Tottenham Hotspur coach Ange Postecoglou expressed his disappointment after the 1-0 loss against Chelsea in the 30th round of the Premier League.

The coach said: "It's a tough night, a balanced match and it's not easy to come here. We had to put in a lot of effort to stay in the game, we conceded a disappointing goal and then fought to come back, but we couldn't get anything from the match."

He added: "The work is still ongoing, this is the first time the team has been fully together, and in the final third of the pitch we could have been more precise in our play, but overall we handled it well."

He emphasized: "It's a tough test here, but there was enough tonight to show that the players are starting to return to the required level."

The coach continued about VAR: "It kills the game, my friend, it's not what it used to be. We were all sitting on our couches last night watching TV [when James Tarkowski of Everton was not sent off for his violent challenge on Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool], and I guarantee you that if Jarred Gillett was the VAR referee last night, the decision would have been different, so you can't predict what will happen."

He added: "You wait 12 minutes for a clip, and that destroys the game, but no one cares about that, people love the drama and controversy, and there will be a 24-hour discussion about this incident, and that's what everyone wants - they don't care that the game loses its enjoyment because of that."

He continued: "If the referee needs six minutes to watch the clip, where is the clarity and immediate clarity in the decision?"

He concluded: "Last night we were all watching TV (the Liverpool vs. Everton match), and from one replay we all said: 'Oh my God!' Tonight, we waited six minutes for a clip that the VAR referee considered completely clear – this is madness (the disallowed goal by Pape Sarr), this is nonsense. We have to accept that and bear the consequences. Clear and obvious? What does that mean? That the decision should be clear from the first replay. That's why the game is heading in this direction.