I watched the game last night and it only strengthened my opinion that VAR is shite and will ruin the game as a spectator sport.
I don't wanna watch the referee, listening to another referee and doing little signals
VAR itself is not the problem its knucklehead refs who are so up themselves that they believe in their own infallibility and don't like the idea that technology can show that their decision was wrong. When its been embraced positively by a ref its worked well.
Excellent ref in the Chelsea game last night and yet VAR controversy still popped up.
Apparently demanding use of the VAR and doing that square thing with your hands at the ref, is bookable in the same way as demanding/waving an imaginary card!The worst thing about VAR will be Rooney the rags and Chelsie players constantly chasing the referee around the pitch shouting at him to use the var for every single decision all over the pitch - that will ruin it.
Only because clowns like jenas and shearer and smart arsed anchors like lineker made it an issue
Apparently demanding use of the VAR and doing that square thing with your hands at the ref, is bookable in the same way as demanding/waving an imaginary card!
Think it would take a lot of conviction from a ref to book a player for passionately demanding use of the video though, because if a player was that adamant about it you'd expect it'd be because the ref had got it wrong.
Excellent ref in the Chelsea game last night and yet VAR controversy still popped up.
If he was excellent why did he not check the Willian pen/dive. Could only have been arrogance.
because the VAR agreed with him.
For me, it needs to be more clearly defined i.e. a clear re-signal given to tell the live crowd that the on-field decision stands. The refs having audible mics would clear it up instantly at home.
The issue I see is if Scott gives the decision as was and books Willian, then the VAR says go and take a look. Scott has a look but decides it's not a dive as there was contact, but not enough contact to really justify a penalty, then as far as I'm aware he can't rescind the yellow unless he gives the penalty, which is problematic. There are plenty of incidents which aren't dives but are "just get up and get on with it" calls.
My concern is that the VAR can't outright overrule the referee, which means that incidents like Zaha against us will still be given.
VAR can overrule the referee (or at least tell him to re-watch an incident) if the referee has made a clear and obvious error. I assume the VAR in the Willian dive incident thought that the actual referee had made a valid interpretation of the situation, even if the VAR disagreed with him.
I watched the game last night and it only strengthened my opinion that VAR is shite and will ruin the game as a spectator sport.
I don't wanna watch the referee, listening to another referee and doing little signals
VAR agreed, the commentary team stated as much.If he was excellent why did he not check the Willian pen/dive. Could only have been arrogance.
The whole business with VAR is that it should be mandatory on the ref to consult in the event of a goal, a booking, a sending off and a pen. The trouble arises if the ref decides that there is no infringement and the game carries on, oblivious to the millions who have seen it from their armchairs and who know that the ref got it wrong. If this state of affairs continues after the introduction of VAR, then it would tell us what many have suspected over the years!
The whole business with VAR is that it should be mandatory on the ref to consult in the event of a goal, a booking, a sending off and a pen. The trouble arises if the ref decides that there is no infringement and the game carries on, oblivious to the millions who have seen it from their armchairs and who know that the ref got it wrong. If this state of affairs continues after the introduction of VAR, then it would tell us what many have suspected over the years!
It is mandatory for sendings off, penalties, offside calls and goals. The VAR agreed with the referee that Willian was going down without the contact.The whole business with VAR is that it should be mandatory on the ref to consult in the event of a goal, a booking, a sending off and a pen. The trouble arises if the ref decides that there is no infringement and the game carries on, oblivious to the millions who have seen it from their armchairs and who know that the ref got it wrong. If this state of affairs continues after the introduction of VAR, then it would tell us what many have suspected over the years!