Arne Slot has proven to be quite reserved on the touchline, but questionable decisions from referee John Brooks saw him explode with emotion on the touchline to earn himself a “deserved” caution.
With an overturned penalty and a game that looked beyond the referee’s ability, Slot spoke on some decisive moments and acknowledged how the fans “really stood up” to the occasion.
“We were, in my opinion at least, but maybe I am a bit biased, a bit unlucky with some decisions being made,” Slot told Sky Sports after the 2-1 win.
“It’s not that important anymore because we won, but I think it could have been a crucial decision for VAR to overturn the referee’s decision on the pitch, which I couldn’t understand.
“I think if the referee looks at it for a minute, it already shows that VAR should not have interfered.
“And even, in my opinion, if you look at it on the screen, you still feel it’s a penalty. But that’s me. And then there was, of course, a decision for the red card [on Jota], which I saw yesterday [for Arsenal], was a red card in a similar situation.
“Big decisions, because penalties or red cards influence the game a lot. But it’s also nice that these moments are in the game because it also creates a lot of energy.
“The fans really stood up today as well. They helped us a lot, and that probably comes from these decisions as well because they’re just as biased as I am.
“So yeah, in the end, a good win against a very strong Chelsea.”