The Premier League must either suspend VAR or eliminate it altogether. Howard Webb did nothing to correct this flawed and deeply unfair system. Ask Brighton…
In the debate over the pros and cons of introducing VAR, supporters described situations "suffice to say it's the World Cup final and England...", in which VAR would save One day football is unfair in one way or another. On this basis, it was sold to us. It will make things fairer. Well, let's say it for Brighton, who have been denied two goals and a penalty by another bad VAR performance this weekend, one of many almost every week now.
The best way to reduce errors is to stop using VAR, or at least use less. Only use it for really obvious fouls when the referee ignores a three-meter offside or when a defender hits them. These critical errors are rare and don't really justify the existence of VAR, but will at least have some effect and allow defenders to save face, admit they made mistakes, and back out.
The current situation is intolerable and also unsustainable. You can't introduce a system whose sole purpose is to correct errors, but that's wrong. Unbelievable. VAR made the game more unfair in many ways. Here are a few.
It's not fair to penalize a slight offside goal when a slight offside gives no advantage. That's not why offside was invented.
It is not fair to make decisions about incidents that cannot be seen with the naked eye. This is an analog sport, not a digital computer game.
It would be unfair to give penalties for handball when the ball accidentally touches the hand in one part of the season and fails to do so in another.
It's not fair not to blow a penalty when someone is fouled in the box, because it's not a clear and obvious mistake by the referee. It just adds another layer of subjectivity.
It is unfair and inherently contradictory to take more than three minutes to decide if something is in fact a clear and obvious mistake.
It's not fair to have to wait for a move to complete before the offside flag is raised in the event a goal is scored and the VAR has to decide if the offside flag is correct.
It's not fair to the referees because it undermines their authority on the pitch and makes them do their jobs worse because they know VAR can make decisions for them and they won't be dumped. error.
It's not fair to all of us to see a goal scored and celebrated, only to have it go unnoticed five minutes later. This moment is football's greatest asset and VAR has taken a toll on it.
It's not fair that VAR is only applied at certain stages to certain errors because you can't separate one stage from another. Everything affects everything else.
It's not fair that he instills terror in football when a goal is scored that has never been before.
It's not fair that we're told that VAR will only fix big mistakes. It's not fair that lines are drawn to 'prove' offside when we don't know if the line was drawn when the ball left the passer's foot or when he took the first shot. If you want to be precise about this and are satisfied that an offside knee can disqualify a goal, the exact timing needs to be measured accurately.
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Defender Daniel Heber was sent off during FC Magdeburg's draw with Jahn Regensburg
German-born Ghanaian defender Daniel Heber was sent off during the 2-2 draw between FC Magdeburg and Jahn Regensburg in the German second division.
Baris Atik soon made it 1-0 for the visitors with a beautiful free-kick into the far corner after 10 minutes, but SSV goalkeeper Jonas Urbig misjudged. Andreas Albers equalized in the 52nd minute after a bad mistake by the visitors' defense.
Daniel Elfadli in the 80th minute put the visitors ahead again before Kaan Caliskaner in the 90th minute scored a late equalizer to be applauded. In a thrilling finale, FC Magdeburg defender Daniel Heber received a red card after a nasty tackle in stoppage time.
Heber started the game on the left side of FC Magdeburg's three-man defense alongside Jamie Lawrence and Daniel Elfadli.
FC Magdeburg is ranked 12th on the Bundesliga 2 standings with 32 points after 27 matches. They will face Sandhausen in their next Bundesliga 2 match on April 15.
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