Cristian Stellini, Tottenham’s performing head trainer, defended Harry Kane in opposition to accusations of dishonest once they have been leveled on the England captain throughout a fractious 1-1 draw at Everton.
The Everton midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré was once proven a directly pink card for hitting Kane within the face in an incident instigated via the Spurs striker. Kane collapsed theatrically to the bottom and chants of “cheat, cheat, cheat” accompanied his each contact thereafter. He was once additionally booed off on the ultimate whistle via a Goodison Park crowd in uproar after Michael Keane rescued some degree for Sean Dyche’s staff with a surprising Ninetieth-minute objective.
But Stellini, who additionally had exchange Lucas Moura despatched off for a deadly foul at the Everton goalscorer, insisted: “It is normal that the fans are unhappy but, in my opinion, it was a clear red card. That happens sometimes, but the fans have to realize the situation. The decision was taken and I think it was a good decision. I thought both red cards were red cards. The tackle from Lucas was dangerous and the hand was clearly on Harry’s face. I was very close to the situation so, for me, it was clear.”
Dyche agreed that Doucouré needed to move – his was once the one hundred and fifth pink card gained via an Everton participant within the Premier League generation, an undesirable file – however insisted Kane had instigated the fracas via tackling the midfielder after committing a bad in opposition to Demarai Gray.
The Everton supervisor stated: “The sending-off, you cannot raise your hands. It is as simple as that. All I would say is that I couldn’t understand why Harry went for the challenge. The referee had blown the whistle, so it ended up making a moment out of something that wouldn’t have been a moment. Doucouré responds to that, but the actual outcome you cannot do that.”
Stellini admitted Spurs had most effective themselves responsible for failing to make the most of Doucouré’s dismissal and for shedding two extra issues within the race for Champions League qualification. He added: “We did not lead the sport with the ball after the pink card. We had the danger to keep an eye on the sport higher than we did and you have got to do it with the ball as a result of you’ve gotten one further participant. We have been rushed and frantic and we need to make stronger on this side. It is a protracted procedure and we do not alternate in a single night time.”