This is my perspective on it. This idea that they cannot overrule certain decisions is ridiculous. If it’s the wrong decision it should be overturned.
Like James' yellow card. It cannot be overturned, fecking madness
Probably even more bizarrely it seems the VAR couldn't review it because the foul started outside the penalty area. The bizarre bit is that if a foul starts outside the penalty area and continues in then it's a penalty. So that's a breakdown of the VAR system.
It’s been going for over two years and is still shite.
In Italy it's not
Giant pitfall imo. Pens are not given because they think VAR will catch it - good example in our game today. Its a sleeping pillow.
I support it in concept, it should increase the number of correct decisions even if there are still mistakes.
I have not heard that expression before - 'sleeping pillow'. Is that a Danish expression?
It’s a scandinavian expression directly translated, it doesn’t really work that well in English
Didn’t a game last season go for 113 minutes because it took nine minutes to review a penalty decision?
It’s a scandinavian expression directly translated, it doesn’t really work that well in English
It means that something is making you too relaxed/complacent etc.
Alright, alright - the World is not ready for our scandinavian expressions yet. Pretty sure they're often asleep in the VAR booth though.Thanks for clarifying the expression.It’s a scandinavian expression directly translated, it doesn’t really work that well in English
It means that something is making you too relaxed/complacent etc.
VAR is fine imo, but they have to bloody use and apply the same standards to every match. We’re still talking about humans looking at monitors and making the calls.
But...but...VAR works perfectly in Serie A and other leagues and it’s only in England that it’s been a total dud.
It is a bit of a mess - against Wolves Martial was level and the Ref blew him offside yet if he had left it to VAR it would have been OK. I wonder if the refs are not use to it and there will be a few games to bed it in.
Stop saying the technology is fine it’s just the people using it are terrible.
Agreed -all the incidences you mention probably pre VAR would have been OK. Sterling a mm offside was just ridiculous, I don't think anyone would have raised any concerns if the goal had stood.
There needs to be some common sense applied to the offside rule, it should only be judged by both your feet and legs.
I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure the refs in the video room are constantly watching. I’d hope so!
It probably works best in La Liga because the refs there have usually been the most strict as in judge by the book and forego common sense so their VAR calls are justified from their refereeing standpoint although most of us would disagree with them.
In a nutshell!
Even if he had his foot offside there wouldn't have been any advantage from that situation. Looked in real time like Ronaldo played the line perfectly but apparently he didn't according to the letter of the law. If only his face was less protruded.
And Milivojevic should have gotten the 2nd yellow when he fouled McTominay for the pen.
He could have been sent off immediately after being booked, as he sarcastically clapped at the referee for booking him. Didn't Rooney get sent off for doing that once?
VAR does it's job perfectly with offside decisions. What is wrong is the law set out by IFAB in the first place. It's a joke. Should be that if any goalscoring part of the attacker is level with any goalscoring part of the defender, then he's onside.
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