‘Scandal’: Richard Keys fuming over news involving Tottenham ahead of tonight’s match

Richard Keys෴ has described the way Tottenham Hotspur were treated in the Champions League last week as a “scandal”.

The pundit, writing on his , also feels that the touchline ban Spurs boss Antonio Conte will be serving tonight “isn’t right”.

ꦜLast week, Tottenham took on Sporting CP and, with the game at 1-1, Harry Kane netted in the 95th minute.

🎃Spurs would’ve secured qualification and top spot in the group, only for VAR to rule the goal out for offside.

🧸Tottenham celebrated Kane’s effort, but then had to wait for four minutes, before their joy turned to outrage.

📖In the aftermath, Conte was sent off, ruling him out of tonight’s crucial clash against Marseille.

♔The Spurs manager will not only be banned from sitting in the dugout but also from the dressing room before, during and after the game.

‘It’s a restraint of trade’

💖On the subject of Tottenham, Keys began by criticising Conte for keeping Spurs in a “straitjacket” early on against Bournemouth.

﷽Moving on to tonight’s match, the pundit said he had sympathy for the Spurs boss, before criticising VAR and the authorities.

🐻“Spurs were terrific at Bournemouth after they’d done 2-down,” began Keys.

🐻“Why can’t we see more of that? They’ve got good players as well.

🎐“Why are they always kept in a straight jacket by Conte? There’s a time and a place of course, but not always.

🍎“And I’ve nothing but sympathy for Spurs after the way they were treated in the CL.

ꦑ“It was a scandal that they thought they’d qualified for the group stages – only to be told after a five minute delay that they hadn’t.

🌞“The decision was wrong – proving that VAR isn’t fool proof. The ball was nodded backwards – away from Kane.

🐓“It ended up with him because a defender deflected it. The goal should’ve stood.

🔯“Of course Conte was going to lose control and as a result he’s banned missing arguably the biggest match in Tottenham’s season.

🌟“That isn’t right either. It’s a restraint of trade. How can the authorities stop him from doing his job?

⛄“I’m no fan of touch line bans in the modern world. What’s the point?

𓂃“Communications are so good now that Spurs will come up with a solution of sorts – but they shouldn’t have to.

ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ“Fine Conte – and Klopp for his outrageous behaviour the week before – and send them out to do some kind of footballing community service. And donate the fine to charity.”