{"id":530395,"date":"2023-10-08T09:55:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T08:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=530395"},"modified":"2023-10-08T10:06:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T09:06:33","slug":"disgrace-liverpool-fans-react-to-tottenham-topping-the-table-days-after-var-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/disgrace-liverpool-fans-react-to-tottenham-topping-the-table-days-after-var-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Disgrace&#8217; &#8211; Liverpool fans react to Tottenham topping the table days after VAR controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Liverpool fans on social media have been venting their frustration at Tottenham going top of the league this weekend following their win over Luton Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spurs beat Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side 2-1 last Saturday in dramatic fashion, with the Merseyside club coming away empty-handed after Luis Diaz&#8217; first-half strike was incorrectly disallowed by VAR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Klopp&#8217;s suggestion of a replay and the club <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/liverpool-fc-statement-5\">releasing a statement<\/a> calling for &#8216;escalation and resolution&#8217;, the Merseyside club saw their unbeaten record crumble at the hands of Tottenham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In contrast, Tottenham have maintained their unbeaten start to the league and their 1-0 win over Luton on Saturday (7 October) helped Ange Postecoglou&#8217;s side to the top of the Premier League standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Man City could still reclaim top spot by the end of the weekend, but Pep Guardiola&#8217;s side face a difficult trip to North London to face Spurs&#8217; arch-rivals Arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool fans on X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted to Spurs hitting the top of the standings just one week after their VAR controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One fan was quick to point out that Liverpool were &#8216;cheated&#8217; last week, while Tottenham are currently enjoying the spoils of being league leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@premierleague<\/a>  So Liverpool gets cheated and now Tottenham is at the top of the league<\/p>&mdash; Ralph Layne (@ralph2win) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ralph2win\/status\/1710787914873885031?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another was left frustrated at Spurs being the only unbeaten club left in the league, claiming that Liverpool wouldn&#8217;t have lost under any circumstances had it not been for the VAR blunder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After 8 PL matches Tottenham is the only unbeatable club.<br>See how unnecessary VAR mistakes and wrong decisions on field ,costed Liverpool a match which under no circumstances <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LFC<\/a> would have lost .<\/p>&mdash; Debajyoti Nath (@deba2040) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deba2040\/status\/1710896643489562894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This fan was quick to predict a severe downfall for the London side come the end of the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hot take. Tottenham will be top of the table April 12th 2024, but then will fail to make champions league football by end of the campaign.<\/p>&mdash; Steven Hochberg (@S_hochberg91) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/S_hochberg91\/status\/1710783200954323039?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This Liverpool fan believes Liverpool should be the team sitting top of the league this weekend after being &#8216;robbed&#8217; of three points last Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Liverpool were robbed 3 points from the referee who was a Tottenham supporter. The most unfair game ever this was a disgrace. I don\u2019t get why the premier league just replay the match.  We should be sitting first not 4th. \ud83d\ude24\ud83d\ude24\ud83d\ude24\ud83d\ude20\ud83d\ude20 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Is9RTj9jGl\">pic.twitter.com\/Is9RTj9jGl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Aaron Midwinter (@Mrpickle1323440) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mrpickle1323440\/status\/1709976388239770102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, not all Liverpool fans were eager to take away from Tottenham&#8217;s achievement. This supporter was full of praise for Postecoglou&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tottenham is on top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@premierleague<\/a> table. \ud83d\udc4f Bravo \ud83d\udcaa<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LUTTOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LUTTOT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eyen Wilson (@oduwils) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oduwils\/status\/1710652203059347670?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/liverpool-fans-are-all-saying-the-same-thing-as-they-react-to-bissouma-red-card-for-tottenham-today\/\">Liverpool fans are all saying the same thing as they react to Bissouma red card for Tottenham today<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool fans on social media have been venting their frustration at Tottenham going top of the league this weekend following their win over Luton Town. Spurs beat Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side 2-1 last Saturday in dramatic fashion, with the Merseyside club coming away empty-handed after Luis Diaz&#8217; first-half strike was incorrectly disallowed by VAR. 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