Frank Lampard\u2019s<\/a> controversial goal at Stamford Bridge but said \u201canybody with any sense\u201d understands that goal-line technology should be introduced.<\/p>\nLampard\u2019s first-half equaliser in Chelsea\u2019s 2-1 victory over Tottenham re-ignited the debate about whether officials should be aided by instant replays for line decisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cTechnology\u2019s got to come in. Anybody who has any sense and understands football can see that,\u201d Redknapp told reporters. \u201cWhy can\u2019t the fourth official watch a screen and say \u2018goal\u2019 or \u2018no goal\u2019 instead of telling you to sit back in your box technical area when you step one yard over line? It takes five seconds to get the right decision. That\u2019s all it takes. You see it in tennis.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with getting the right decision? People say it\u2019s the fun of the game but how\u2019s that the fun of the game? You get a fair decision, the game moves on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Television pictures showed that the ball had not crossed the line after Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes let the ball squirm between his legs before dragging it back.<\/p>\n
Referee Andre Marriner appeared to let the play go on and Gomes ran out to throw the ball at a team-mate but Mike Cairns, the assistant referee, signalled for a goal.<\/p>\n
Redknapp said: \u201cThe linesman\u2019s made a mistake, an honest mistake.\u00a0 He made an instant judgement. He has guessed and guessed wrong.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the most difficult thing in the world to see from where he was \u2013 he was probably on the 18-yard box when the ball dropped on the line, and he has given what he thought was the right decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo-one can judge from there. It\u2019s impossible to judge. But he has not done it because he wants Chelsea to win or Tottenham to lose.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe referee was on the edge of the 18-yard line. The crowd all shout \u2018goal\u2019 and the linesman goes, \u2018yeah, I\u2019ll go with that call\u2019. I think at home you get decisions like that. It does happen.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe officials obviously felt they made the right call but they haven\u2019t got the technology. It is so difficult – it is a split second. The whole ball has to cross the line and it didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t know at first if it had crossed the line. Someone had told me it was over the line but when I went down the tunnel, they said it hadn\u2019t crossed the line. Joe Jordan and Clive Allen and Kevin Bond were angry but I was saying \u2018lads, the decision has been made, there\u2019s nothing we can do\u2019. What can you do?\u201d<\/p>\n
Redknapp defended his error-prone goalkeeper Gomes, whose mistakes have been directly responsible for resulting in five Premier League goals this season, the equal worst ratio in the top division.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the time to stay with him and not crucify him,\u201d said the Spurs manager. \u201cIt\u2019s like everything in life, it\u2019s about confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tottenham\u2019s hopes of claiming fourth spot in the Premier League for the second consecutive season look dead and buried but Redknapp says it is vital the club do not stagnate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt shows where we have come from that we can play like this against the Arsenals and Chelseas,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat we need to do in the summer is make sure we are still positive. What we can\u2019t do this summer is throw the towel in and say that is the end of Tottenham and settle for being ninth or tenth.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the club that can win the championship in the next few years. If we don\u2019t make the Champions League we can still push on and win the championship.\u201d<\/p>\n
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