Sigmar wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:32 am
This week alone we've seen some great instances of VAR changing a Ref's mind.
On Tuesday Barca failed to be awarded a penalty in the game against United when VAR proved Fred played the ball and not the man.
More astonishingly VAR stopped City progressing to the semi-finals of the ECL when VAR proved a goal to be off side.
Now we have seen how this is being used, is the game better for it or not ?
Personally I think that it's use has improved the game and taken the burden off the shoulders of the Ref in contentious situations, it is an asset, I'm also glad to see that it is not being used to decide normal run of the mill decisions and that the Ref still has a large amount of control over the game.
Great conversation topic
My opinion is that it is supremely benificial in offside decisions like we saw last last night
In the modern game the players move so fast that it is impossible to judge hen a defender sprinting out crosses a forward sprinting in
VAR gets it completely right
Also we saw it with United last week when there was a goal against us ruled out for offside which was wrong
The lineman was watching the centre fprward with the centre half(as indeed i was) and missed the full back playing him on
Where the problem is and it does need clearing up is handball
I watched the Spurs goal last night about 50 times and i still don't know if it hit his hand before his thigh
And if it did was it handball as he was in a "natural position" and what does it mean "did he gain an advantage?"
Clarity across the board is needed on hand balls