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Paul Clarke

Jose Mourinho takes swipe at VAR and refereeing decisions after Tottenham draw at Watford

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has taken a swipe at refereeing decisions and VAR after his side's 0-0 draw against Watford this afternoon.

Spurs were held at Vicarage Road but in the first half the hosts arguably should have been down to ten men.

Etienne Capoue caught Japhet Tanganga on the knee with his studs in the first half but referee Michael Oliver didn't even book the 31-year-old.

It led to a negative reaction on social media from Tottenham fans before Capoue eventually landed a yellow card for another lunge.

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Former Premier League referee Peter Walton has told BT Sport that Capoue was lucky to not be sent off during the clash.

Mourinho has since spoken about the decisions during the game after he was asked about Erik Lamela's narrow miss late on as the ball was cleared millimetres away from going in.

Now Mourinho has provided his verdict on VAR without specifically calling out the referee Michael Oliver and his assistants.

"That's the way it is and I know it's a couple of millimetres but goal-line technology doesn't make mistakes like VAR," Mourinho told BT Sport. "We have to accept that it wasn't a goal by two millimetres."

Asked if he was speaking about the Capoue tackle on Tanganga, Mourinho responded: "There are various decisions. I'll leave it for the pundits and the referees to do. I prefer not to speak more than what I did."

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