Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri thinks English referees need to “study” VAR after their 1-0 loss to Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.
In his Sky Sports interview after the match, Sarri questioned whether English referees were able to use VAR properly.
“At the moment I think that English referees are not able to use the system,” Sarri said.
“I think they have to study the system. Of course, it’s very strange that in the Premier League there isn’t and in the Carabao Cup there is the system. Strange for us, the players and I think also the referees.”
Sarri felt Chelsea deserved more from the game.
He said: “I’m really disappointed with the result, but I’m really happy with the performance.
“We played with a very good level of application, of determination, with the heart, with the soul. We played in this way with continuity for 95 minutes.”
Callum Hudson-Odoi started and performed well amid repeated links with a big money move to Bayern Munich.
Of the 18-year-old, Sarri said: “He played like a player of 25, 26 years, I think. A very good match.”