The Wizard
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- Jul 2, 2009
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EhNot sure why people are moaning, VAR can’t categorically confirm a mistake has been made, so they step back. On field decision and we’re not sitting here for 5 mins waiting for something.

EhNot sure why people are moaning, VAR can’t categorically confirm a mistake has been made, so they step back. On field decision and we’re not sitting here for 5 mins waiting for something.
That's really annoying me, it'll prob be the same tomorrow & we could've filled those seats 6 times over.I can't believe how many empty seats there are in the posh areas.
Silva already on his way down …no penalty on first viewing and i think backed up on second third and forth….no conspiracyDefender has a swipe, ref has to give a penalty. No obvious error by ref so penalty stands. It wasn't offside on the build up.
There is no conspiracy
But their looking to see if the mistake is blatant, which it wasn’t, it was hard to work out and therefore on field decision.EhAfter the second replay you can see he got the ball, taking a minute or two to properly look at a game defining decision in a semi final is exactly what VAR is for?
That's exactly what somebody who's part of The Conspiracy would say.Defender has a swipe, ref has to give a penalty. No obvious error by ref so penalty stands. It wasn't offside on the build up.
There is no conspiracy
Did you work out how VAR worked at another recent game in London?But their looking to see if the mistake is blatant, which it wasn’t, it was hard to work out and therefore on field decision.
I’m starting to get used to how VAR works now… not how we want it to work.
Must be watching another game to me.But their looking to see if the mistake is blatant, which it wasn’t, it was hard to work out and therefore on field decision.
I’m starting to get used to how VAR works now… not how we want it to work.
Reminded me of the March v Villa one completely. It’s / they’re so inconsistent aren’t they.When it happened in real time I thought penalty straight away, he lost his bearings and swung a leg. However it does look like he got the ball, so it has to be a clear and obvious error, so no penalty, surely that's what VAR is for?
As someone else said, we'd never have got that decision.
So how come MacAllister's goal against Spurs was ruled out, because it's not at all clear that the ball touched his arm.But their looking to see if the mistake is blatant, which it wasn’t, it was hard to work out and therefore on field decision.
I’m starting to get used to how VAR works now… not how we want it to work.
Not sure how saying that I see how VAR works, but not they way we want it to work is defending it in anyway…Must be watching another game to me.
Don’t understand how people can defend VAR anymore, yet every week I see people defending it, they make it up as they go along, if a defender getting the ball isn’t a clear and obvious error what the hell is?
I was sure Akanji was offside from the ball in, conveniently not one replay of that.
And there you go @Muzzman - this is the point and he’s absolutely bang on there with that comparison… It’s designed to make sure the big clubs don't get a bad decision against them - by the ‘officials’ using it. Who now to Pep / Klopp etc in awe. 100%.So how come MacAllister's goal against Spurs was ruled out, because it's not at all clear that the ball touched his arm.
Estupinan’s offside at Palace is a better example. That was a blatant error by VAR. which is why VAR is toilet.So how come MacAllister's goal against Spurs was ruled out, because it's not at all clear that the ball touched his arm.
Yep. This conspiracy stuff is tiresome and immature. VAR is not meant to re ref the game. At first I thought it was a penalty. Then I changed my mind. Then I changed it again. All irrelevant. The on field ref gave his decision and in the absence of 100% proof against that’s what counts. Pretty much the same system as used in cricket. I don’t like VAR but not because it doesn’t make the decisions I think should be made. I’m not the ref.Defender has a swipe, ref has to give a penalty. No obvious error by ref so penalty stands. It wasn't offside on the build up.
There is no conspiracy
Well obviously that was a mistake by the official and they've apologised. But they haven't apologised for the MacAllister goal, because they're claiming it was the correct decision. I assume then that you disagree with them?Estupinan’s offside at Palace is a better example. That was a blatant error by VAR. which is why VAR is toilet.
Just switched on for the second half. Ground appears to be virtually empty. WTF?That's really annoying me, it'll prob be the same tomorrow & we could've filled those seats 6 times over.![]()