There was no angle for the VAR to make a decision with the tech there. Mbaye Diagne's shoulder blocked on two angles, and the defender's boot on the other. Impossible for the VAR to over-rule, would be a guess. #WBASOU
So no doubt we are going to have another massive controversy here.
How can the VAR make a decision here when you cannot see the player who scored the goal? It would be a guess.
This is the correct decision. VAR cannot over-rule the linesman when he cannot see the two player.
It is completely impossible to make a VAR decision off this.
You cannot see where Mbaye Diagne's upper body is.
For that reason, the ONLY decision is to stay with the field decision.
This rolls into the mess the Premier League has made for itself by showing the lines process that (rightly) no one understands. It causes conspiracy theories.
In ANY other league, including UCL and UEL, you'd never know. Play just restarts with the offside free-kick.
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Most for: Brighton 9
Fewest for: Arsenal 2
Most against: Liverpool 12
Fewest against: Burnley 0
Most net for: Burnley 5
Most net against: Liverpool, WBA 6
Most involvement: Liverpool 18
VAR STATS (cont)
Most goals awarded: Leicester 4
Most goals disallowed: Liverpool 7
Best net goal score: Sheffield United +3
Worst net goal score: Liverpool -8
- Spurs v Man United
- Burnley v Newcastle
- Why we're in this situation
- Comparison to Bundesliga / other leagues
- Brief offside (it's nothing new)
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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.
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.
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.