- Dec 6, 2006
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VAR has been an utter shambles this season. Just taking Spurs games alone I have seen the following errors / close calls:
1 - Kane penalty not given against Newcastle.
2 - Rose penalty not given against Leicester.
3 - Aurier goal disallowed due to Son offside which could be deemed previous phase (how far back do you go?)
4 - Lamela foul on Rodri not given.
5 - City goal being disallowed due to dubious hand ball.
For me, the above are clear & obvious errors that had an effect on the outcome of those games. They need to go with the cricket philosophy which is if there is no definite answer then the decision stands with the on field umpire.
Also, nobody knows who the person is in the VAR Room, have they had training, are they previous referees or players? Are their allegiances known before the game to ensure that there is no bias in these decisions that are affecting games.
Looking at the above, if those decisions went they way that they should then City would have beaten us, we would have beaten Leicester & possibly Newcastle.
I said the above back in mid September and it’s just getting worse and worse. The thing that VAR was meant to bring was some consistency in the decisions being made. However, some of the decisions that have happened over the last two weeks are completely idiotic.
VAR should only ever intervene if there has been a clear and obvious error made by the referee or his linesmen. These mm decisions in offsides are ridiculous and the totally subjective view on a red card or foul leading to a non goal should not be made by the guy in the office but by the referee of that particular game.
Is it really that difficult to have a tablet with the referee at all times that he can refer to if he needs to review a decision. This way, VAR can get involved and ask the ref to review the decision himself. Win - win!
But let’s be honest, we are talking about the FA and the Premier League here so common sense goes right out of the window and we will continue with the farce we currently have.