Chelsea FC midfielder Jorginho has blamed VAR on his penalty miss towards West Ham over the weekend.
The Italian was handed a spot-kick within the dying phases of the sport after West Ham have been decreased to 10 males however shot straight at keeper Lukasz Fabianski; a transfer he stated was on VAR because it was ‘tougher to maintain focus’ whereas the expertise was being assessed.
“This kind of strain, particularly in video games like this when it is advisable win and it is final minute, and also you attempt to isolate your thoughts from all that strain regardless that it is onerous, after which you will have the VAR so it takes longer, it is tougher to maintain focus.
“What it is advisable do and what I attempt to do is I attempt to isolate my thoughts of all this strain, and sadly this time it did not work,” the participant informed Sky Sports activities.
Regardless of the miss, the midfielder was bailed out in stoppage time by Christian Pulisic, who got here off the bench to transform a dramatic late winner for Thomas Tuchel’s males.
He drew criticism for his penalty-taking type after the blunder, with followers and pundits once more questioning his distinctive tendency to hop and skip earlier than hanging the ball.
