Glasner and Williams dispute VAR call over Forest handball
Nottingham Forest manager Oliver Glasner and Neco Williams believe VAR should not have ruled out defender's goal against Tottenham.
Nottingham Forest manager Oliver Glasner voiced his disagreement with the video assistant referee's (VAR) decision to disallow Neco Williams' goal during the team's 0-0 draw against Tottenham. The goal was ruled out as Williams was deemed to have handled the ball with his arm in the buildup to the scoring opportunity. Glasner maintained that the ball struck his head and not his arm, denying any handball had occurred.
He pointed out that VAR intervened based on what seemed like a guess, arguing that the threshold for VAR intervention needed to be higher for it to have been justified. Glasner reiterated his belief that the referee's on-field decision should have been upheld. The Premier League's official match centre later provided an explanation for the decision, stating that VAR determined Williams handled the ball immediately before scoring.
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