First I've heard of this happening. Must be a trial to see how it goes.
It's already been used twice and proved to be right both times.
1. France had the ball in the net. Goal given. Video technology shows offside. Goal disallowed.
2. Spain put the ball in the net. Goal disallowed for offside. Video tech shows player onside. Goal given.
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How long was the game stopped for before the decision was made, thats the main thing?
I don't think things would have gone flat if our goal against Millwall had been reviewed! Ref's need the support to get the big decisions right.
I think they used it in a France v Italy friendly too, as well as the aforementioned World Club Cup.
Don't approve myself, I like football to be the same game from Sunday league to the World Cup final. Begrudgingly accept goal line technology, as that is a fact, not an opinion.
It will be adopted though, and another lump of football's soul will disappear.
Does this mean that refs will let the game continue when there appears to be an offside and check the video technology if the attacking team gain an advantage?
Thin end of the wedge I am afraid. Two appeals get turned down, five minutes from time there's a howler of a decision you can do nothing about. I can hear Hansen's voice in my head now (I don't know why, it's always Hansen, even though he gave it up a while back...): ", That's a shocking decision, why limit appeals to two? It's absurd. They have got the technology, why not use it?".
Then fans like Red Robbo and Fortune 82nd minute get behind it, and then it goes to three appeals, and four appeals, and five appeals...
I think you get my drift.
Mistakes made by referees are part and parcel of the game and always have been. Besides that, there would be nothing for Mourinho to get apoplectic about!
Watch Match of the Day and they have 7 replays in slow motion all from different angles and the two pundits STILL disagree, what happens then?
1 person makes a decision after watching footage and tells the ref, but its likely some decisions will still be disputed. Then you have more outrage that even with video technology its still wrong etc.
Goal line technology works because there is no grey area its either a goal or not.
Even offsides have become ridiculous imo
You see goals sometimes and pundits and fans cry "oh look in this picture his left knee is in an offside position"
Goal scored - agreed or overturned
Penalty awarded - agreed or overturned
Corner/throw in - agreed or overturned
You can't use it to stop the game in play, for example:
Penalty not given - how can you stop the game, find out it is not a penalty as previously decided by the ref, and then expect play to continue when the defending team could have launched a counter attack and scored?