ManU v Liverpool - handball VAR decision

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As has been mentioned, VAR have limited access to cameras compared to Sky, for some reason.
It could be that Sky hadn't released that feed to them.
It could be that the operators, despite being a few years in now, haven't been fully trained on what buttons to press to get various differing angles.
Remember, we don't see every angle by Sky live when watching. Sometimes they showed more conclusive angles at half time or full time themselves, after having maybe waited 20 minutes themselves to find it.
As I said previously, we could ask them to sit there all afternoon trawling through 40 different camera angles to find that one to rule it out (fans dont want detailed forensics, unless its against their team of course). But as fans we want speed, and the biggest thing, depending on what fanbase it is affecting at the time, is clear and obvious.
The thing fans keep saying is "if it takes this long its not clear and obvious". But the next check against them they then moan "how could they not see that. Ive watched 3 hours worth of replays and they missed it", forgetting the same procedure they expected in their favour.

Hence why I kept saying doubt previously.
Other than opinion based decision (ie fouls), factual ones... unless you want them to sit there for 5, 10+ minites to come a decisive conclusion, killing the games mood, if in any doubt go with on field call.

I know (read somewhere credible but can't remember/provide source) that broadcasters are contractually obliged to share all their camera angles with VAR.

As for having to watch 40 angles, I think you countered that yourself. Having a good operator means they would quickly filter that to less than 10, possible 5 angles. They know where all cameras are. For example the cameras on or behind the other goal would have been useless in this incident. What is surprising here, given the operators know where the cameras are, the angle that shows hand contact should have been the first or second angle they should look at. It is arguably the best angle. I am not a conspiracy theorist but how it took 22 minutes to 'discover' this angle is a huge surprise to me.

Lastly, I mentioned this before, if VAR is adapted then the full protocol has to be followed (some optionals). For VAR accuracy trumps speed of decision. It's like a FIFA sanctioned comp that decides to cautions for OFINABUS instead of send off because that is what the audience wants.

I think taking shortcuts, carelessness and pressure to make a decision quick is what caused this issue. We had a similar issue in the incident that Pickford put VVD out of action for a whole season. My educated guess is the camera angle was available, they just didn't bother to look at it.