Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published on Monday, 02 March 2026, 07:44 / Updated on Monday, 02 March 2026 07:46
Tottenham lost the derby with Fulham, 1-2, and Radu Drăgușin was involved in the phase that led to the hosts' first goal.
In the jump, Drăgușin was pushed from behind by Raul Jimenez and missed the ball, but the referees judged that it was not enough to sanction the Mexican's gesture and awarded the goal scored by Fulham, through Wilson (min. 7), for 1-0.
Igor Tudor attacks the referees and accuses Raul Jimenez
However, Tottenham's manager, Igor Tudor, believes that there was a foul at that stage. He attacked the referees and in particular Fulham's Raul Jimenez, whom he labeled a cheat. His anger also stemmed from Tottenham falling victim to a similar decision the week before.
Randal Kolo Muani thought he had equalized for Tottenham against Arsenal, but his goal was disallowed after he was adjudged to have pushed Gabriel in the moments leading up to the goal.
Igor Tudor: “It's ridiculous not to give a foul, the consequence is too great”
“Sometimes the referees don't understand that even a little contact is enough because it gives you an advantage to score the goal. It's ridiculous not to call a foul, the consequence is too big. It's not a small foul in midfield. A goal is scored afterwards. There's a logic to it.
I like power duels too. They are fantastic. But there is a logic. The goal came because he took advantage of the opportunity, he didn't think about football, he didn't think about the ball. Jimenez was thinking of how to cheat. So he cheated and they scored the goal. So it makes sense.
It's not about duels, and here football is tougher, and we like duels. It's nothing like that. So there was no logic in this decision. Logic is above everything. After that other things come,” commented the Spurs manager.
Footballfancast.com: “Mistakes and oversights in Drăgușin's game cancel out the good work he does”
Even so, Drăgușin did not play a successful game, as a whole. English journalists bombarded him with grades of 4 and 5, and the publication footballfancast.com came up with an interesting explanation for the counter-performance of the Romanian international, replaced on Sunday in the 90th minute.
“Besides the role he had in opening the score, Drăgușin lost two of the three duels on the ground and did not manage a single tackle. On the other hand, he won seven of the ten aerial duels he had and managed 5 interceptions. But mistakes and moments of sloppiness in his game mean that the good work he does is then undone,” footballfancast.com concluded.
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