Wolverhampton Wanderers submitted a plea to remove VAR for the upcoming season just hours before Newcastle United was defrauded by its inappropriate usage, thus the technology is under scrutiny once more.
It was discovered on Wednesday, shortly before the match between Newcastle and Manchester United, that Wolves was attempting to force a vote on the future of VAR at the next Premier League Annual General Meeting on June 6.
Since then, reports have indicated that most clubs will vote to maintain VAR. Nevertheless, it’s good that the discussion is happening again and maybe this will result in a change in the way VAR is now applied, as it’s rarely functional.
An excellent example of this occurred on Wednesday night when Anthony Gordon was fouled by Amrabat in the box, and VAR disregarded the penalty without even looking twice.
Images taken following the event revealed that Gordon’s achilles had broken and his sock was torn, but the VAR determined that there was no foul play.
VAR does not appeal to Eddie Howe. Eddie Howe stated (via The Chronicle) that he has never been a fan of VAR when questioned about it this morning at his pre-match press conference.
“My opinion has always been the same, I stated following the game. I’m not a big supporter of VAR. I believe it was not properly used on Wednesday.
I was somewhat perplexed as to why that was disregarded so fast since I felt it was obviously a penalty. “Because there is some assurance, I enjoy it for offsides.
For the remainder, I believe it is someone’s view, and I enjoy having that authority when it comes to the referees.”
Next season, the offside system will be semi-automated. Next season, a semi-automated offside system will be implemented.
This technology will generate real-time 3D graphics that will indicate a player’s exact offside status. After choosing not to adopt the system during the previous season, the Premier League has suddenly realized its wisdom.
The method was effectively implemented at the World Cup in Qatar. Because it removes the human aspect, that approach works well. However, as Howe pointed out, human judgment and interpretation are still crucial, and they frequently make mistakes.
Every club has benefited from both good and bad VAR decisions; but, the system was designed to eliminate doubt, and all it has accomplished thus far is heighten it.
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