The leaders of the Premier League announced that they will review the controversial VAR decisions made in Saturday’s matches, especially the match between Chelsea and West Ham.
A special PGMOL referee body will review the decisions made in the matches between Chelsea and West Ham (2:1) and Newcastle and Crystal Palace (0:0).
The Premier League made this decision due to West Ham’s controversial disallowance of goals against Newcastle. Namely, the referees on the field first confirmed the goals, only to have them annulled after the assistance of the VAR.
The public severely criticized these decisions, and West Ham’s coach believes that his team was denied a clear goal, which would otherwise have brought the “Hammers” a point.
Both decisions were heavily criticized by the football public, and many argued that VAR’s role was not to interfere in such situations.
-It was a ridiculously bad decision. Both the VAR and the referee on the field are to blame. There is no excuse for it not being a goal. It is sad that we have such poor refereeing in the Premier League. Scandalous, said Moyes.
Even former Chelsea player Chris Sutton agrees with him.
I agree with David Moyes that the goal should have been conceded. It was not a foul on Edouard Mendy. That’s what infuriates fans around the world when they see decisions like this. “Absolute shock,” said Sutton.
Even the Premier League’s all-time top goalscorer, Alan Shearer, has lashed out at VAR.
“That cannot be a foul. VAR was introduced to help, not hinder. At that time, they told us: “VAR is minimal interference, maximum benefit. Instead, we got terrible and more than shameful decisions. Players and managers were let down today. It was a terrible day for the Premier League-everyone is let down by decisions like that.
In the end, the former coach of Crystal Palace, Stoke and VBA, Tony Pulis, points out that it is human error.
-Let me say: it is not a VAR error. VAR only gives TV footage. People who use VAR are wrong. Those decisions are made by people. Judges are stuck in those offices, but wherever they are, they make decisions.
Finally, the VAR system was introduced to aid decision-making and improve the quality of refereeing, but it appears to be doing more harm than good.
What do you think? Is the introduction of VAR a mistake?