VAR Again

Although during the World Cup in Russia a couple of years back I thought the system worked well as the ref nearly always looked at the monitor and made the final decorum what he saw, alit was noticeable that not one premiership ref was deemed either good enough or fit enough to go to that world cup and then they have them using VAR, the referees are amateurs in a professional world.

Or is it coincidence that actually, since making them professional the scrutiny has increased and apparently performances have decareased?

Perhaps people expect more...much like folk booing at the first game of the season...

Quoted from moosey_club

Its only the Premier League so for my money ....its funny as fck.

Exactly.
But wait wasn't there complaining around the Palace cup game?

Quoted from mimma

Wasn't it suppose to stop mistakes like this? You couldn't make it up. Who's in charge of VAR, the Monty python team?

Yes but there's always human error.
Why is this so difficult to understand?
Goal line technology works,offside is clear cut according to the regulations.
Human error can occur in all other decisions.

Quoted from Stadium

Exactly.
But wait wasn't there complaining around the Palace cup game?

The major error of the FA was to allow VAR in some FA Cup games, it has to be used in all or in none at all. With Fox, the fans had no idea what was going on with the decision being made by VAR, that caused confusion / anger at the time.
In reality it was a bit of a taster/ leveller challenge by Fox on Townsend to let him know he was going to be in a game, unfortunately the camera's  picked it up and highlighted it as intentional and not going for the ball. Probably the right technical decision without any emotional, occasion , timing being taken into account.

Quoted from moosey_club

The major error of the FA was to allow VAR in some FA Cup games, it has to be used in all or in none at all. With Fox, the fans had no idea what was going on with the decision being made by VAR, that caused confusion / anger at the time.
In reality it was a bit of a taster/ leveller challenge by Fox on Townsend to let him know he was going to be in a game, unfortunately the camera's  picked it up and highlighted it as intentional and not going for the ball. Probably the right technical decision without any emotional, occasion , timing being taken into account.

Oh dear,what an unfortunate explanation.
So you propose its ok for early "leveller" challenges to be permitted?

Seems fine for Stevenage players!  

Being a referee is so difficult. The vast majority of referees at all levels, from the Champions League down to the lower reaches of the Glandfondle Park traps, make the correct decision most of the time.

VAR is not perfect. But if it prevents Hurst 66, Lampard 06, Puddy 15 then it’s got to be a step forward, but admittedly a three-legged Conlon-Newell step, fumbling in the pocket on the front step for Tony Gallimore’s house keys.

Quoted from promotion plaice

I'd stick with VAR myself, if we don't the cheating will get out of hand and the game will be dead.

I saw the incident and it wasn't VAR that was at fault it was later described as human error.

Eh? Doesn't VAR stand for "Video Assistant Referee"? Isn't the Video Assistant Referee a human then?

Quoted from Stadium

Oh dear,what an unfortunate explanation.
So you propose its ok for early "leveller" challenges to be permitted?

No, but they have been part of the game for all of my lifetime, both playing and watching , as they will have been for just about anybody playing professionally at this moment , so they will still be part of many players "natural" game.
Fox more than likely completely forgot in the occassion or was unaware of the VAR being in use and therefore got caught out and rightly punished. It will take 4/5 seasons at least to get players into the mindset that they are being watched and any infringement, anywhere, anytime may get pulled up.
The game will eventually evolve as a result of VAR, once the powers that be have figured out how to use it consistently, in the meantime i just find it amusing that depending upon the way each decision goes you either hate it or love it in that moment.