You possibly can perceive why Slot would possibly really feel slightly aggrieved.
Liverpool have, together with Brighton, conceded three VAR penalties within the Premier League this season – greater than all different groups.
In addition to the spot-kicks conceded at Brentford and Leeds, goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili was penalised for bringing down Manchester Metropolis‘s Jeremy Doku in November on the Etihad.
Slot’s facet have conceded one spot-kick not given by means of VAR – within the reverse assembly with Metropolis when Matheus Nunes was bundled over by Alisson.
Liverpool have been awarded solely two penalties – neither by means of VAR and, coincidentally, each towards Burnley.
Solely Aston Villa and Tottenham have had fewer, and they’re but to get a spot-kick.
Generally VAR overturns, Liverpool have had six interventions towards them. Solely Fulham, on 9, have suffered from extra.
Liverpool have had 5 adverse objective outcomes – two disallowed for them and three conceded. Once more, solely the Cottagers come out worse on seven targets.
Taking a look at internet VAR interventions – these in favour minus these towards – solely Everton (-4) have a worse final result than Liverpool (-3).
However there are additionally controversial selections which aren’t included in VAR stats.
These are the incidents Slot might have been referring to.
As an illustration, there was Florian Wirtz’s penalty declare towards Arsenal in January after he was challenged by Leandro Trossard.
The Premier League’s Key Match Incidents Panel voted 3:2 that the on-field determination of no penalty was appropriate, which reveals it was a borderline name.
Within the sport at Brentford in October, there was a 3:2 vote in favour of no spot-kick for a problem by Nathan Collins on Cody Gakpo.
However it could possibly go the opposite method too. Liverpool would possibly depend themselves lucky after Konate’s problem on Metropolis’s Omar Marmoush in February. That was additionally a 3:2 vote in favour of no spot-kick.
We now have heard Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola and Manchester United supervisor Michael Carrick bemoan their luck with referees this season.
But so far as VAR selections go, solely Chelsea have a extra beneficial file this season than these two groups.
Trying on the statistics, perhaps Slot does have extra cause to complain.
