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Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom let rip into Premier League officiating after he watched his team concede twice in stoppage time to lose 2-1 at Tottenham.<\/p>\n
The Blades were on course for a maiden win since their return to the Premier League after Gustavo Hamer fired them in front after 73 minutes in the capital.<\/p>\n
A minimum of 12 minutes were added on at the end of the 90 and Spurs punished the newly-promoted side, with Richarlison levelling in the eighth added minute before Dejan Kulusevski grabbed a dramatic winner two minutes later.<\/p>\n
There was still time for Oli McBurnie to receive his marching orders for a second yellow card and the United manager bemoaned the display of referee Peter Bankes following their latest last-gasp defeat.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething needs to be done now and this is not me moaning. I said it (at) half-time and when we were 1-0 up as well. The focus is on time-wasting, so the referees are dictating how we play,\u201d Heckingbottom insisted.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe set up from the back, then Spurs push forward and then that dictates how we play, but no, we\u2019re just told to play long. You can\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWes (Foderingham) got a yellow card for handling outside the box and then got threatened with a sending-off (for time-wasting) you can\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe officiating is appalling and it\u2019s not about the football decisions. It\u2019s just game management.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy worry is all the focus is on yellow cards for time-wasting and when I talked to the referees, they haven\u2019t got a clue what I\u2019m talking about. They\u2019re officiating the game, they simply do not know the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to sort that and sort that quick. It\u2019s ruining the spectacle and then to sum it all up we get Oli McBurnie sent off for telling the referee someone is pulling his shirt.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve just seen someone lead with an elbow into our goalkeeper who needs stitches and that\u2019s the same offence. What\u2019s going on? Seriously what\u2019s going on with our game?\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a different story for Tottenham after a euphoric victory inspired by substitute Richarlison following a difficult week.<\/p>\n
Richarlison had been pictured in tears after being substituted in Brazil\u2019s 5-1 win over Bolivia and revealed in midweek that he would seek \u201cpsychological help\u201d following a turbulent time in his personal life.<\/p>\n
After scoring only once in the Premier League last season following his \u00a360million switch from Everton last summer, Richarlison grabbed the leveller with a header from Ivan Perisic\u2019s corner to set up a grandstand finish in N17.<\/p>\n
Two minutes later and a slick team move ended with Richarlison teeing up Kulusevski, who fired through Jack Robinson\u2019s legs to spark wild celebrations before Spurs captain Son Heung-min urged the Brazilian to soak up the applause at full-time.<\/p>\n
\u201cRichy was great,\u201d Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought all the subs who came on really helped, but that\u2019s been a consistent theme.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah for Richy, I think it\u2019s the point I was trying to make yesterday. For him to understand that you try and maintain a balance in life and his football hasn\u2019t been that bad. He\u2019s still been contributing for us.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSometimes when you struggle with certain parts of your life, you let it go into other areas, but the football is one area where he can control and he works hard every day in training and really got his rewards today.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd hopefully that gives him a bit more of a settled feel to deal with the other areas in his life. For everyone, it\u2019s about not letting it overwhelm you and hopefully a day like today helps him.\u201d<\/p>\n