Leagues MUST be allowed to follow the UCL method and only give offside when technology graphically provides a clear decision.
Pierluigi Collina wants it this way. It has to happen. #FULWOL
One subjective aspect people don't appreciate is one VAR can look this and decide the tech isn't needed and give the goal.
But tonight (like with Bamford vs. Palace) the VAR decided to get the tech out. Once he does that, it opens it up to these pathetic millimetre decisions.
Decisions such as these are NOT about the offside law. People get wrapped up in that.
It's not the problem. It's not about feet. It's not about daylight.
The issue is how offside is handled in VAR. How the major leagues have been told to use the tech to the absolute letter.
Changing the offside law wouldn't alter ANYTHING if you keep using the technology in this way.
There would still be players ruled offside with red and blue lines blurring into each other.
Until we get semi-automated offside, the VAR process must be relaxed.
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- Spurs v Man United
- Burnley v Newcastle
- Why we're in this situation
- Comparison to Bundesliga / other leagues
- Brief offside (it's nothing new)
There's many moving parts to this. Strap in!
Let's start with the big decisions.
Firstly, the Scott McTominay foul on Son Heung-Min.
This is very much along the same lines as the penalty Danny Welbeck was awarded against Liverpool. If the ref gives the foul, fine. But it's not for VAR in the PL.
In both, the decisions don't happen if the VAR doesn't get involved. If the VAR does, and based upon the replays, the ref is left with little option at the monitor.
The surprise is the VAR was Craig Pawson, who hasn't advised a goal be disallowed all season - even for offside.
Very little VAR-related action this weekend, so a brief thread (by recent standards) based largely upon:
- Burnley v Arsenal
- Brighton v Leicester
However, I've plenty of quotes out of the IFAB meetings from last Friday. I'll do some threads through the week on key topics.
First, possible penalty for Matej Vydra.
Why is this different to, say, David Luiz v Wolves?
Luiz deemed careless by impeding Willian Jose in his running action, but Vydra kicks Bukayo Saka in shooting.
Key: Both decisions made by the ref, so not clear and obvious errors?
This is one aspect of VAR which fans find hardest to understand: that similar incidents can bring different outcomes based on the decision of the referee.
Incidents which will stay with the on-field decision whether the ref has given the decision or not.
Most for: Brighton 8
Fewest for: Arsenal 1
Most against: Liverpool 10
Fewest against: Burnley 0
Most net for: Chelsea, Everton 3
Most net against: Liverpool 5
Most involvement: Man United 15
VAR STATS (cont)
Most goals awarded: Leicester 4
Most goals disallowed: Liverpool 6
Best net goal score: Everton, Sheffield United +3
Worst net goal score: Liverpool -8
FIFA officially lists the 10 most expensive transfers of the window.
1 Diallo to Man Utd
2 Rosa to Man City
3 Haller to Ajax
4 Diatta to Monaco
5 Szoboszlai to RB Leipzig
6 Smalling to Roma
7 Maehle to Atalanta
8 Man to Parma
9 Frimpong to Leverkusen
10 Milik to Marseille
Transfer window takeaways from the FIFA report:
- 2,295 transfers, down 36.2% compared to January 2020
- 395 transfers involving a fee, down 30.5%
- $0.59bn spent, down 49.1%
- Lowest sum of transfer fees to be registered in the January
window since 2014
Transfer window takeaways from the FIFA report:
- The top 20 transfers (by transfer fee) accounted for 58.6% of all spending, with an average spend of $17.2m
- Average spend of the remaining 375 transfers was $646,000