VAR - It's Football But Not As You Know It

[Jeterpool]

Chelsea vs Liverpool 2005 UCL quarter finals ball never crosses the line replays back this up. Goal given to liverpool and they progress to the final

Nah ref got that right too

[StannyCFCJET]

Nah ref got that right too

Wrong again and the painful thing is every one knows it. Credit for the performance in the final but the better team got shafted by the officials

[plague]

Chelsea vs Liverpool 2005 UCL quarter finals ball never crosses the line replays back this up. Goal given to liverpool and they progress to the final

Haha Jesus Christ you are the worst and best all at the same time.

[Jeterpool]

Wrong again and the painful thing is every one knows it. Credit for the performance in the final but the better team got shafted by the officials

Nah

[plague]

Chelsea vs Liverpool 2005 UCL quarter finals ball never crosses the line replays back this up. Goal given to liverpool and they progress to the final

Jeez, have you got any proof of this theory?

[StannyCFCJET]

Jeez, have you got any proof of this theory?

Yeah any replay of the "goal" from that game

[plague]

Yeah any replay of the "goal" from that game

ok im currently researching but can i please ask one quick quetion.

Do you think Pele is a better player than Eden Hazard?


Legit question.

Please answer honestly.

[StannyCFCJET]

ok im currently researching but can i please ask one quick quetion.

Do you think Pele is a better player than Eden Hazard?


Legit question.

Please answer honestly.

Hazard isnt world class Pele is Dumb Question

[plague]

Hazard isnt world class Pele is Dumb Question

please prove it.

Ill wait.


Thanks,
Plague.

[StannyCFCJET]

please prove it.

Ill wait.


Thanks,
Plague.

How do I know your the real Plauge?

Prove it?

[plague]

How do I know your the real Plauge?

Prove it?

thank you for proving my point.


Cheers, your (not you're) friend Plague (not Plauge).

[hawk]

We've already been through this very scenario.

The Brisbane/Perth GF a few years back.
Berisha penalty in the 90th min.
First replays made it look like a dive, commentators lost their shit. if VAR was around prob would have been overturned.

Hour after the game another angle appears showing clear contact proving ref was right.

VAR would have cost Roar a win.

The tech is flawed.
The process is flawed.
Piss it off.

No. VAR would have picked up the contact in 28 seconds and Pen stays. But.....

Main problem is.... was there enough contact to actually bring the player down. The ref or a reply will never know. Only the players will know but turns into a "he said she said" biatch fight.

This brings us to the number 2 problem why most Aussies wont follow the game*. Going down too easily with minimal/no contact which can often decide important games and looks terrible. VAR wont fix that. Until we fix that we will be No 4 in Oz but at least we'll get offsides correct.

* Number 1 - not directly attacking opps goal (backpasses)
**Number 3 - not enough big contact for bogans

[Jetmaster]

Just watched Mexico v NZ....wtf was that in injury time? 4 mins wasted while the ref tried to listen to the VAR ref. Stop, start, check again.
Give a card, stop....run over to watch the screen on the sideline...give another yellow. Then another yellow.
Can someone explain why that was all necessary?

[belchardo]

Just watched Mexico v NZ....wtf was that in injury time? 4 mins wasted while the ref tried to listen to the VAR ref. Stop, start, check again.
Give a card, stop....run over to watch the screen on the sideline...give another yellow. Then another yellow.
Can someone explain why that was all necessary?

see when they put in all the ads you won't notice any of that, you'll just want to buy a new hyundai.

[belchardo]

this is working so well... http://www.theroar.com.au/tv/var-far...-wrong-player/

today's game was the first one i've watched fully and seen the VAR process in action. it's a stinker, and i wish they would just get rid of it.

[hawk]

another happy customer. this thing keeps on giving

[Jetmaster]

Refs are already relying on it rather that having the balls to stand by a call - umpires are only on cricket fields now to hold the bowlers cap.

I foresee two scenarios already that will cause mayhem - see if you can think of more.

* A penalty is not given and the defending team goes straight up the other end to score.
* A players goes in studs up in a 50/50 wins the ball then scores.

In both cases, say the ball does not go out of play and the goal isn't scored for 2-3 minutes after the event.

And the important question will there be a difference of how those incidents are judged based on whether it's the Jets or Real Madrid? I think they would.

[MFKS]

Anyone see today's **** up in the Chile V Portuguese match??

Ref denies a cast iron penalty to Chile in the dying moments of ET

Then doesn't even use the VAR which would have seen the penalty awarded and more than likely game set and match Chile

****ing hopeless this thing is

[Wilso8948]

Anyone see today's **** up in the Chile V Portuguese match??

Ref denies a cast iron penalty to Chile in the dying moments of ET

Then doesn't even use the VAR which would have seen the penalty awarded and more than likely game set and match Chile

****ing hopeless this thing is

Yeh I did so does this mean the video ref can't get involved unless the field ref asks? So anything that's clearly missed by a ref that saw things differently won't be referred?

It's all ****ed up anyways

[Jetmaster]

Yeh I did so does this mean the video ref can't get involved unless the field ref asks? So anything that's clearly missed by a ref that saw things differently won't be referred?

It's all ****ed up anyways

This is where I am confused. For the A-League the idea was the VAR ref would look at things and communicate if there was an error - the field ref just did as normal. Players were warned not to intimidate the ref as he couldn't refer. Only the Fox guys got excited about whether the VAR was being used.

Then in the GF the review was summoned and in the Confeds Cup it all appears to be referral with that stupid finger drawing gesture and one idiot going to the sideline to watch the replay. If this is the way it goes the players will be pestering the ref no matter what rule changes are made.

Like the NRL and cricket we'll get the "way of the future, just needs a bit of work" routine. Work that will be continuing for years as rules get adjusted to suit.