Topic: Video Assistant Referees (VAR)

[loki679]

That's it?  He punches the ball as he's falling, course it's handball.  It's not accidental either.

[joeyt]

I hope you're kidding

[loki679]

He literally throws a punch at the ball, wtf are you seeing?

[joeyt]

He gets tripped by the Sheffield United players

[loki679]

Aye, then your hands go down, not one down the other in a random horizontal direction that just happens to be where the ball is.

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Isn’t any touch on the hand illegal in goal buildup now? Doesn’t matter about intention. 

Stupid rule like.

[joeyt]

I can't see how anyone can view that as not accidental handball, if it's handball at all

[Optimistic Nut]

Handball rule is the biggest pile of s*** going. Surely they’ll have to change this to deliberate handball only.

[loki679]

I can't see how anyone can view that as not accidental handball, if it's handball at all

It's not a natural falling reaction at all, he literally punches the ball

[joeyt]

I've no idea how I would fall after 3 men tried to foul me and another player about to kick a football really hard at me. To me it looks like he's trying not to handball it.

I think you're missing the very obvious point that the reason he's falling down is because he was fouled.  Why should he get punished for that?

[wormy]

Is this Giggs? I can't say I've seen any discussion about it.

Why the f*** would you implement this?

New: LAW CHANGES 2020/21

If the referee plays ADVANTAGE for an offence which ‘interfered with or stopped a promising attack’, the caution (yellow card, YC) is NOT issued.

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[AyeDubbleYoo]

Incentivising fouling is certainly usual.

[joeyt]

That's a mad rule change

[neesy111]

Fifa taking control of VAR.

[Mike]

Fifa taking control of VAR.

Same system as now, just adding a coin slot on the video booth.

[neesy111]

Fifa taking control of VAR.

Same system as now, just adding a coin slot on the video booth.

[Optimistic Nut]

The irony that in a season of technology, Villa stay up thanks to the one time it fails.

[Optimistic Nut]

Actually, had VAR done it’s job correctly here earlier in the season, that Schar goal would have been disallowed and Watford would be safe. Ouch.