Exactly!
So what is the point of VAR?
Give me a reason for having it. Every single week there is even more controversy over decisions than before it was introduced.
People were annoyed that the ref didn't give decisions, but even more annoyed that supposed technology is there but it was...
VAR did get involved... it decided to not take action. They would have looked at it while action continued and then still got it wrong. Do you honestly think they didn't look at it? What is the point of it? You then have times where there is a break in play that is further lengthened due to...
But that's the point, even with VAR they **** it up. I'd much rather see officials make a decision in real time, than have VAR and STILL get it wrong. I won't cheer a decision for us with VAR and I'll certainly carry on chanting **** VAR while waiting for a decision.
But had the linesman put his flag up, people in the stadium would have seen it straight away and be more accepting of it. 5 minutes of drawing lines is not what the game is about and it certainly isn't what offside is about.
Actually I would be the opposite. I've come to accept that id rather the officials get something close wrong in real time, than waste 5 minutes and still not necessarily get it right.
The annoying thing about the offside goal is not that it was offside, it's that it was given for being mm's off when tech isn't that accurate.
Looking at the replay it looked off, it's only when the lines were drawn that you realise how close it was. Had the linesman given it off, I don't...
The one thing that VAR had made me realise is that refs and linesmen are human. They make mistakes. So what if someone is offside by a toenail, either way, give the attacker the benefit of the doubt. Football is entertainment, it's about goals. Don't let's ruin it by using technology.
There are millions of City and Utd fans in the UK and probably over a billion in the World. Do you think the FA care about a few million in the UK not watching?
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