"Kounde was quizzed on the incident as he left the stadium afterwards and managed just the one word to waiting reporters. "Claro" was Kounde's verdict - which needs little translation."
""I think it's a counter-attack. It can be called. If the referee doesn't call it, VAR is right not to intervene. That's my feeling,""
""I think these kinds of tackles are straying from the essence of football. If the referee sees a tackle, fine, but for VAR to intervene would be a mistake.""
Jules Kounde was fouled in the build-up to Girona's late winner, with television replays showing Claudio Echeverri standing on Kounde's foot and leaving him on the turf before Fran Beltran scored. The referee did not award a free-kick, and VAR did not intervene, allowing the goal to stand. Kounde replied to questions with a single word: "Claro". Girona manager Michel described the sequence as a counter-attack and said that if the referee does not call it, VAR is right not to intervene. Michel added that such tackles stray from the essence of football and VAR intervention would be a mistake.
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