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Originally Posted by Locke
I think the major resistance to VAR is from the referees who are going to become painfully aware how often and how badly they constantly screw up.
And get ready for a minimum of 2+ penalties per game.
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It's weird though. There are times when they make a call and my first thought is that they're completely wrong. Then you see the replay (or at least I do) and they're right! Could be an offside where the guy is barely offside at all, or a challenge where they've actually nailed it.
To me the issue is that you have these reviews taking place and no one has a clue what's going on. At least when they go to the TMO in rugby everyone knows what's happening and you can hear the rationale. But watching the VAR implementation last year in the FA Cup was just horrible. Particularly the Spurs/Rochdale match where goals were called back and no one knew why, or people are left guessing.