Xavi Simons

[DeanoAustin]

I agree that there is always a good degree of subjectivity to it which is why for me I was fine with the refs just making a decision on the pitch and we keep it moving. If it went your way then great, if it didn't then so be it.

I'm happy for technology to be used in matters of fact, so offsides, goal line, corners etc, but what constitutes a foul or the severity of the punishment required for a foul will always be subjective and VAR can't change that.

It will always leave some people unsatisfied with any given decision on the day.

I agree 100%. I'd have been happy for us to have continued without VAR but the constant moaning about refs by media, players & managers and the money involved in football meant that VAR was inevitable IMO.

You're right in your second paragraph but what VAR does for the subjective decisions is it gives the officials time to see the incident again and time and space to consider their decision.

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

VAR isn't corrupt. In fact, IMO, it removes the possibility of corruption because a ref now isn't the sole one making the decisions and ridiculous decisions are scrutinised and corrected. In days gone by, corrupt referees could get away with it much easier ("ah sorry, I just missed it").

Just unfortunate that ref and VAR make the same errors or it's just like any other self monitoring authority and ignore faults (I'm being generous there)

 

[K.D.D.D.D.Soc]

You're expecting perfection when it's impossible. Some decisions are subjective so it's not a case of reviewing it until you get it right or wrong - there isn't a definitive answer in many cases, just an opinion. See Liverpool's second goal on Saturday. See Bentancur v Saudi Sportswashing Machine.

If we start using VAR for corners, it'll be ridiculous IMO. The game will be slowed down for corners because you'll no longer be able to take a quick corner in some instanes and some of them aren't clear cut and will need multiple views so will take longer than 5 seconds. How about a team just accept the decision and defend the corner.

The officials' job is to uphold the laws of the game and my strong belief is that is what they endeavour to do to the best of their ability. However, the majority of people err on the side of caution when there is uncertainty. Referees are no different because they're people too believe it or not.

Perfection may be impossible but is it unreasonable to expect consistency?