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VAR, Refs and Linesmen | General Discussion
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It seems that as allowed by IFAB individual countries can, with FIFAs approval tewak around the edges of the laws as long as that interpretation is applied in all games played under the respective countries FAs
Both the Spanish FA and the FA have it seems declared that if it bounces of another part of the body it isn’t handball.
Of course it should have been ruled out but I can only think that UEFA either aren’t able to or don’t want to tweak the guidance for their competitions
Both the Spanish FA and the FA have it seems declared that if it bounces of another part of the body it isn’t handball.
Of course it should have been ruled out but I can only think that UEFA either aren’t able to or don’t want to tweak the guidance for their competitions
Even if it hadn’t deflected his arm was tucked in when the ball hit him. Just an absolutely indefensible decision, by any standard.
3 minutes 
In my defence I’ve had a fair few beers
Cost us the game due to sheer incompetence.
Always nice to lose a game through no fault of your own. Lovely feeling.
Pretty dire decision.
All VAR has done is make these awful decisions more annoying as they check them and still give them. Absolute morons.
Spanish plot armour
That is the problem with the Europa League, get some proper rinky-dink refs
Referees are now more important than most players. You can predict what type of game it will be based on some refs personalities. Atletico at home last year wasn't even a football match.
You can discuss referees separately to how poor we are, and there's no other sport in the world where wannabee stars influence the actual outcome so much
You can discuss referees separately to how poor we are, and there's no other sport in the world where wannabee stars influence the actual outcome so much
Unfathomable to give that after a VAR check.
More and more I prefer the system in baseball where reviews are all handled off site. There’s a lot in asking these muppets to admit they fecked up in front of an entire stadium - especially when their judgement was already poor. The point should not be to allow referees to stamp their impact on the game, but to get the decisions correct.
More and more I prefer the system in baseball where reviews are all handled off site. There’s a lot in asking these muppets to admit they fecked up in front of an entire stadium - especially when their judgement was already poor. The point should not be to allow referees to stamp their impact on the game, but to get the decisions correct.
In what universe is that a pen? Bounces off his thigh into his hand that is positioned in a way to make sure he doesn't handball it from the shot so laughable
so laughableI’m just heated about the result
Ref got that horrible wrong. VAR? What the hell did they see over and over again
Genuinely unbelievable decision again, fecking hell. Where do they find these clowns? I mean, you just need a minimum of common sense to get that right.
If Martinez had his arm far out I'd at least understand it, even if the ball hit his leg first, but his arm was close to his body too ffs.
Another decision that nobody understands or defends (not even most rival fans) except the referees.
If Martinez had his arm far out I'd at least understand it, even if the ball hit his leg first, but his arm was close to his body too ffs.
Another decision that nobody understands or defends (not even most rival fans) except the referees.
insane decision
The penalty call was an absolute joke.
I was watching in a bar so couldn't hear but what happened with the call at the end? It looked like Martinez trod on his heel and removed his boot?
I was watching in a bar so couldn't hear but what happened with the call at the end? It looked like Martinez trod on his heel and removed his boot?
Not even sure if it's an exaggeration to say that's one of the worst VAR decisions I've ever seen.
Martinez's hands are unduly far away from his body, the ball strikes his tricep, the ball ricochets off of his leg before it strikes his tricep, and he's very close to the player taking the shot.
I just cannot fathom how that could be given as a penalty. I've not seen anyone even try to present a justification.
Martinez's hands are unduly far away from his body, the ball strikes his tricep, the ball ricochets off of his leg before it strikes his tricep, and he's very close to the player taking the shot.
I just cannot fathom how that could be given as a penalty. I've not seen anyone even try to present a justification.
It would be a minimum of 8 if Liverpool were playing.3 minutes
Absolutely atrocious inept cnuts. No idea where they find these prats to officiate important games.
Could have been 80 and we wouldn't have scored
VAR swapped over to the Sherrifs game, they fot bored by both teams... poor referee was abandoned and had to make an on the spot decisionRef got that horrible wrong. VAR? What the hell did they see over and over again
I really want Erik to come out and nail the officials in the post match. I mean why not?
3 minutes
In both our 1 - 0s recently there was about 4/5 mins added on and there were the same amount of stoppages as tonight.
I went to RAWK to look for a more fair, neutral perspective than tonight's VAR and wasn't disappointed:
To reiterate, that's RAWK talking.
There is literally not a single planet or dimension where that's a penalty.
To reiterate, that's RAWK talking.
There is literally not a single planet or dimension where that's a penalty.
It makes no sense that for any pen incident that the ref whistles for, that he doesn't check it anyway on the VAR check just to be sure.
Not even their arseholes from their elbows.
Even Peter Walton would struggle to defend that decision
Even my idiot friends who support Pool agrees that the ref and VAR got this horrible wrong.
Bullshit call. Even the commentators were in no doubt the pen would get overturned. The ref and VAR officials deserve to be pelted for this.
They change rule on the fly now. Good to know UEFA is still corrupted as ever.
fecking A. Stuff like this makes me wish Super League was a thing.
fecking A. Stuff like this makes me wish Super League was a thing.
there’s basically only two explanations for that pen, one the refs are complete and utter fecking bastards. Or they were bribed. There is literally no other conclusion. It makes no sense how that can be a pen with the rules in place.
This should be investigated. Will it? Of course not. But it should. Either incompetence or bribery. The refs involved should not officiate another game.
It gets overturned in PL it was never getting overturned tonight
I think their explanation will be that it wasn’t a clear & obvious error
VAR has confirmed that referees are incompetent because they have no brain, and not because they don't see incidents.
I could do a better job, ffs.
I could do a better job, ffs.
Kinda reassuring to know it's not just English refs who are trash.
If that isn't clear and obvious then there isn't a point of having VAR
It infuriates me that no one or nothing holds referees accountable. It is so injust, very weird in times like these.
They will be officiating the next match as if nothing has happened.
They will be officiating the next match as if nothing has happened.