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Published 10:57 4 Jul 2018 BST
"Players fall in the box, they collide and fall,"Jose Pekerman said after the game."You have to try and stand in the shoes of the players. They are subject to situations which shouldn't really be present in football. "These interruptions are bad. When there are so, so many fouls and interruptions I think that's not good. "We have to try and find the right balance so that football can happen and the two sides can play the match with good intentions. "We shouldn't only look at Colombian players, people should look at England players. I wish I was wrong, but I think from the next match England will be much more careful.
"Today we were on the receiving end of this but I hope it won't happen again. It's been absolutely obvious, too obvious.
"I think we have to try and defend football and we should do a little more to try to prevent certain situations knowing that they may arise.
"It has been very uncomfortable to play this match knowing that feeling was in the air about refereeing decisions.
"Something is happening in football. There is a lot of confusion. What if the player falls because he fakes a fall or is being pushed by an opponent or they are trying to get the referee to book another player?"
Pekerman was seemingly referring to the incident which saw England awarded the penalty which Harry Kane converted to give them the lead.
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