We'll get to a point where academies are wrapping young players' feet up like ballerinas, to get the advantage of smaller boot sizes for these offside decisions.
Premier League Festive Season
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
Robbie Savage is saying it on 5 live.
I regret celebrating. Should have known the goal would be taken away.
It’s laughable isn’t it.
On this, we agree. I don’t understand how they’re doing the lines as well. Doesn’t seem like there’s a consistent science to it.
I thought they were only meant to over turn clear and obvious errors? What the feck about this is “clear and obvious”??
Vvd handball before Liverpool goal?
In the interest of balance, without VAR it’d currently be 1-0 to Wolves which wouldn’t be right either.
Irrelevant because they don’t actually know when exactly the ball leaves the attacker’s foot.
Does this mean footballers with bigger feet are penalised more? The whole system is being colossally mismanaged.
I know, that’s why it’s so odd to me that the hand is the only thing that’s over the line
VAR is being used abhorrently in the PL, however there is no favouritism that’s just conspiracy nonsense. It’s just a consistently shit implementation, however we asked for consistency and they definitely gave it to us! These types of decisions have happened every day week this season in the league.
I called this immediately. You could tell the way the ball dropped dead
Now, the public will think these are the images that VAR team is working with, but surely not?
Do the right thing, PL, show us the procedure, show us the tools and screens.
I dont recall you saying something like that when pukki scored yestreday, only for being overturned.
What happened against Villa?
For VAR and offside they need to have a rule where calls like that benefit the attacker.
Did he instantly raise his arm to contest it?
Still can't believe that was chalked off. It doesn't have to be this poorly implemented. Ruining the spirit of the game.
There's a pixel by his foot offside
Var is needed for obvious mistakes but this is getting ridiculous now
Pffft, change it back to Star Wars!
Also I love how convenient the fact that we would have just had a clearly legitimate goal disallowed if it wasn't for VAR is being ignored.
I'm actually surprised Sourness is unhappy that the joy is being sucked out of football. This should be right up his street.
I'm completely fed up with it. There is no fun seeing a goal and then having to pray for two minutes to find out if some pillock in a broadcast studio in London can find a reason to disallow it.
I'm completely fed up with it. There is no fun seeing a goal and then having to pray for two minutes to find out if some pillock in a broadcast studio in London can find a reason to disallow it.
Not first and not last time.
Liverpool have been best this year but this VAR helping Liverpool is beyond anything. They can draw whatever they want but question should be raised if something/somebody else is deciding what is goal and what is not goal. Cause if you frezze and go frame by frame you can with easy say Wolves goal were legit and that Lallana touched ball with upper arm. So question is. Is it something / somebody else deciding and for what purpose?
Liverpool have been best this year but this VAR helping Liverpool is beyond anything. They can draw whatever they want but question should be raised if something/somebody else is deciding what is goal and what is not goal. Cause if you frezze and go frame by frame you can with easy say Wolves goal were legit and that Lallana touched ball with upper arm. So question is. Is it something / somebody else deciding and for what purpose?
Yep
To be fair, it got both decisions right.
But, without VAR, your goal would be dissalowed and the offside call wouldn't have even been checked.
So, you are definetly benefiting from VAR decisions.
But feck it, i've already made peace with you lot winning it this season.
Well, he's obviously a moron.
I love your confidence. But teams barely survive (or don't even do that) in the league and still roll us ever.
He is a moron
Bloody hell here we go.
The “clear and obvious” error here was awarding Wolves a goal at Anfield in the first place, how dare they! It’s been ruled out though and normal service resumes.
Ya it’s definitely consistently shite for everyone. It’s just ruining the game, I was pro VAR before this season but now I’ve turned against it. They need to sort it out ASAP
The VVD handball footage is inconclusive, but there was enough to give offside for Wolves goal
Potential handball in the Mane goal, it gets better
That's the point, VAR cannot be 100% sure that the striker was in an offside position when the ball was played, thus they don't have the right to overturn the original decision.
The goal absolutely must stand under these circumstances. I'd be kicking up a storm if I was the Wolves manager.
If you zoom in his foot is a tiny bit further forward on that pic
Seen a few angles now. VVD handball before his long pass, so all this perfectly legitimate goal crap should end. By letter of the law game should be 0-0
VAR is a positive on the whole for football, just not in this league, it needs drastic improvement not binning.
Ask Edouard about that for his equaliser today for Celtic