I mean it bounces back off the Arsenal player to the guy who was offside. It’s just insane, the offside player is completely integral to the whole thing and it simply can’t happen without him.
The rule is so stupidly open to interpretation.
We saw it in the ground and immediately all said definite handball
TBH I havent seen the offside but if its a new ‘phase’ then its irrelevant.
Mildly interesting. This to do with Haaland’s disallowed goal but mentions Martinelli’s disallowed goal vs United
The goal wouldnt stand as Haaland kicks the ball out of Allison’s hand
Exactly. Darren England had no business to interfere with the situation, since Anthony Taylor was perfectly positioned. As the article says he also told Fabinho to get up. VAR…
Exactly, there were two fouls in that passage of play.
First weekend of VAR in the SPFL and this doesn’t get given lol
The reaction of the defender tells me that he thinks that he’s in the wrong.
Not a pen for me however. Just too close in terms of proximity.
Tbh I think most handballs in the box should be indirect free-kicks. Very few of them are genuinely intentional.
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No way the VAR was actually working today
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It doesn’t fucking work period.
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It blatently wasn’t and was kept hush hush. Not one mention of VAR by the commentators who have a direct feed to it and always tell viewers when things have been checked in the background.
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The absence of replay was infuriating.
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This is even more captivating than that “if all the shots that hit the post went in” table someone did.
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Doesn’t count if it’s not a calendar year one.
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Wow we’re actually good this season!!
We’d be on course for another invincibles season too based on that table.
This table is pointless because linesman deliberately allow clear offside play to continue and leave it to VAR to disallow goals.
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Some suggestions to improve VAR implementation;
1 - Get the on-field ref (OFR) involved straight away for fouls/penalties. Currently the video assistant (VAR) takes too long to decide whether the OFR has actually made a mistake or make a decision themselves, which leaves the OFR stood waiting with numerous players badgering them. The OFR should be the one to make the final decision in every case, so get them to look at the ptichside monitor and review whilst the image is fresh in their mind. Communication between VAR and OFR is important throughout the process. One person taking 2mins or two people taking 1min…?
2 - Show all the angles. When OFR (and VAR) reviews evidence, present them with all the angles available on one screen. Number those angles 1~4, for example, then let the OFR pick which angles they wish to see. Too many times we see footage being reviewed that is too distant or simply no benefit, which lengthens the time taken. A step beyond this would be a touchscreen pitchside the OFR can navigate easily between angles.
3 - The right person for the job. Employ someone with editing skills to support the VAR. How is it that viewers at home watching TV can see replays instantly, spot evidence and make a decision in half the time VAR can? Because the TV footage is being controlled by someone with directorial/editing experience, who is capable of presenting video. Apply this logic to reduce the amount of time spent on decisions.
4 - Simplify the offside decision system. Unfortunately, I don’t think the need for human involvement in offsides will ever be eliminated i.e. ‘who played the ball last’ and the moment the ball was played, but we need to get past drawing lines. Despite one huge obvious flaw, an automated system was trialled at world cup in Qatar (more on that in another post), which is encouraging. In any case, surely it only needs one line drawn to the ‘last defender’. Any player in advance of this line will be highlighted.
As for adding microphones to refs - I don’t think it will be beneficial
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