Will VAR Change Football for the Better?

Will VAR Change Football for the Better?

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RichB

51,522 posts

284 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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Shoulder = red / knee = blue but either way it's a flawed approach to the use of technology. With Tennis, cricket and rugby as models to observe, it's surprising that the football authorities have got it so wrong, but then maybe not! rofl

LotusOmega375D

7,599 posts

153 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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On that Pukki one, why hasn’t VAR drawn a line down from the defender’s head or shoulder. That might well be ahead of his kneecap and make all the difference. No-one can be 100% certain from that angle, so give the goal.

Also I cannot see a difference between the red line and the blue one anyway, so that’s level and on-side.

monty999

1,120 posts

105 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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Also, as has been mentioned before, this freeze frame changes by mm's at whatever point it is stopped. Is that when the ball first touches the passers foot or when the ball leaves contact with his foot.... this really is that ridiculous if margins of mm's is what is being taken into account to make decisions.

chow pan toon

12,373 posts

237 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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If we have to persist with this nonsense at least make the lines thicker to account for the time taken between frames, if the lines are touching then effectively "umpires call" and it stays with the onfield decision.

Blue62

8,846 posts

152 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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48k said:
The goal should have stood but it was never going to be goal of the month this month! wink
I wrote ‘contender’, it was a very good move and finish. For a bloke who looks more suited to a fair isle sweater and wellies than footie shirt and boots I thought he did well, he’s been cheated along with the rest of his team.

em177

3,131 posts

164 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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What the actual fk? What are we watching?

Glassman

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22,521 posts

215 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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VAR.

FRO.


RichB

51,522 posts

284 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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rofl

MOBB

3,604 posts

127 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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em177 said:
What the actual fk? What are we watching?
Should have cut his fingernails, would have been on side

PHuzzy

2,747 posts

172 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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What VAR gives with one hand, it takes with the other.

It proved useful for the Liverpool goal, correctly overruled the ref as it should have.

Then VAR turns to st with the Wolves one, these offside calls are ridiculous, if it's visible in 2 replays without lines by all means call it, this mm st is ruining the game.

Ascayman

12,748 posts

216 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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PHuzzy said:
What VAR gives with one hand, it takes with the other.

It proved useful for the Liverpool goal, correctly overruled the ref as it should have.

Then VAR turns to st with the Wolves one, these offside calls are ridiculous, if it's visible in 2 replays without lines by all means call it, this mm st is ruining the game.
Not quite. There was a handball in the Liverpool goal from VVD however for some reason that was ignored.



PHuzzy

2,747 posts

172 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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Ascayman said:
PHuzzy said:
What VAR gives with one hand, it takes with the other.

It proved useful for the Liverpool goal, correctly overruled the ref as it should have.

Then VAR turns to st with the Wolves one, these offside calls are ridiculous, if it's visible in 2 replays without lines by all means call it, this mm st is ruining the game.
Not quite. There was a handball in the Liverpool goal from VVD however for some reason that was ignored.
Not worth the debate on this one, it wasn't ever appealed for or even checked because it wasn't 'handball' under the laws of football.

Glassman

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22,521 posts

215 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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TTmonkey

20,911 posts

247 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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Does anyone keep a tally of how VAR has influenced results this season?

I’d love to know what the ‘on field decisions’ only results would look like and how the table might look.

There must be some losers and some winners from VAR.

WindyCommon

3,370 posts

239 months

Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

244 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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Glassman said:
This is obviously nonsense, since Liverpool would have wanted both the Pukki and Sheff utd goals to stand.

wjb

5,100 posts

131 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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TTmonkey said:
Does anyone keep a tally of how VAR has influenced results this season?

I’d love to know what the ‘on field decisions’ only results would look like and how the table might look.

There must be some losers and some winners from VAR.
Liverpool will still be top, if that helps smile

TTmonkey

20,911 posts

247 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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wjb said:
TTmonkey said:
Does anyone keep a tally of how VAR has influenced results this season?

I’d love to know what the ‘on field decisions’ only results would look like and how the table might look.

There must be some losers and some winners from VAR.
Liverpool will still be top, if that helps smile
Think it’s affecting the smaller clubs worse though....?

BMW A6

1,911 posts

64 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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KILL IT.

KILL IT WITH FIRE.

Glassman

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22,521 posts

215 months

Sunday 29th December 2019
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Come the end of the season I think the only team who won't be moaning about VAR is Liverpool.