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All this “it’s not VARs fault the people behind it are useless” nonsense has to stop. The people behind it are VAR, and they and it are fecking garbage and need to be fecked off out of the game immediately.
Tbf, thats a perfectably fair argument. Not all contacts in the penalty area is a penalty.On SSN now "degree of contact not sufficient to go down" hence why no penalty.
fecking joke. I'm livid!!
It's usually depending on the scoreline.The easiest thing they could just fix is added time. VAR should be in charge of it. It's ridiculous the way some games has a lot of added time and other games barely have any, it's just random.
Which largely benefits teams that love time wasting. A game that is being slowed down with a lot of fouls, throw-ins etc will have a greater effect on how much football is actually being played than quick subs. In the United-City game, the ball was in play the whole game with high-tempo and not breaks at all. Yet 5 minutes. It's just random, as a similar game could have 2 minutes added time. I don't think refs should make decisions based on creating a drama, it's not their job and is right on the line of corruption actually.It's usually depending on the scoreline.
Plenty of games where there's six subs, VAR delay, injuries but if one team is winning 3 or 4-0 you just play a minute or two and get it over with.
One goal in it and will always be more injury time, adds to the drama aswell of course.
Well in Manchester derby you had Martial injured early in second half when he crashed into the post (was treated for over a minute), there was also a Man. City player down and minute VAR check on the Aguero offside. Add in all the subs and five minutes was right.Which largely benefits teams that love time wasting. A game that is being slowed down with a lot of fouls, throw-ins etc will have a greater effect on how much football is actually being played than quick subs. In the United-City game, the ball was in play the whole game with high-tempo and not breaks at all. Yet 5 minutes. It's just random, as a similar game could have 2 minutes added time. I don't think refs should make decisions based on creating a drama, it's not their job and is right on the line of corruption actually.
Gray, Keys and our own Darren Fletcher lost their collective minds on beIN Sports over this. They seemed to be lamenting VAR ruling that goal out, when the assistant flagged it correctly offside and De Gea would have made a routine save if he hadn’t had a stroke.Just wanna point out that the linesman gave Aguero offside for a toenail without the use of VAR to crash the illusion of a pre VAR eutopia
I guess your right about this game in particular deserving 5 minutes, but it's just the inconsistencies.Well in Manchester derby you had Martial injured early in second half when he crashed into the post (was treated for over a minute), there was also a Man. City player down and minute VAR check on the Aguero offside. Add in all the subs and five minutes was right.
I can't remember the last time there was a close 1-0 game and there was only 2 or 3 minutes added on tbh. Four is always a minimum in those circumstances.
If you actually did a proper stop clock like in Rugby then the ball is rarely in play for more than an hour so would be even more injury time than Fergie demanded back in the day.
For me it shouldn't be called offside in this case, given that the attacker is LAYING DOWN & NOT IMPEDING THE KEEPER'S VIEW.Ive been unbiased in my comments on this incident but just to say, if that was not given, what stops an attacker laying down in front of the keeper on free kicks (clearly in potential offside position). Even if keepers view is not impeded. Should that be allowed, as your view suggests it should?
I have foreseen this situation well before VAR was introduced and expect more of this to come. The whole "encouraged to keep flags down" thing is nonsense, nonpractical and not fair at all.Hate the situation with the City offside goal from a defender's and goalie's point of view.
Yes, you should play to the whistle but there's players out there who have been playing 25 years or more in organised football and when the flag goes up have never seen anything but offside given by the ref. Now it might be or might not be so it's hard not to stop playing.
Linesman also shouldn't be putting his flag up anymore unless it's clear and that was somewhat close. Mind you, it's also habit for them and a hard one to break. Good job he got it right and VAR confirmed it rather than overruling him or we'd have all been livid.
The idea is he should keep his flag down if the striker is through on goal and raise his flag once he scored.I have foreseen this situation well before VAR was introduced and expect more of this to come. The whole "encouraged to keep flags down" thing is nonsense, nonpractical and not fair at all.
Linesmen are trained to make "yes" or "no" decision in a blink of an eye. It's hard to classify another "marginal" category which flags are kept down. If most of the plays are allowed to go on, it's also unfair to the defensive side and the linesman will be questioned by players and fans.
It's another debate on how long the offside call can be traced back to. If an attacker is offside but not called, after a few minutes and clearances the ball is in the back of the net, should the goal stand? If yes, it would be really frustrating for the defensive side; if no, I don't understand the meaning of the few minutes being played.
When people do that, they just wanna separate the technology which can be pretty useful and the imbeciles who use it.All this “it’s not VARs fault the people behind it are useless” nonsense has to stop. The people behind it are VAR, and they and it are fecking garbage and need to be fecked off out of the game immediately.
Things are easier said than done. Football is much more complicated and a few words can't reflect what is actually going on.The idea is he should keep his flag down if the striker is through on goal and raise his flag once he scored.
If it is not scored directly because it is either saved / cleared and no immediate threat then he should raise his flag and the referee blow his whistle.
It is common sense really.
But most referees don't have that unfortunately.
If the defensive side have the ball and the flag is raised, sometimes the referee chooses to wave play on and not blow the whistle so I am not sure what is the problem there?Things are easier said than done. Football is much more complicated and a few words can't reflect what is actually going on.
For example, how to define "no immediate threat"? When the ball is out of the box? But could it be a golden counterattack opportunity for the defensive side?
Everyone has different interpretations on the same play. There is a grey zone in football where things don't belong to either black or white, so it is a bit more than common sense imo.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not defending the refs and I agree they have a lot to improve on. Problem is, the implementation of the immature VAR makes things worse. Even as fans, we can't reach a concensus on the exact execution of VAR, there is no surprise that so many controversies arise.
But you can’t have one without the other, so it’s redundant.When people do that, they just wanna separate the technology which can be pretty useful and the imbeciles who use it.
I wouldn't be this extreme. VAR has been giving us many good decisions this season and sometimes after long reviews. The entire system isn't crap, some referees do blatantly protect their mates at times like yesterday and that can be very annoying.But you can’t have one without the other, so it’s redundant.
The entire system is crap.
No need to shout, even if your delayed comment seems to indicate you have just awoken from a coma. Your flawed reasoning has been corrected and explained multiple times during the past week. Not just in this thread but also in the thread that was created just because of this decision.For me it shouldn't be called offside in this case, given that the attacker is LAYING DOWN & NOT IMPEDING THE KEEPER'S VIEW.
Yep, VAR has exposed how bad our refs really are.VAR as a system is fine, our refs in England are just incompetent though. Painfully poor.
The top of the shoulder? In that case Aguero might well have been onside yesterday!This won't be popular but...
Pretty sure that was a handball as per how they've been instructed to judge the point of contact. Which is exactly why they've already said they're changing that interpretation for next season.
Yep, top of the sleeve (which many would call the shoulder) is currently penalised, as seen in the Adam Smith handball back in February.The top of the shoulder? In that case Aguero might well have been onside yesterday!
That wasn't top of the sleeve, that was the top of the shoulder.Yep, top of the sleeve (which many would call the shoulder) is currently penalised, as seen in the Adam Smith handball back in February.
From next season it will be lowered.
That wasn't top of the sleeve, that was the top of the shoulder.
They draw offside lines from after that.
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They said there wasn't enough contact to warrant Fred going down.Did PL explain why Fred's incident wasn't a penalty?
So 2 players are moving in opposite direction, defender kicks attacker's shin and that wasn't enough contact?They said there wasn't enough contact to warrant Fred going down.
Which has two problems... a) if thats the bar for penalties, then they'll be reversing a lot of decisions and b) Would love to see one of them get kicked by Otamendi and continue as normal.
Both Dermot Gallagher and Chris Foy - who usually go out of their way to agree with the on-field decision - thought it should have been a penalty.
All I know is that it was a raving moron.So 2 players are moving in opposite direction, defender kicks attacker's shin and that wasn't enough contact?
Any idea who was the VAR ref?
Yeah, also funny how quickly they made the decision.All I know is that it was a raving moron.
Of course you can, the 2018 World Cup is a good proof of that.But you can’t have one without the other, so it’s redundant.
The entire system is crap.