Handball - VAR

[JamesL]

Simon Jordan summed it up quite well today, and just said managers and players need to stop bleating as whatever the handball law is people will be annoyed with it. If a previous law was in place last night that meant that Zemura's handling wasn't an offence then West Ham would have been moaning that it was a clear handball. And if that had happened at the other end I am sure AFC Bournemouth would have been demanding a penalty.

There's also gross hypocrisy on the accidental handling. When the law was changed to say that if accidental handling led to a goal, and it led to a spate of goals being disallowed due to the ball brushing off someone's arm in the build up, players, managers, pundits, the media, etc, were all bemoaning how ridiculous and unfair it was. Now the law has been changed so that it has to immediate lead to a goal, and the same people are bleating that it is unfair and that accidental handling that isn't immediately before a goal should be penalised.

Surprised there hasn't been talk about Lerma's tackle, a real shocker this and very lucky not to injure Scamacca, clear red for me.

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I'm going to sympathise with the ref here. Guilty of missing a similar challenge couple of months back
I however didn't have a VAR and only saw it a day later!!

 

[santa sangria]

I think this shows the problem with the law. As it’s not really a law but more about an individuals interpretation of the law. Can’t see how anyone doesn’t think It’s a mess.

Oh it's a mess

 

[RustyRef]

I'm going to sympathise with the ref here. Guilty of missing a similar challenge couple of months back
I however didn't have a VAR and only saw it a day later!!

He saw it as he cautioned for it.

 

[JamesL]

He saw it as he cautioned for it.

Yes. Same.

 

[RustyRef]

Yes. Same.

Oops. Although most referees when they watch themselves back on video see mistakes they had no idea they had made during the game.