A few VAR observations from this game week...
1. Potential penalty for handball in the leverkusen v athletico game not given is immediately followed by a clear cut chance which is missed. VAR check the pen and don't give it but...does or can advantage ever be taken into account with penalty reviews? Had a penalty been given on review athletico would have absolutely had '2 bites of the cherry' which seems, potentially, a little unfair.
With semi-automated offside why are we still allowing play to continue for clear chances? If we know that player A is offside and they've committed an offside offence or there are no other attackers in the vicinity surely we can get the flag up ASAP?
Anyway, just some incidents that caught my attention!
1. Potential penalty for handball in the leverkusen v athletico game not given is immediately followed by a clear cut chance which is missed. VAR check the pen and don't give it but...does or can advantage ever be taken into account with penalty reviews? Had a penalty been given on review athletico would have absolutely had '2 bites of the cherry' which seems, potentially, a little unfair.
With semi-automated offside why are we still allowing play to continue for clear chances? If we know that player A is offside and they've committed an offside offence or there are no other attackers in the vicinity surely we can get the flag up ASAP?
Anyway, just some incidents that caught my attention!