Have to say I was never a fan of it before it was introduced but given the constant criticism of referees it was inevitable it would be used.
It has been a disaster in the Women's World Cup - it's slowed the game down massively and incorrect decisions still appear to be made in respect of penalties and offsides. I'm also unhappy with replays being shown on the screens in stadiums which could lead to trouble after contentious decisions.
The spontaneity of the game will disappear.
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Offside because you've got bigger tits than the defender is ridiculous.
Now though it doesnt feel as though it is being used properly ... Officials either feel too scared to make a decision themselves (so go to VAR for whatever they can) or they dont go to VAR at all which makes me worry that it'll be used to "help" teams next season
Think the best way to implement it is the challenge system which Muttley has mentioned on here a few times, let the officials concentrate on the game as before, if no one wants to challenge all game then VAR isnt used... If something is challenged correctly then the Manager gets to keep their challenge for later in the game and so forth etc., if they're wrong they lose the right to challenge for the rest of the match
Regardless Im going to be interested to see what time games finish in the Premier League next season
Offside needs to change to become the full player beyond the last man rather than part of them, the fact that a player can be inches offside and worked out now is ruining the game too... We go to games to see goals, not 0-0's
Agree, I always fall foul of that one.
Almost every game has some kind of delay, people not knowing what's going on etc. FIFA also need to step in and clarify exactly what it's going to be used for. It was supposed to be used (as far as i can recall) for 'clear and obvious' errors, but we now have the VAR panel and referees re-watching every incident to cover their arses.
Take yesterdays Spain v USA game. The game was held up for 5 and a half minutes so the ref could review a penalty decision that was at best really soft. If they're going to review it, the panel should tell the ref immediately. I'd introduce some sort of time limit to when it can be reviewed, in cricket for example it's 15 seconds i believe. I'd give it 30 seconds max for the panel to notify the ref and then the ref 1 minute max to watch the replays and make a decision. Holding up games for 5-6 minutes is an absolute joke.
I think it needs to be implemented better. For example, make it that teams can only call for VAR once a half and not the officials. That way it should stop some of the confusion.
Could VAR improve games? Obviously yes
Is VAR improving games?
Only if you’re on the appropriate FIFA committee with a Cayman Island bank account
Players make mistake as do refs and that is part and parcel of the game . Let’s keep it that way .
The rewards of winning and costs of failure are too great now
Take away the amount of money and bet teams will care a lot less if a decision goes against them
100% agree. It's a game played and refereed by humans. Humans make mistakes, live with it. The problem is that the game is such big business and high pressured now that every mistake/bad decision is argued and debated to the nth degree.
I might be an old fart but would love to see a return to the belief that the referee's decision is final and players & managers just get on with it.
Happy for the goal line technology and video evidence for retrospectively punishing elbows/spitting etc.
Let the players have a free for all and decide the match amongst themselves with an official purely there for time keeping
Once the game / blood bath is finished it can be reviewed by a video team who can chalk off goals and add bookings / suspensions where needed
You can't say 'sorry i have to allow that goal because you already called an incident earlier in the half'.
Unless you mean to introduce a review system like cricket where you get 2 reviews. If you review and it's wrong you lose a review, if you're right you keep it. That's fair and would stop excessive reviewing.
Wild thought just entered my head - where applicable the diver is banned from the next couple of games against the club who were affected by his cheating, as well as the statutory three matches?
Would you be able to appeal and stop the game while play continued and possibly prevent a break-away attack?
The danger is that refs would tend to give dodgy penalty decisions that they weren't really sure about and invite the defender to appeal. The defender would then look towards the coaching staff (frantically replaying the incident on their phones) for advice about whether to appeal.
If you wanted to appeal whilst an opposition is counter attacking (and so potentially stop them get a corner / goal themselves) you cant yet have to wait until that happens or the ball goes out of play for a throw in, even a free kick
Penalty kick can then be reviewed accordingly, if the appeal is right then the penalty is given and whatever has happened gets chalked off - If its wrong then play resumes from the point of the corner / free kick / throw in or kick off if the other team scored during that breakaway