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Tottenham manager, Ange Postecoglou, says he \u2018does not like\u2019 the amount of time it takes for VAR to come to their decisions in the Premier League as his team\u2019s clash with Chelsea was disrupted several times over contentious issues. <\/p>\n

Chelsea eventually triumphed 4-1 in the contest in north London as Spurs were shown two red cards, the first coming after a review by the video referee in which Cristian Romero was dismissed. <\/p>\n

There were also three goals disallowed in the game and multiple checks for serious foul play which accumulated to 21 minutes of added time across both halves. <\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like it, it is the way the game is going.\u201d Postecoglou told BBC Sport when asked about the VAR calls. \u201cSome of it is self inflicted because if we come out every week complaining about decision that is what will happen, every decision gets forensically checked and we will be sitting around for a long time in every game trying to figure out what is going on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like it but I am probably in the wilderness with that because I keep getting told that\u2019s where we want to go. I am too old school, I\u2019ll respect the referee\u2019s decision right or wrong. But it is the way the game is going.\u201d<\/p>\n

When giving a post-match interview to Sky Sports the Spurs boss added: \u201cThere will be a forensic study of every decision out there, I think that is the way the game is going and I don\u2019t like it. If you look at all that standing around we did today, maybe people enjoy that sort of thing but I\u2019d rather see us playing football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Postecoglou also praised his team for their efforts but noted that the two red cards swung the momentum in Chelsea\u2019s favour.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cDisappointed by the result but really proud of the players, they gave everything and that is the positive we will take. We were very close to getting an equaliser a couple of times and it shows their spirit. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe red card affected the game.You have to accept the referee\u2019s decision, that is how I grew up. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis constant erosion of the referee\u2019s authority is where the game is going to get – they are not going to have any authority. We are going to be under the control of someone with a tv screen a few miles away.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe decision is the decision. In 26 years I have had plenty of bad decisions, I have had plenty fall in my favour. It is what it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

The defeat is Tottenham\u2019s first in the top-flight this season and they remain a point behind league leaders Manchester City in second place. <\/p>\n

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