[Football] Match Thread : England Women vs USA Womens World Cup Semifinal

[Billy the Fish]

Looked very tight, but probably the right call.

It's the right call with the current rules, you can't argue that the technology has got it wrong.

The problem is the rules were designed without technology, they need to build in some tolerance to account for decisions that didn't used to be visible to the lino.

 

[Sheebo]

Naked eye looked just just just off. VAR review looked a lot tighter and lines didn’t look right. Would love to see it again.

 

[Mellotron]

It was brought in to check all goals for offside. The offside rule is broken IMO, but the technology was definitely brought in to check for offside.

We were told it was going to be used for clearing up clear and obvious errors ie stuff like Henry’s handball vs Ireland, or Luis Garcia’s ghost goal.

 

[Sheebo]

That’s me out. Offside by 1cm or so.

F**K OFF VAR

Had enough of celebrating fantastic goals that get ruled out.

We’re out and I’m off.

Het used to it - gonna be a lot of false celebrations and piss taking next season. I also hate the ‘not celebrating fully’ thing!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Yep.

No one will ever convince me calls like that are clear and obvious.

The PL are back tracking at a rate of knots over how it’s used next season

I think 'clear and obvious' errors refers to fouls. Offside is an absolute.

 

[Frutos]

That was a great chance.

 

[GT49er]

You can't really call either goal a lob. Both headers had some power on them.

I think part of the problem is the men make it look easy to pick the ball out of the top corner because most are well over 6 feet tall. Bardsley is 5'12"

5'12'' .................. or more usually known as six foot.

 

[SK1NT]

Think she was clipped there

 

[Mellotron]

Would you say that if it gave us 10 more points next season?

I hope I would. I’m not anti-VAR. I’m anti the way it’s being used. If in doubt/borderline it has to be Referee’s Call, like in cricket.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

This is where VAR could be good.
But it wasn't a foul.

 

[Sheebo]

Should be a red too if given......

 

[Mellotron]

I think 'clear and obvious' errors refers to fouls. Offside is an absolute.

It wasn’t an obvious error to give that onside. No chance. It was borderline and should stay with the ref’s decision.

 

[Hugo Rune]

This is where VAR could be good.
But it wasn't a foul.

No way we’re getting that.

 

[Hendrax]

Definite pen. Contact.

 

[Frutos]

Penalty!

VAR taketh away, and VAR giveth.

 

[dangull]

They should use VAR like in cricket where its Umpires call on close decisions.

 

[Titanic]

Football is dead.

 

[TottonSeagull]

Must say, I was a fan of VAR before this tournament but the amount of time taken to make a decision and then make a very dubious decision makes me think it is ruining the game!

 

[Mackenzie]

No way was that a penalty.

VAR

 

[Hendrax]

Haha. Love VAR