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What's everyone's feeling on this?

Right now it seems to be bringing up far to many questions rather then offering solutions to the problems it is trying to solve.

For me technology should only be used to deal with matters of fact and goal line tech has solved that perfectly there's no disputing it once the alarm goes off the ref gives the goal and the players seem to accept the decision straight away now. All he has to do is point to the watch and the players can't dispute it at they know it's right.

For a game like football where the rules are much more opinion based than fact based technology is much harder to use as all it can do is offer replays to officials to help them make better decisions. The technology can't help you make the correct decision it can only offer you a better view of something.

To be honest the way I see it is I'd rather keep the game the way it is and deal with the controversy that comes with it as it keeps the game flowing and part of sport is accepting that people will make mistakes.

I accept we're only in a trial stage but they've done various trials over the last 2 years and they've still got a lot of problems to solve before they can role it out across the board.
 
I'm pro-video reviews but very disappointed with how it was used in Confed Cup. Total lack of transparency with the game's viewers, we need to see replays and need to hear how the referees come to the decision. I can't for the life of me figure out how they came to the conclusion that elbow was only a yellow last night, very naive if they thought it was accidental, there's a lot of elbows in the game that get punished that can be passed as accidental, Jara had no purpose throwing his elbow there though.
 
You have to assume that the referee couldn't say that it was 100% intent to harm an opponent which is where it crosses from a yellow card to a red, although anyone who's played the game knows that was a cheap shot to stick one on an opponent there's no reason to have your elbow pointed when you make that challenge. That's a referee error not an error in the technology, I also think it was a ref not really wanting to send someone off in a final.

It's the timing thing I don't know if I want to wait 2-3 minutes for them to get it right like you say if there was some fan engagement it might be different like there is in Rugby where you can hear the ref ask what he wants the TV ref to review and you can then watch what he's watching before hearing him deliver his verdict. I could be wrong but the on field official in Rugby can't go and check the monitor he takes what the TMO has said and implements it last night it felt like the VAR didn't have the guts to say to the ref it's a red card instead he said you need to watch it which added another minute on to it. They need to get that decision time down but I believe it takes between 15-30 seconds to load up first replay and it can take 60 seconds before all the angles are available.

Another issue I have with it is I think it will reduce the number of goals in a game as it will only give refs more reasons to disallow goals unless they impose some sort of advantage system where the refs play on to see if a goals scored then goes back to check a foul or an offside.

I think the Rugby system is the one to try and copy I don't like the idea of teams having appeals as that isn't football and teams will use them tactically like they do in Cricket or Tennis I don't believe you can appeal anything in Rugby. I think in Rugby the refs are limited on what they can check most of the time when a try is scored it's did they ground the ball correctly and was the player in or out of play and even then they don't always get them 100% right as the replays can be inconclusive.

I think they might have to bring it in slowly just say for the first wave it'll only be used to check penalty or red card decisions as it's an easy place to stop the game for the refs to check what happens if it wasn't a penalty restart with a goal kick if it was obviously you restart with a penalty.

The bit I can't get my head around how it will work with offsides will they just say to assistant don't flag offsides anymore and if a goal is scored we will go back to check? If they put the flag up the game stops so if a player is wrongly flagged offside he doesn't get the benefit of VAR because you can't put him back in the position he was in.
 
I think it wasn't used to the best of its abilities in the Confed Cup. I am all for technology if it pushes the game further but it seems very all over the place at the moment.

Like was said previous there needs to be full transparency and viewers need to be aware of what's being discussed, very much like cricket.

No system is ever going to be perfect to start with. I use cricket as an example again, the decision review system was okay at the start but had some flaws the game halted to a standstill but now it's improved no end. It should be persevered with but it needs to be constantly tweaked and managed to make it viable and useful.
 
The system in its present form is all over the place. A lot is left at the discretion of the on field referee. I will be against it in its present form. Maybe they could do something like the DRS in cricket with a soft decision from the onfield referee. Also a limited no of referrals to each team will reduce the no. of stoppages.
 
bludsucker said:
The system in its present form is all over the place. A lot is left at the discretion of the on field referee. I will be against it in its present form. Maybe they could do something like the DRS in cricket with a soft decision from the onfield referee. Also a limited no of referrals to each team will reduce the no. of stoppages.
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Do you not feel that will just start being used tactically by teams like it is in cricket? Most of the time the guy who reviews knows he's gone but they do it on the chance that the tech might bail them out on a no ball or the ball pitching outside the line.

I don't think I like the review style in football I'd rather the Rugby style where it's there for the ref to use at his discretion when he in't sure on something.

The thing is the technology is supposed to be there to stop the "howlers" what I think it will end up being is a comfort blanket for the ref to avoid making big decisions on his own he'll always refer it to the VAR which is sort of how it works in Rugby now the refs tend to check just to make sure rather than stand by their decision.
 
Video assistant referee controversy in Dutch Super Cup

This is where the system is just mad if the VAR is checking something the game has to stop, how can a team go up the other end and score then find that goal ruled out and the other team has a penalty for something that happened 2 minutes ago.

If they're not stopping the game surely there needs to be a signal from the ref to indicate to managers, players & fans at the game that something is under review.
 
So the Premier League have voted not to use it next season as they think it needs more trials but we will have it at the world cup.

FIFA have today announced that VAR reviews will be shown on the big screens inside the ground (where available) which I think is an improvement but we still won't know what the referee and the VAR are discussing and why they came to their decision.
 
it's joke, they should trial and get it correct before using it at these levels. You can't wait 5 mins in a game waiting for a decision. And bringing them back out the changing rooms at half time...
 
Well the thing has been in trial stage for about 2 years in various places across the world now but they kept tweeking the procedure for how it works and how to do it but the current procedure has been in place for about 12 months now.

It's been used in MLS, Bundesliga, Serie A & Eridivisie all season and the general consensus is they're getting better at operating it as it's a case of practise makes perfect.

I think it's too soon for the World Cup but FIFA say they don't want a world cup being decided on a dodgy call when the technology exists but the issue will be that the people operating it won't all be that experienced with using it. I don't recall seeing anything from UEFA saying it they'll be using it in the CL next season but my assumption is they'd like to get it in as soon as possible as we are past the point of no return with it now.

The technology does work what we need is education on how it works not just the people operating it but the broadcasters and also fans need to understand it because we get a lot of mixed messages from pundits who clearly don't have a clue on how it works.

Fans feedback in all leagues seems to be consistent generally speaking they don't like the way it stop/starts the game and no one watching has a clue what is going on.
 
what are people thinking on this now?

Tottenham just correctly given a penalty they wouldn’t have otherwise got and I think it’s got to be the way football goes.
 
I think we are past the point of no return but it still needs tweaking but I think it has to be in for the PL next season.

We saw at the weekend that there's still a lot of learning to be done which will hopefully speed it up both Utd & Burnley had penalty decisions that took 3 or 4 minutes to work out similar to Spurs the Utd one also involved checking and offside first.

For the only major change I'd make is the ref shouldn't be able to go and check the monitor after the VAR review the VAR official makes the decision if he's not 100% that it needs changing he sticks with the original decision bit like umpires call in cricket.

Also, if the VAR is reviewing something, like in the Burnley game the penalty shouldn't be taken until the VAR has finished it's review. Once the VAR is happening and the ball goes dead game should stop until VAR completes the review.

With all these things practise makes perfect and over time it'll be adjusted to make it better but it's the way the game is going now.

I also think the VAR decision should be explained over the PA system in the ground so fans know what has happened you don't need to show the replay just explain what happened and why the decision has been called. "Penalty for Man Utd due to foul by number 15 on number 8" something that simple or goal disallowed due to "number 9 being offside when pass made by number 6"

I also think the clock should stop when VAR stops the game to make sure proper time is played I think VAR possibly moves us closer to trials of a stop start clock as the logic for added time is nuts and massively inconsistent.

I think they'll also need to change the offside law to favour the attacker so if you have any part of your body onside that's onside rather than the current rule of any part being offside means offside. I'd just flip it around as I think VAR will stop goals being given it basically means the assistants are only their to flag the obvious ones anything marginal they allow play to carry on and call for a VAR check. I think my issue with VAR on offside is if the assistant flags and you were onside you don't get the chance to review and get your chance back.
 
Next season I really hope they use VAR for diving even though it’s only red cards at the moment. Alli with a blatant one a minute ago and they need to be booking players for that.
 
IDFD said:
Next season I really hope they use VAR for diving even though it’s only red cards at the moment. Alli with a blatant one a minute ago and they need to be booking players for that.
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It is used for diving if the player cons the ref and gets a penalty it’s reversed and free kick plus yellow card awarded.

I agree if they have VAR who are watching the full game on TV reviewing everything they could use it to crack down on all diving but it would make the game so slow.

One way they could do it with VAR is if the VAR catches you doing it trying to get a pen then it’s straight red rather than a yellow card.

Pretty sure I read something saying in Italy they think that VAR has reduced diving in the box because players know it’s pointless the VAR will catch them out.
 
Don’t think it needs to slow the game down. I knew immediately and so would the VAR ref. He just tells the ref that was a blatant dive book him. Next break of play Alli gets a booking.
 
IDFD said:
Don’t think it needs to slow the game down. I knew immediately and so would the VAR ref. He just tells the ref that was a blatant dive book him. Next break of play Alli gets a booking.
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Yeah but to really sort it you need to do it for every dive so many players dive for free kicks outside the box as well.

I also think that they should extend the remit of that review panel anyone caught diving anywhere on the pitch gets a 1 game ban.

The other thing they need to sort is time wasting teams are getting so good at it I think they need to seriously consider a shorter game where the clock stops when game stops then like rugby when time is up next time ball goes out of play game ends. Burnley’s keeper was booked for time wasting in the first half vs Chelsea.
 
Agree on the stop clock too. Have been saying for years i’d prefer a 60 minute stop clock game.
 
IDFD said:
Is this not the case?
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Pretty sure it only applied when your team wins a penalty or an opposition player gets a red card.

To be honest not even sure they’re doing it this season as it created a lot of controversy last season.
 
Anyone been watching the Womens World Cup?

They've been using VAR to check if keepers are coming off the line on penalties or if players come into the box before the ball is being kicked. This has resulted in quite a few missed penalties being retaken.

Scotland went out last night because the ref ordered a re-take of an injury time penalty that was saved by the keeper I mean the keeper did move off the line which is against the rules but we are talking 1 step forward less than one second before the ball was kicked.

I mean we haven't got to penalty shoot outs yet but these could take forever as surely VAR will need to check every kick?

The Premier League have said they won't use VAR to check this as it's the assistants job to check the keeper doesn't move.

I think VAR has opened up a can of worms in terms of the rules.

The offside rule I think now penalises attackers to harshly when VAR is used.
The handball rule penalises the defenders to much a penalty for cross hitting your arm is to harsh a punishment.
A keeper taking one step forward to try and save a penalty is nothing
 
www.theguardian.com

Rethink on new penalty law midway through is massive own goal by Fifa | Suzanne Wrack

The most important Women’s World Cup in history is still being treated as a testing ground by Fifa for the men’s game
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So thanks to VAR they’ve had to change the laws of the game mid way through a tournament.

Imagine VAR getting involved in a penalty shootout how ridiculous is that, the assistant watches the keeper and should be able to make sure they don’t push to far and take an unfair advantage by coming 2 or 3 steps off the line.
 
Many elements of the modern game should be up for review, including the time-wasting, players diving, what constitutes hand-ball, and the way the offside law is applied. VAR is going to help get rid of the cheats (I hope). I hate the idea that a referee is not allowed to interpret whether a player tried to "play the ball" and therefore accidentally touched it with the arm. The laws are currently inconsistent. VAR should be used to determine red card situations and fouls in the box only. Never for offside. The offside law should be changed (imo) back to the concept of "daylight" between defender and attacker. It should not take a computer to determine if a player is off or not. It's competitive, so if the attacker has completely left the defender (daylight) then it's offside, no VAR necessary. Retaking penalties like in the Women's World Cup was a joke... but the correct interpretation of a bad law that needs to be changed.
 
VAR has to handle red cards anywhere on the pitch you can recklessly crunch someone in midfield and get away with it.

I agree on the offside VAR is to accurate and is not enforcing the spirit of the original offside law, they should reverse it if part of your body is in line with the last defender you are onside rather than the current ruling. I do also think you have to question the accuracy of the technology to measure the exact moment the ball leaves the players foot when a pass is made.

VAR will result in more goals from penalties and less goals from open play in my opinion it already feels like we are getting more penalties.

On handball I think a penalty should only be awarded when you block a goal bound shot with your hand, if a cross hits your arm it should just be a corner kick or an in direct free kick from where it happened. A penalty for me is way to harsh a punishment always has been.
 
I like VAR and actually think if it’s being used the yes we should be using it for offsides. I actually think it should be used for more. When a player misses a foul but a player should have got a yellow at the next break of play he should be informed so and so should be on a yellow.

For the offsides I just think we need to like the two above have said go back to the ‘daylight’ rule which was never actually a thing but the way it was interpreted. Once the technology is there to do it we’re never going to go backwards and stop using it.

Didn’t see the game but apparently absolute outrage in the England vs Cameroon game and VAR decision made.
 
The outrage was odd because VAR was right but the Cameroon players were so pumped up emotionally that they couldn’t handle it and if anything England should have had a penalty and Cameroon should have had a red card in the last minute. Was a very poor spectacle of a game but I think that was partly down to a bad ref who totally lost control of the game.

I think it needs to be eased in slowly and rules will have to change to make it work but does that then ruin the games that don’t have VAR? I do think when VAR is in use the game has to stop when it next goes dead, clock has to stop and restart once the game starts again. There’s so much inconsistency with injury time in football I do think they should change it to ball in play for say 30 minutes.
 
60 minute stop clock has been my argument for a long time. It’d stop time wasting too.

30 minutes is far too short. I assume you mean a half? The premier league average for ball in play is 61 minutes 57 seconds as of the 2017/18 season.
 
IDFD said:
60 minute stop clock has been my argument for a long time. It’d stop time wasting too.

30 minutes is far too short. I assume you mean a half? The premier league average for ball in play is 61 minutes 57 seconds as of the 2017/18 season.
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Yeah 30 mins per half.

There should still be punishment for slow play as the game needs to restart quickly once it stops and the worry with a stop clock situation is it will inevitable end with time outs and advert breaks etc.

For now as a start just do it for when VAR is in use as the game goes totally dead while this happens.
 
So we had our first taste of it in the PL this season how do people think it went?

I still think the laws of the game need to be changed for VAR the offside rule is way to strict in stopping goals it is not what the law was intended to be when they introduced it.

Obviously the more they use it the better they will get and quicker they will be able to make the decision.

Still think it takes something away from the game take the Utd game with the penalty we get the penalty then have to wait almost a minute to get it confirmed as being a penalty, the 3rd goal took a while to be checked for offside and even the last goal in my head I was thinking there's a chance they might call it back as someone was down in our box following the corner. You just don't really know at what point you can start to celebrate with this.
 
It's a yes from me for now. Football needed to move forwards and not be stuck in the dark ages. But it also needs a lot of work because I felt this weekend it was used way too much. But its it's a tricky balance.
 
Heard over the weekend that in MLS where they've had VAR for a few years now they have decided that for offsides they are applying the clear and obvious error method rather than trying to be 100% accurate.

We've all seen this season how long it takes the VAR to draw the lines on the pitch trying to be mm accurate with each player and goals being given offside by centimetres and it's been rightly pointed out that the technology used is not accurate to within mm's as the frame rate of the camera can't keep up with players. It's been suggested that in the time between frames two quick players running in opposite directions could have moved as much as 20cm each giving a 40cm error. It's like asking someone to be mm accurate with measurement but only giving them a ruler that has cm's marked on it they'll be able to get close but there's still a margin for error.

The VAR can only use the technology he or she has to come to a decision and they are programming it correctly but is the technology really fit for purpose or should they scrap it until the technology is there and say we're going to treat offside like pens and red cards and only change the decision if it's clearly offside?

Then we come to the other problem which is when will we actually see the VAR over rule the official on the pitch as so far we just aren't seeing it I don't think we had any of these types of calls this season but we are 6 games in so that's 60 games are they really saying that in 60 games the refs haven't made a single mistake yet?
 
For Refs not being overalled. I assume you mean for red cards? Or is it the case for pens too?
 
IDFD said:
For Refs not being overalled. I assume you mean for red cards? Or is it the case for pens too?
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I think it's both as far as I know there hasn't been a referee over ruled by the VAR yet for a pen or red card decision basically saying it's all marginal calls not clear and obvious errors by officials.

Think Mike Riley who's the head of the refs came out after 40 games and said so far they felt that VAR had made 4 mistakes that should have seen on field decisions changed think it was 2 penalties, 1 red card and 1 handball in build up to a goal not spotted.
 
Taken a lot of criticism but the Burnley vs Arsenal game just showed how it should work. Burnley were down to 10 men and a penalty against without VAR. Quick decision. Redcard overturned and penalty rescinded.

Ref didn't go and look at the screen which is interesting.

(It's an absolute outrageous bit of defending, excellent)
 

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