VAR sytem

A common theme with VAR recently is that if a team is getting well beaten they stop giving the team who are winning decisions - penalties for example which clearly are penalties

It has to be consistent no matter the conditions of the game

I also always wonder if the refs in Stockley Park listen to the Sky or BT commentators to see what they say before deciding, as very rarely does the decision differ.

Enjoyment is gone out of the game.

The keeper was reminded before the kick to keep a foot on the line. As he didn't do that and saved the kick, the penalty was retaken. If he wasn't spotted off his line, people would complain why it wasn't retaken. Defenders are not getting away with handling the ball in the box anymore. Unintentional handball below the badge on the arm, is classified as handball, and a penalty is awarded

9 decisions so far in the EPL. All correct as per the laws of the game.

Edited by planning - 22 Sep 2020 at 3:08pm

VAR: Cutting the crap out of football.

t_rAndy wrote:

Fails again today in Merseyside derby.

Red card earlier for pickford and then the disallowed goal at the end. It should not get that technical. Either clearly offside or you are level and onside.

Was it his shirt sleeve offside or what?? Crazy decisions for both!

Was it the correct decision Planning? ardent fan of Liverpool and VAR

ChesterCopperpot wrote:

Right decision based on the ruling for the offside, but a ridiculous rule it is

No idea how Pickford got away with it through and Richarlisons red was filthy

What is the ruling you're referring to? Genuine question.

From what I could see, there didn't look to be a scoring part of his body offside (head/leg) so it looked like it was the wrong decision but open to correction.

Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.

Roberto Baggio wrote:

Ironic that it was Mane’s elbow that was offside considering he got away with smashing it into Tierneys face a few weeks ago

Most definitely not why the VAR was introduced. They've created a monster.

As for the offside. Back in '94 they introduced the ruling for the WC that when the attacking player and defender are level, it would not be ruled as offside. This to try and stimulate attacking play and thus get more goals. How they ever moved away from that standpoint and ended up where we are now is a mystery. Though, knowing the Fifa, it probably has to do with money....

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Steve Amsterdam wrote:

As for the offside. Back in '94 they introduced the ruling for the WC that when the attacking player and defender are level, it would not be ruled as offside. This to try and stimulate attacking play and thus get more goals. How they ever moved away from that standpoint and ended up where we are now is a mystery. Though, knowing the Fifa, it probably has to do with money....

The rule was introduced after the 1990 WC.

In the Liverpool game, I've seen the zoom of the frame. The red broken line for Mane landed, lands in front of the yellow line of the Everton defender's foot. Therefore the decision to disallow the goal was correct. A VAR is not there to give goals or disallow them. VAR is there to enforce the current laws of the game, when they haven't been on the field. However, I find that it's the same small minority of refs who find themselves at the centre of attention when VAR decisions are back in the headlines. Unfortunately, this is not the first time, or even the fourth time that Coote's use of VAR has caused uproar. It undermines all the good things that having VAR brings to the game.

VAR: Cutting the crap out of football.