TheBeautifulGame
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I hear you 100%. It wouldn't end the controversy but if it would be controversial either way then perhaps it's best not to stop the match and obsess over it. Now some have called it a howler and I can understand that. It would depend on who you ask, but VAR is hamstrung by its own methods, it often can't get out of its own way.Therefore "no penalty", do you think would end the controversy, we'd still be shouting "bent" having seen the replays.
I'm not, and never have been, a big fan of var, but it was intended to improve decisions, to me interpretation by var is now making an already difficult job worse. The fact we have var, and the option to help a referee get it right, makes some of the things we've seen today embarrasing, whether we have it or don't have it.
What I would ask you to consider is this in light of this incident - VAR is actually a huge distraction to referees. Generally. And I would offer that if Refs weren't running around with an earpiece and knowing that VAR is there to help them if they make a mistake, then they might be more focused on what is actually happening and might make better decisions on the pitch. Just a thought.

