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I was and still am in favour of using technology to improve the quality of decisions in sport. Just look at the current test match to see how many errors would have been made had the review system not been in place. But I have to think that in football the authorities are making a hash of using it purely so they can get rid of it saying that they tried it and it didn't work. They never wanted it and still don't. Its like breaking the china when your wife asks you to do the washing up. You never have to do it again.
A clear goal in the Aston Villa/Sheffield game was not given, Spurs had a goal disallowed because of an accidental handball after a foul well outside the penalty box (Spurs were not even awarded the foul), United's penalty against Spurs was clearly awarded incorrectly because Pogba initiated the contact that led to him falling over, and in each of last night's three games the FA admit a penalty decision (two for, one against) was incorrect.
I now understand that the VAR official for the Spurs/Sheffield and Spurs/Bournemouth games, Michael Oliver, is to referee the game against Arsenal on Sunday. Surely both teams will object to that referee. Both sides will distrust him. Spurs because Michael Oliver seems to favour Spur's opponents. Arsenal could object on the grounds that the ref may want to favour Spurs to redress the wrongs he has done them.
I believe that the football authorities will eventually scrap all forms of technology stating that having tried to make it work it clearly does not fit with the game. B'lox. They are making that a self fulfilling action.
VAR could be made very simple and workable.
1. Offside only to be judged on foot positions only and close calls, less than 10cm, go with the onfield decision (umpire's call).
2. The ridiculous "handball" before a goal needs to be refined to include only deliberate handball (Bournemouth missed out on a goal last night due to an accidental handball that did not deflect the ball significantly). Or, to redress the imbalance, penalties should be awarded for any kind of handball by a defender.
3. VAR should only be used by the referee when he or she did not have a clear sight of an incident, has a concern that they missed something or if their assistant disagrees with the decision.
4. Managers should get two challenges per half and one in extra time. Successful challenge or close call offside and the challenge is retained. Unsuccessful the challenge is lost. Challenges not used do not get carried forward.
5. Ex players to sit alongside the VAR official as happens with the stewards in F1
To me the above is very simple, would lead to a better use of the technology, reduce interruptions and make the system fairer. Nearly all are already used elsewhere in sport yet the football supremos strangely cannot see the benefits. They would rather see the system fail and abandon it. If they do then one day the upshot will be a club or even nation making a substantial claim for losses if a major match is decided on a refereeing error that technology could have corrected.
A clear goal in the Aston Villa/Sheffield game was not given, Spurs had a goal disallowed because of an accidental handball after a foul well outside the penalty box (Spurs were not even awarded the foul), United's penalty against Spurs was clearly awarded incorrectly because Pogba initiated the contact that led to him falling over, and in each of last night's three games the FA admit a penalty decision (two for, one against) was incorrect.
I now understand that the VAR official for the Spurs/Sheffield and Spurs/Bournemouth games, Michael Oliver, is to referee the game against Arsenal on Sunday. Surely both teams will object to that referee. Both sides will distrust him. Spurs because Michael Oliver seems to favour Spur's opponents. Arsenal could object on the grounds that the ref may want to favour Spurs to redress the wrongs he has done them.
I believe that the football authorities will eventually scrap all forms of technology stating that having tried to make it work it clearly does not fit with the game. B'lox. They are making that a self fulfilling action.
VAR could be made very simple and workable.
1. Offside only to be judged on foot positions only and close calls, less than 10cm, go with the onfield decision (umpire's call).
2. The ridiculous "handball" before a goal needs to be refined to include only deliberate handball (Bournemouth missed out on a goal last night due to an accidental handball that did not deflect the ball significantly). Or, to redress the imbalance, penalties should be awarded for any kind of handball by a defender.
3. VAR should only be used by the referee when he or she did not have a clear sight of an incident, has a concern that they missed something or if their assistant disagrees with the decision.
4. Managers should get two challenges per half and one in extra time. Successful challenge or close call offside and the challenge is retained. Unsuccessful the challenge is lost. Challenges not used do not get carried forward.
5. Ex players to sit alongside the VAR official as happens with the stewards in F1
To me the above is very simple, would lead to a better use of the technology, reduce interruptions and make the system fairer. Nearly all are already used elsewhere in sport yet the football supremos strangely cannot see the benefits. They would rather see the system fail and abandon it. If they do then one day the upshot will be a club or even nation making a substantial claim for losses if a major match is decided on a refereeing error that technology could have corrected.
