You have completely lost me. We’re crossing one another somehow.There is zero doubt here that Livramento had made his body unnaturally bigger or was above the shoulder level. It could not have been deemed handling if the ball deflected off his body onto his arm that was fairly close to his side, as was the case tonight.
But apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?Ref otherwise had a good game
What we should be talking about is a fairly heroic effort by the 11 players out there. Unlike PSG who used all 5 subs, we had a bunch of unused teenagers on the bench. The injury crisis blatantly caught up with us at Brighton a few weeks back, otherwise the remaining players keep performing minor miracles.But apart from that, Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?
You mean the idea I mentioned the other week and you said it wouldn't work?Especially in UEFA, as recommendations never get ignored. And this comes down to management, referees should be encouraged to ignore reviews if they think their original decision was correct. But that then chucks the VAR under the bus as they should only be recommending a review if the original decision was clearly and obviously incorrect.
I've always shied away from this, but I think it is now time to move to club VAR reviews. Get rid of VAR, each team gets two challenges per game and when that happens the referee himself goes to have a look at it.
i've been saying this for years...the only way for me. give the teams the power and if they mess it up and lose challenges it's their own faultYou mean the idea I mentioned the other week and you said it wouldn't work?
Agreed. Clubs want more power, this gives them an element of that, as well as an element of responsibility to use their challenges wisely.i've been saying this for years...the only way for me. give the teams the power and if they mess it up and lose challenges it's their own fault
I’m even more confused about what is actuallly law or guidelines or trained. Crazy.
VAR and AVAR stood down from tonight’s appointment
I disagree completely with regards to this incident. This isn't a VAR problem, it's a sloppily written, inconsistent and confusing handball law problem. VAR isn't the problem here, VAR is the lens that highlights the poor law.I've often heard the soundbite "VAR is not the problem, it's the people using it" but the current VAR system requires perfect operation to work properly - no margin for error.
If a car crashed this many times because qualified people were unable to drive it, it would be recalled and taken off the market. It's about time VAR was recalled and completely redesigned.
That statement amounts to lazy journalism and unfounded nonsenseI've often heard the soundbite "VAR is not the problem, it's the people using it"
VAR is also the problem. The protocol is the problem. C&O is the problem.I disagree completely with regards to this incident. This isn't a VAR problem, it's a sloppily written, inconsistent and confusing handball law problem. VAR isn't the problem here, VAR is the lens that highlights the poor law.
To borrow your analogy, handball is the car that's designed in such a way that it can't be driven in wet conditions. VAR is the fact that sometimes it rains.
If the handball law was clear and well written in a way that it could be consistently applied, VAR would not be "the problem", it would just be the way consistent handball results were achieved.VAR is also the problem. The protocol is the problem. C&O is the problem.
It doesn't matter how it's written, the Confederations will go off and do what they want anywayIf the handball law was clear and well written in a way that it could be consistently applied
I'm not quite fatalistic enough to think that it's impossible to create a proper handball law.It doesn't matter how it's written, the Confederations will go off and do what they want anyway
Then the Domestic Leagues will council their refs differently and any notion of consistency morphs into (untsistency!
Then my Step 5 players will go mental when I wave it away this Saturday. They will rightly think I'm an idiot and likely be sin binned and only a really decent referee will cope with the fallout. Laughably nuts really
I don't see a problem here. The ball has bounced off his chest onto his arm which was out wide by his side so he was making himself bigger.