VAR and Refs | General Discussion | May 15: Premier League clubs to vote on proposal to scrap VAR from next season

[Annihilate Now!]

That's an all timer bad VAR decision

He's basically looked for a reason to disallow it... Not actually been given one. Absolutely farcical.

 

[hasanejaz88]

I'm not even going to scroll up to see that people are talking about, I'm sure it's that Mendy 'foul'. How did the ref think it was worthy to overturn the decision, ridiculous.

If the ref had given a foul beforehand, fair enough, you can argue it wasn't clear to overturn. But to argue that you had to overturn the initial decision of not giving a foul on that slight touch, and overreaction from Mendy, really poor.

 

[Member 125398]

If he called a foul in real time it's a shitty mistake, but to review it and come to that conclusion defies belief. The Liverpool one earlier was just as shocking.

 

[TheReligion]

This constantly changing their mind when looking at the monitor highlights how fragile these individuals are.

No idea why it even went to VAR?

 

[SER19]

Its hard to even bother this season. Last season was probably the worst officiated pl season of my lifetime. The refs here ref far too emotionally and by narrative, common example being player x not being booked because they're 'not that type of player' and player y getting booked for less because they are thought of as dirty. There seems to be a real lack of resilience among many who just lose control of games

 

[Kag]

The refereeing in this country is truly abysmal.

 

[Pexbo]

Referees hate VAR and are sabotaging it. Convince me otherwise.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

That's an all timer bad VAR decision

He's basically looked for a reason to disallow it... Not actually been given one. Absolutely farcical.

Actually wait a minute, just seen the Newcastle disallowed goal... Palace players didn't even ask for a foul

 

[Sviken]

At the risk of sounding extremely RAWK-ish, i'll go say it anyway - there is definitely some fishy stuff going on in this league.

 

[steffyr2]

Liverpool got a goal against overturned and Chelsea got a goal against overturned today. Neither call looked slam dunk. There aren't swings and roundabouts in these calls.

 

[HookedOnAPhelan]

I've seen a lot of shite decisions by the refs/VAR, but that one is up there with the worst. Absolute joke. No fair-minded person in the world thought that was a foul.

 

[calodo2003]

Anyone have a clip of this apparent debacle?

 

[Dr. StrangeHate]

At the risk of sounding extremely RAWK-ish, i'll go say it anyway - there is definitely some fishy stuff going on in this league.

Nothing fishy just incompetence. Referees are afraid to give decisions against big teams.

 

[Fooza]

Anyone have a clip of this apparent debacle?

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[Baneofthegame]

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Absolute disgrace, Mendy included.

 

[Shane88]

I cannot fecking stand how protected goalkeepers are.

Look at the cnuts funny and it's a free kick.

 

[Doracle]

That is an absolutely shocking decision looking at that clip. I would like to see both the actual ref and VAR one banned for that - won’t happen of course.

 

[calodo2003]

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So the contact on the keeper was the foul? If so,

 

[arnie_ni]

That's hilarious. Hope moyes tears them apart post game

 

[Baneofthegame]

That's hilarious. Hope moyes tears them apart post game

The look on his face alone will be worth it.

 

[DavidDeSchmikes]

If Bowen's "foul" is the norm, then goalkeepers have now got even more protection

 

[Doracle]

Even if you think it might be a foul (which it wasn’t), how on earth does that get past the “clear mistake” test they are meant to apply.

 

[Telsim]

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Mendy had ages to recover but chose to roll on the ground instead to cover his mistake. Disgraceful decision.

 

[duffer]

Even if you think it might be a foul (which it wasn’t), how on earth does that get past the “clear mistake” test they are meant to apply.

That doesn't apply when they are checking a goal.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Liverpool got a goal against overturned and Chelsea got a goal against overturned today. Neither call looked slam dunk. There aren't swings and roundabouts in these calls.

Nah, Cody was definitely offside.

 

[steffyr2]

Nah, Cody was definitely offside.

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[Ayoba]

I cannot fecking stand how protected goalkeepers are.

Look at the cnuts funny and it's a free kick.

Guaranteed if that was de gea it wouldn't be given as a foul

 

[Doracle]

That doesn't apply when they are checking a goal.

Are you sure? If so, why are there two different rules in play for VAR? That makes even less sense. Regardless, it blatantly isn’t a foul.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

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For the goal Liverpool got overturned, Cody was well offside

 

[Mickeza]

How the feck can someone look at that and call a foul? And then the referee comes over and also calls a foul? What a fecking joke of a decision.

 

[duffer]

Are you sure? If so, why are there two different rules in play for VAR?

Yes and I don't know.

 

[yumtum]

Remember when De Gea was allowed to be consistently manhandled in his own box and an opposition got to punch him etc?

That Mendy "foul" is genuinely a disgrace as Drogba would so eloquently put it - these last few games have shown some crazy decisions that could let you say match fixing is involved without being called a conspiracy theorist they're that bad.

 

[Infestissumam]

to look at that and deem it a foul ... I don't even know what to say. Shocking.

 

[Fully Fledged]

I've cracked it. VAR actually stands for Very Awful Refereeing.

 

[LawmanMan]

Time to hire a special investigator to look at the refereeing. I’ve seen some bad decisions in my time, but that’s on a whole new level. Given it is Chelsea I would not be surprised if corruption is involved.

 

[Amarsdd]

Guaranteed if that was de gea it wouldn't be given as a foul

We've already seen that. Last season against Arsenal.

 

[the_box]

i was mad enough at willock being shoved into palace's keeper being given as a foul but my god there have been some absolute clangers today

 

[LawmanMan]

The Chelsea manager comes out and supports the referee/VAR. Until we get rid of morally bankrupt managers like Tuchel this rubbish will just continue.

 

[TheReligion]

The Chelsea manager comes out and supports the referee/VAR. Until we get rid of morally bankrupt managers like Tuchel this rubbish will just continue.

That’s sad to hear that from him

 

[Chip]

VAR is absolutely fecking shit. Does more harm than good.