on the pitch vs Tottenham? 😳

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Ben Browning·08 de dezembro de 2024

📸 Is Moises Caicedo lucky to still be on the pitch vs Tottenham? 😳

Games involving Tottenham and Chelsea are no strangers to controversy, and it struck once more in the first half of their clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

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Spurs raced into a two goal lead, before Jadon Sancho pulled one back for the visitors in a frantic opening 20 minutes.

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But the real controversy came just after the half hour mark, when Moises Caicedo and Pape Sarr collided, resulting in a free kick in favour of Tottenham.

And plenty of football fans, including Jamie Carragher, were quick to question whether the foul warranted anything more, with the tackle not dissimilar to that which Cristian Romero saw red for in the same game last season.

VAR states that Moisés Caicedo lacked excessive force with this challenge on #thfc midfielder Pape Matar Sarr.
– domingo, 8 de dezembro de 2024

VAR 1: “Bloody hell, Caicedo could’ve broken the opponents leg with that challenge.” VAR 2: ‘I know. Crazy that.’ VAR 1: “What should we do. Red card?” VAR 2: ‘Nah. Let him off…’
– domingo, 8 de dezembro de 2024