He was talking about the Brentford pen, he failed to address the punch issue despite being specifically asked about itJust watched the interview and after being asked about the Lerma punch, Webb , I thought said towards the end of that segment that we got the Bournemouth one wrong.
Listen and decide for yourself. about 6 mins or so in.
He was talking about the Brentford pen, he failed to address the punch issue despite being specifically asked about it
This 100%I'm struggling with that explanation. It wasn't even remotely debatable and, with the replays, was as clear as you could possibly hope for.
It's either corruption or utter incompetence. Naturally, the latter seems a far more likely situation. I wonder if the VAR ref will be removed from VAR duties like the one earlier in the season was for incompetence? That time Lee Mason didn't give a decision for Arsenal and had to retire as a result. This time the decision was against AFCB so... nah, nothing.
The final decison is the on field officials, var is there to assist in providing information. A poor workman blames his tools, using var has not helped the pgmol officials deliver consistent decisions.If there is still a chance for human error then VAR is not doing what it is supposed to do
I thought VAR would really help to get the majority of decisions right.If there is still a chance for human error then VAR is not doing what it is supposed to do
I think that if they are too stupid to be able to correctly evaluate what they are seeing on a TV screen, right in front of their very nose, then there really is no hope, they might as well just leave it all to the referee on the pitch.Yes it’s definitely still inconsistently used and certain not really stopped the debate around the calls made and subjectivity of decisions making.
Most fouls and handballs seem to be a lottery as much as they were before .
It seems like you could just flip a coin on hand ball decisions from VAR (weighted for how it affects a "big" club.) I suspect the problem may have to do with the rule on hand ball itself. Without knowing exactly how it reads, I conclude that it does not provide for consistent interpretation. That should probably be addressed if VAR is to be useful at all. I, for one, hate to see handball given when the ball is smashed from a yard away into an arm that is in a completely normal position for running or jumping. I might make an exception for cases when the ball bounces then directly in for a goal.
We would have still lost
This.I think that if they are too stupid to be able to correctly evaluate what they are seeing on a TV screen, right in front of their very nose, then there really is no hope, they might as well just leave it all to the referee on the pitch.
It would appear that watching telly correctly is simply beyond the capabilities of a fair few football referees in this country !
I haven't seen this incident, so don't know if game was stopped anyway, this is something that I think VAR should be able to do without slowing the game down at all. Just at some point in the next 5minutes or so, when there's a break in play, the ref trots over and books a player.Callum Wilson took a clear dive in the penalty area. Why did var not tell the referee to show him yellow?
Callum Wilson took a clear dive in the penalty area. Why did var not tell the referee to show him yellow?
Surely if var say it's not a penalty, it's a dive, the ref can decide to issue a card.Don’t think they are allowed to advise on yellow cards but then maybe it ought to be a red card offence?!
I thought VAR would really help to get the majority of decisions right.
I figured, the only instance where it would be down to the referee's interpretation would be when the available video images and angles were insufficient to deliver a definitive answer.
If you think about the video coverage and angles they have at matches these days, you should be left with very few instances where VAR does not answer the question.
What is absolutely mind-blowing to me is that we can all see the images, we can all see the correct decision but many times ( not always, admittedly ) the VAR referee STILL makes the wrong call. That for me is inexcusable. If clear video proof is available and still being ignored, we may as well give up on the whole idea !
Add to that the differing interpretations of the rules from one VAR referee to the next and you end up with VAR helping to about 30% ( I'm probably being generous there ) of its intended level.
The technology is fine but the inconsistency and lack of accountability for those reviewing it is a total disgrace. They really might as well not bother, if they can't get their house in order.