Iraola expressed fierce frustration after Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber avoided conceding a penalty despite pulling Alexander Isak's shirt on a cross. Referee Andy Madley and VAR official Stuart Attwell permitted play to continue, judging the contact insufficient for an intervention. Virgil van Dijk and several prominent pundits concurred that Isak staying on his feet directly influenced the non-call, demonstrating that referees routinely ignore clear fouls without exaggerated player reactions.
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Andoni Iraola pledged to instruct his players to dive because match officials fail to whi…: Andoni Iraola pledged to instruct his players to dive because match officials fail to whistle clear fouls otherwise.
The manager dismissed future apologies from refereeing body Pro Ref as useless because th…: The manager dismissed future apologies from refereeing body Pro Ref as useless because they do not change the match result.
Virgil van Dijk questioned why players must complain when numerous broadcast cameras can…: Virgil van Dijk questioned why players must complain when numerous broadcast cameras can easily identify shirt-pulling incidents.
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Andoni Iraola says that he will tell his players to go down in future after Liverpool were denied a penalty in Sunday's defeat by Arsenal.
With Liverpool trailing 1-0 after Kai Havertz's opener, Alexander Isak's shirt was pulled by Jurrien Timber in the first half as he went for a header from Bradley Barcola's cross.
However, the Liverpool striker stayed on his feet and referee Andy Madley did not point to the spot.
Stuart Attwell, on video assistant referee (VAR) duty, determined that there was not enough in the tug for the decision to be overturned, but Iraola disagreed.
"There is a clear grab of the shirt," the Spaniard told Match of the Day. "Alex [Isak] was just in front of him, he was going to head in front of the goal but couldn't because he grabbed the shirt.
"If he goes to the floor, they call the penalty 100%. It should be like this but it is what it is. Next time, the managers should tell Alex to go to the floor, otherwise they won't call it."
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