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However, between those fixtures, Atwell oversaw the League Cup semi-final first leg against Tottenham Hotspur.

That match earlier this year was marred by the decision not to show Lucas Bergvall a second yellow card.

Slot took particular umbrage when asked about that decision.

"I don't think there's any debate about that," the Reds head coach when concurring that a shown caution should have been to outcome.

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"They say he (the referee) didn't (want to) stop the counter-attack.

I say every manager would prefer, when a tackle is being made 40 yards from our goalkeeper, that the player is given a second yellow card rather than to continue the counter-attack with a player less to play that counter-attack with.

"The next discussion is, was it reckless enough to give advantage and come back and say the tackle was still too reckless and then give a yellow.

When he (the referee) didn't give the second yellow, nobody thought it would have such a big impact 30 seconds later.

"I haven't asked him, but I'm 99.9% sure I wasn't the only one who felt 'wow, not the best'.

Unfortunately, he didn't have to do that with this decision.

"It would be more interesting for everyone if he would have explained why (Atwell) didn't give a second yellow card than explaining why he cancelled a goal everyone could see on the screen.

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