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José Mourinho declined to criticize the new handball law, as another controversial decision saw his Tottenham team concede a last-gasp draw against Newcastle.
Spurs looked headed for victory after Lucas Moura’s first Premier League goal since December had given them a well-deserved lead, but Callum Wilson beat the visitors to a 1-1 draw with an injury time penalty. .
The penalty came through a VAR intervention, and referee Peter Bankes awarded the penalty while Eric Dier was penalized for handball, the latest example of the new ruling that led to a decision being challenged by all involved.
Andy Carroll headed the ball against Dier’s arm at point-blank range and a long check saw a possible offside against Carroll ruled out before the penalty was awarded.
Wilson was calm enough to score the resulting penalty shot and earn a point from the visitors. But Tottenham’s spirits were overwhelmed by the final whistle and goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos received a red card from Bankes for his protests.
Mourinho had already disappeared down the tunnel at the time, but remained silent when asked about the latest incident.
“I don’t want to comment, I just don’t want to,” he said.
“My team played a fantastic game, I can’t ask for more from the players. Their goalkeeper was phenomenal. I can’t ask for more from my players.”
Saturday had seen more handball controversy in the Premier League, Manchester United scored a penalty after the final whistle to win in Brighton and Everton beat Crystal Palace through a similar incident.
According to the Board of the International Football Association, if the ball hits the hand of a player that has made his body “abnormally larger”, he will be awarded a foul.
Palace manager Roy Hodgson called the decision “nonsense” and Mourinho was willing to support his comments.
“Mr. Roy is our boss,” he said. “The man with the most experience, the man of age, the man in the Premier League that I always consider the greatest, the boss, he has the status, the know-how, respected by everyone. I live off him.
Before the incident, the Spurs had dominated the game and they should have been clear, Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow made a series of good saves and Son Heung-min hit the wood twice.
Son retired at halftime and Mourinho confirmed he suffers a hamstring injury in another setback for the Spurs.
Newcastle may have been the beneficiary of the last handball call, but manager Steve Bruce was happier than Mourinho in questioning the logic behind the new law.
“Look, we’ve come up with one,” he said.
“We liked it today, but maybe we should all look at these new rules and who makes them, and also how we are enforcing them now.
“I thought that the VAR came for clear and obvious decisions, now it is ridiculous and ruins, for me, the spectacle of what the Premier League is.
“If we are not careful, the only thing we are going to talk about is VAR and VAR decisions and for me that is not correct.
“I don’t even think Dier is looking at the ball, so I’m not a huge lover of it. We’ve gotten our way and he should be delighted with it, but I know he will eventually bite me and that’s wrong.” ”
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