🚨🗣️ Zlatan Ibrahimović on the penalty given to Belgium against Senegal:
“To be honest with you, I don’t believe that was a penalty for Belgium.
From my point of view, Senegal were robbed. The contact was minimal, the Belgian player made the most of it, and the referee bought it completely.
This is the problem with modern football. Attackers now understand that once they feel a little touch in the box, they go down and wait for VAR to reward them.
For me, a penalty should be clear. It should be obvious. It should not be one of those decisions where you need ten replays, three camera angles and five minutes of debate to convince people.
Senegal fought hard. They matched Belgium physically, tactically and mentally. So to see such a big knockout game swing because of a soft penalty is painful.
If that is a penalty, then defenders might as well stop defending in the box.
Football is becoming too soft.”