I hate Var for all the reasons above and the fact i didn’t celebrate Kings goal yesterday internally as much as I did externally because I was waiting to find out it brushed his fingernail when he flicked it.
However... if we absolutely can’t get rid of the wretched thing then there comes another reason why I hate it... footballs disdain of its fans and how it is therefore used.
All of this centres around the ref associations absolute obsession with never being able to make a public mistake. If there is an argument for VAR it is that we all accept that with the pace of the game offside calls and tight decisions on penalties are hard and refs need help. All you have to do is look at the rugby final yesterday... everyone seeing the screens, hearing the thought process and managing it bravely. Not football though... because referees would have to get it right then, be brave and accountable. Best off sitting them behind screens not having to defend our penalty at Southampton or the clear one that went in our favour when Jefferson stood on Silva v Man City..
That Firmino offside one yesterday was a joke. What part of him was offside? If you can’t get it right with a freeze frame you can’t do it, I’m sorry.
Shameful. Something we never needed done wrong. All to protect a very poor skill base of talent. You couldn’t make it up.