So happy for Dortmund. Also highly recommend (to those that speak German), as usual with Dortmund, their net radio. Not the best one, that is (or at least used to be) St. Pauli, but it's fun to listen to their reactions nonetheless.
I have no idea if the first yellow was legit or not, but that 2nd one is pretty cut and dry. Not sure what is there to debate. His tackle on Abraham is late and he only touches the player.Just seeing the highlights for the Chelsea - Ajax match. Oh boy that ref is shit. Blind shouldn't have been sent off. Feel for Ajax.
Tackle? Wasn't it for the handball?I have no idea if the first yellow was legit or not, but that 2nd one is pretty cut and dry. Not sure what is there to debate. His tackle on Abraham is late and he only touches the player.
Nah, not him. It's Veltman (hope I wrote that right) who does the "handball" business. In truth the ball hits his hand/arm, which is as humanly close to his torso as can be, so that one is messed up IMO.
I'd actually like to see the numbers on how many times it's been used and given something that absolutely should be given but was missed, against failed to spot something or gave something everyone agrees was shit.It's funny how supportive I've been of VAR in the past but as this season has gone on I've just been disliking it more and more. And now I'm at the point where I consider it a complete joke. It's not helping the game overall.
It's a lot different being in the pitch, witht he immense pressure of making the decision (the right decision at that) on the spot and doing so from the confort of the stand or your home.Same here, I now think VAR should be paused and re-thought from top to bottom. It does amaze me that top refs can watch footage over and over, from many angles and in slow-mo and still get it wrong, yet almost every fan could get it right in half the time.
I don't think it should return until they re-do the handball rules, which they've completely trashed.
It's funny how supportive I've been of VAR in the past but as this season has gone on I've just been disliking it more and more. And now I'm at the point where I consider it a complete joke. It's not helping the game overall.
The problem is that refs are still human beings.Same here, I now think VAR should be paused and re-thought from top to bottom. It does amaze me that top refs can watch footage over and over, from many angles and in slow-mo and still get it wrong, yet almost every fan could get it right in half the time.
I don't think it should return until they re-do the handball rules, which they've completely trashed.
On that note, that refs are humans and taking into consideration the current setup (the main ref can overturn any and all VAR decisions/opinions), if a ref wants to be a corrupt fuck or mess with some player/team for no particular reason, there is jack shit the VAR can do.The problem is that refs are still human beings.
The issues the leagues that had VAR for a while is that if a VAR assists the referee, it signifies the ref didn't see it and made a mistake. And seeing the ref and VAR know each other because they're all refs, the system has a level of conflict of interest. They want to make refereeing as objective as possible, but they don't want to hurt their fellow ref's feelings.
Its sometimes. Some dirty stuff can be called out due to it.
But 1mm offside or other nigh impossible to judge situations? You can replay footage a 100 times, you'll start to see things anyway. It takes the pace out of the game and ruins stuff. Not to mention celebrations, i'm never certain after a goal is scored today.
Indeed. Nobody should be able to be a nipple offside.This my problem with VAR, offsides that are MM is absurd, attackers should get the benefit of doubt in that regard to the point of being quite clear cut like half you torso in front not your knee hair.
The VAR decision should be like rugby, made by the VAR refs, who aren't in that pressure spot and thus should, in theory, be able to be far more impartial and less error prone. The ref on the pitch should then default to their call when and wherever it's made.
All of them hopefully.
Because the local police decide to use these matches as leverage to claim more money and more men and thus refuse to schedule two matches in 50km radius on the same day/night. Obviously they picked the most media impactful ones too.Wait, why are Arsenal playing an EL match on a Wednesday afternoon?
Thanks mate :)
Nah, not him. It's Veltman (hope I wrote that right) who does the "handball" business. In truth the ball hits his hand/arm, which is as humanly close to his torso as can be, so that one is messed up IMO.
Yh i watched it again and saw. Very harsh.Nah, not him. It's Veltman (hope I wrote that right) who does the "handball" business. In truth the ball hits his hand/arm, which is as humanly close to his torso as can be, so that one is messed up IMO.
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As a brazilian, i can confirm that Rodrygo always had much more potential than Vinicius
Vinicius needs to improve a LOT in some areas