Absolutely. I can’t bare it. ‘Corruption’ is the word that dominates every post match chat. Fans losing the plot. As if losing a match can no longer be accepted. You have to blame some underhand conspiracy determined to destroy YOUR team’s chances while also benefiting your rival.
We also saw in the Man Utd vs Arsenal FA Cup game - officials are not used to running games without VAR. mistakes happen, but I think the linesman would have been far more likely to have called it right if VAR had never been introduced - it’s now a comfort blanket.
I think you have a point about refs possibly losing a certain judgement as VAR has deskilled them
Agree. There is no conspiracy, and all fans have their entitled, whining nutters - who will argue every decision is against them, even when the decision is perfectly acceptable.
With VAR, a linesman is largely redundant - they are told to let even blatant offsides go until the play runs its course. Every decision of any consequence is checked and double checked - you can’t just officiate in a game a couple of times a year with a completely different protocol and expect them to be efficient.
Yep, and then they get one that’s too obvious to dispute and it’s “we deserve that after all those previous decisions against us”, or “the media will make sure we never get another decision after that”. Crazy when you go on social media and see even fans of literal Championship clubs who think the whole of football is conspiring against them
Definitely looked as if the keeper stopped the ball from crossing the line.
Haven’t really seen that much to justify 9 minutes at all tbh
I still haven't figured out for what those 9 minutes are?
"Weird" is one way to put it
Do they really need any help? And still they get so many decisions
Was thinking the same. I was almost ready for them to find some offside or freekick 20 minutes before that goal.
It’s the last ever Goodison derby game, Liverpool fans were singing YAWN moments earlier and Doucore just basically cocks an ear to them.
« Crowding the ref and failure to control the players » or sth like that is what we got a few times
This was a referee's decision though, not a VAR one - I think VAR couldn't overrule because there was contact? Not sure about those rules though. And it was a Turkish referee, where Fenerbahce just sent out an open letter towards Galatarasay accusing them of bending the rules and blatant cheating, so not sure the PL should take notice of his decision
