This again is the issue with VAR - we haven't got the bloody foggiest of what is being discussed because the powers that be dont want to involve the working class punter, in the stadium or at home
They have cloaked the whole VAR thing in mystery that leaves it open to be corrupted by the betting syndicates etc. A host of decisions have been very suspect and it is leaving a sour taste in the mouth of all football fans
Every one in the stadium knows what is happening in the NFL in regards to referee decisions - They are the leading beacon in how VAR should be utilised for a global sporting enterprise
Lets take the incident with sterling and Lloris yesterday - VAR looks at the situation. They deem it not a penalty. The camera angles are utterly useless, and again like with all VAR decisions we dont know what is being discussed and the reasoning behind a non-penalty being given
Now as is the case with that decision, then surely that means Sterling has deceived the ref on the pitch and should be booked ? We would have heard the VAR ref giving the on pitch ref a decision behind his verdict and then he would have to stand by that
The whole VAR situation stinks
For it to work it also needs independent VAR cameras around the pitch watching allocated areas of the pitch so that angles can be looked at, not cameras owned by the broadcasting agency- the fact that this is left open to the broadcasting TV camera's means that a level of corruption can infiltrate the decision making - hence the missing footage of us against Liverpool for Salah''s goal