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That chant that Mezet Ozils eyes are offside now seems to have some merit.

 

I said last week that because Firmino's goal was called offside on the pitch it wasn't clear and obvious at first glance to reverse it. It was inches either way at best so I gave them the benefit of the doubt.

So what happens yesterday, Sheffield United score a goal that is given, everyone is on the pitch setup to kick off. 3 and a half minutes later VAR decided that in the phase prior to the goal (a Spurs player actually played the ball between the offside and the goal) that Sheffield United were offside.

It's a load of bollocks, last week the benefit of the doubt was given due to the call on the field, now the call on the field was goal and yet they claim clear and obvious evidence of an offside.

Get rid of it.

 

Sheffield united denied a great goal by VAR, in the build up they declared a players toe nail was offside, Madness that will kill the game

 

I read this morning that there is a meeting with Prem clubs on Thursday to discuss the whole thing. Clearly not working as intended.

 

It's pretty simple.

You go with the decision on the field unless you see clear evidence that the decision on the field is wrong, and you have 30 second to give the decision. Lets be honest if there is clear evidence that the decision is wrong you can see it straight away.

Example.

Arsenal score a goal at old Trafford that is given off-side, Harry Maguire is clearly playing everyone on by about 4 yards = clear and obvious.

Sheffield United at Spurs, goal is score VAR takes it back two phases of play, take 3min 40sec to come up with a decision = not clear and obvious if even wrong at all.

In Cricket they have umpires call, where if there is an element of doubt it goes with the call on the pitch, it works and it is simple. The thing is Cricket allows for 5 minute stoppages, football doesn't so it needs to cap these decisions timewise.

 

Man City penalty for handball ignored by VAR as Liverpool ran down the other end and scored. As the punters said on MOTD: they knew this would happen and it happened in the most important game of the season and they were never going to overturn that after Liverpool scored. So why are we bothering with VAR if they are scared to use what it tells them?

 

If it continues in its present implementation, the game experience as a spectator is totally ruined.
The idea that it rectifies "clear & obvious mistakes" is fair enough, BUT 3 minutes to determine a players armpit is offside, going back through phases makes a complete nonsense of the aim.
Over the weeks more and more fans around us are beginning to doubt they'll renew, though the way we're playing might have a bit to do with it.

 

As with most BBC articles, the readers' comments paint a much more realistic picture than the image the article projects.

 

VAR missed a Boufal handball in the assist for Southampton's first goal, today. They said nobody would have seen it yet I spotted it during the 2nd replay angle in the game highlights and not the obscure analysis angle chosen later on by the MOTD panel where they excused VAR for missing it. They pointed out that Watford have now lost out 3 times to incorrect VAR decisions. If a club is still losing out so badly to incorrect decisions, what is the point of spoiling the game with it and bringing in stupid rules like automatic handball for strikers but not defenders. VAR stinks. If I was a Watford fan, I'd be organising something equally incorrect and smelly outside FA offices in London - maybe one pile for each injustice!.

 

Once again the call with regards VAR got it right but the referee got the decision wrong by giving Gazzaniga a yellow, this was posted after the Newport game so can anyone help me with the decision the referee made by only booking Gazzaniga not merely did he go out feet first he was nowhere near the ball that was GBH, and under this rule should have walked ?.

 

F*ck VAR heard from fans at both Norwich and Wolves on MOTD. Somebody there is deliberately letting it through, albeit in a somewhat muffled form. Murphy said VAR disallowed 3 good goals this week. All 3 pundits said Pukki was level and VAR was not being used right and needed applying differently. Lineker tweeted that the Norwich decision was "absurd".

https://www.pinkun.com/norwich-city/norwich-city-fans-angry-with-var-1-6443014

And also the Palace decision was described as "ludicrous".

https://www.football.london/crystal-palace-fc/news/gary-lineker-strong-verdict-var-17483608

Brighton had a level goal ruled out to make up the trio

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1221765/Premier-League-fans-demand-action-Brighton-VAR-Bournemouth-Dan-Burn

VAR pissed people off up and down the land in some style this week. It's killing atmosphere but not getting the right result week after week. How stupid and arrogant they must be to persist with it.

 

Some have been wrong and we don't know the tiny margins are always actually right. A couple of times it's been suggested they haven't necessarily frozen on the right frame of video. VAR was supposed to rule out the arguments. It hasn't. It's made them worse - but meanwhile delays are spoiling games, affecting players mental attitude, and putting fans off going if you believe posted comments. Changing the rules to suit VAR - so making Premier League effectively different from EFL - is stupid. The tail should not be wagging the dog. Fans are singing f*ck VAR every week (Wolves again today on live radio) and football pundits are turning against it. The majority of fans don't like it and it will cost the clubs money in lost ticket sales and TV revenue in time if they don't get it sorted out or dump it.

 

They know it's crap and won't admit it - so tweak it and carry on. I think they should tweak off. (There's an interesting table at the end of how decisions have favoured clubs so far.)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50944416

"Football's law-makers say the video assistant referee system should not be "too forensic" when it comes to offsides...

...Some fans have been singing "it's not football any more" at matches." (LOL!!!)