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June 30 – Denmark manager Kasper Hjulmand has taken aim at football’s “ridiculous” handball rule after his side were beaten 2-0 by Germany in a controversial, storm-ravaged last-16 tie that was settled in the space of two dramatic minutes.
“This is not how football should be,” Hjulmand bemoaned after two VAR decisions against his brave team helped knock them out.
First Joachim Andersen’s goal on 48 minutes was ruled out following a VAR intervention that highlighted a marginal offside involving Denmark midfielder Thomas Delaney in the build-up. That was followed by a penalty to Germany after another VAR call, also against Anderson, for the most miniscule of handballs when the ball brushed his arm.
“It was decided by two VAR decisions,” Hjulmand fumed. “I have the photo here [of the Delaney offside]. It was one centimetre. It’s not how we are supposed to be using VAR.”
“And one minute later there was a penalty. I’m so tired of the ridiculous handball rules, we cannot ask our defenders to run without their arms. Joachim was running normally. It’s a normal situation, he jumped and was hit from one metre. I rarely talk about these situations but it was very decisive for this game. Being in front at 1-0 would have been very important and changed everything for our team.”
“Good luck for Germany, but in my opinion, this is not how football should be. When we are told, this is not a natural position for handball because the player has to have his arms out to run. Just tell me what the rule is.”
UEFA issued a statement on its website defending the handball decision and the use of technology to detect the handball by Andersen.
“During the match between Germany and Denmark, connected ball technology housed inside Adidas’s Fussballliebe ball showed that Denmark defender Joachim Andersen touched the ball with his hand inside the penalty area,” UEFA said.
“In this instance, the sensor was able to record accurately the…
Source link : https://www.insideworldfootball.com/2024/06/30/hjulmand-calls-var-handball-rules-sent-denmark-home-ridiculous/
Author : Paul Nicholson
Publish date : 2024-06-30 13:30:58
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