Yep. The whole communication should be "from my angle it looked like he got the ball first. He didn't? Well it's a pen and a card then". If it can't solve these then let's just go back to the ref not seeing it and saying they level out over the season.What the fuck are they on about? The on field referee could be mistaken but the VAR has the opportunity to look at the incident from several different angles.
its not VAR its the incompetence ( I won't use the C word ) of the users.Better result than performance. Foden, Mahrez and KDB did well. Laporte and Fernandinho not great. Walker gave away possession so often.
Moss was incredibly incompetent, the penalty non decision on Foden shows how poor the premier league referees are. VAR isn’t working because you have an awful ref on the pitch backed by another awful ref in Stockley Park. Instead of using VAR to give the referee another pair of eyes it’s giving 2 fools an excuse to come to wrong decision.
I seem to remember that Refs are now told not to punish twice by awarding a pen and sending the player off.the keeper making a foul stopping a clear goal scoring attempt is a red card all day long
Refs want wiring up alright, but not to a mic.Fully agree, it's been a while since a 5-2 win felt less enjoyable, and no I feel no sense of entitlement. Gone was our midfield/defense solidity that brought the most recent of our 21 wins. It was like a bunch of superstars from different clubs, meeting at a strange ground and taking on a good local team. Back to huge empty spaces in central midfield and 1 or 2 opponents running at and terrorising 4 or 5 defenders, a bit like we were last season. We won because we had the better individual players but I would be hiding behind the sofa if we fielded that starting 11 in the CL, playing like that, or against Leicester or Chelsea. I will be pounded , no doubt, but we need to go to Bernie, Rodri, Gundogan midfield with Cancelo & Oleks wide + Foden, Kevin + 1 other as a front 3 IMHO. It has been awhile since I felt relief instead of joy after a 5-2 win, but it could have been 9-6. Bright side is, 14 points ahead and 4 trophies still to play for and Pep threatening to wield the axe. Souness says Var officials are making it up as they go along, very hard to dispute that, it needs a thorough review with referees mic'd up like in Rugby, or better again employ some top European refs to make the Var decisions. Refereeing is not easy but television has exposed too many howlers.
He wouldn't have got a red because it was a legitimate attempt to play the ball, but it should have been a yellow and a penalty all day long.the keeper making a foul stopping a clear goal scoring attempt is a red card all day long
Give VAR the flick on everything involving a penalty or non penalty if trash adjudicating is the name of game.Yep. The whole communication should be "from my angle it looked like he got the ball first. He didn't? Well it's a pen and a card then". If it can't solve these then let's just go back to the ref not seeing it and saying they level out over the season.
Refs want wiring up alright, but not to a mic.
Why cant the ref in the shed give the reason for their decision ? Their have all the angles, plenty of time to get it right. So come in front of the tv cameras and tell us what you saw different to the rest of the world.
I’m a big fan of VAR being used as a safety net to correct on field mistakes, but I can’t explain how this decision wasn’t corrected. It’s bizarre. It’s not like they don’t know we can all see the same pictures they can.Yep. The whole communication should be "from my angle it looked like he got the ball first. He didn't? Well it's a pen and a card then". If it can't solve these then let's just go back to the ref not seeing it and saying they level out over the season.
He's been brilliant lately, but to be fair, he did earn that reputation.I love it when one of our players develops a reputation for being crap, lazy and useless and suddenly turns it around. Well played Mahrez and great result City.
its not VAR its the incompetence ( I won't use the C word ) of the users.
VAR is useless in assisting for fair minded decisions and correct decisions to eventually be made if you have individuals like that involved.
I will give Moss a leave pass as he might not have seen the foul but he should have been instructed to look at it again and then if he didn't change his original decision so to speak then he is corrupt.
I think it might be a shot at Angelino who has had quite a lot to say recently.Think the most important part of that interview with pep there was the points he raised of players wanting to fight for the team and the club...if you don't wan a fight your on the bench
It's got new paint. What rust?Torres, Aguero, and Mendy. More rust than the Forth Rail Bridge.
It would never happen under your watch ancoats for sure and certainSomeone should be out of a job for that unless they convince someone who decides their future tenure it was a genuine error of judgement.
Yes. Only a sending off if it's deliberate foul.I seem to remember that Refs are now told not to punish twice by awarding a pen and sending the player off.
It’s the paint that’s holding it together.It's got new paint. What rust?