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Desperate for the French there. Contributed to their own downfall with the red and giving up the ball deep in the Welsh 22. These commentators talk some guff. "The Welsh have forgotten how to lose". Utter horseshit, the French ballsed it up and the TMO bolloxed the big call. Great game though.
 
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Lucky lucky Welsh, the French nearly held them off with 14 players... Great game for drama, incidents everywhere, great open rubgy with some very tired and bruised players out there on both sides... Suppose in the end if you try and knock someones head off you get what you deserve what...
They will have to be better for the semis as they were second best for most parts of this game. But they are through, thats all that matters...
 
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I hate VAR with a passion but I think it got both decisions right today in the Man U - Liverpool game. For the ManU goal Origi may have got touched but he simulated the extent of the contact by going down like he'd been shot so doesn't deserve the decision IMO. And Mane controlled the ball with his arm so even if it was accidental it has to be a foul.
 
It seems to me that the main issue with VAR is that it's too subjective, there doesn't seem to be a clear set of rules that they're supposed to be following. Someone's idea of a foul or handball is different to someone else's so the rules need to be clear for what is an offence. So the video replay when looked at should have a clear guideline to follow. If used right it could benefit the game.
 
smokethedeadbadger said:
It seems to me that the main issue with VAR is that it's too subjective, there doesn't seem to be a clear set of rules that they're supposed to be following. Someone's idea of a foul or handball is different to someone else's so the rules need to be clear for what is an offence. So the video replay when looked at should have a clear guideline to follow. If used right it could benefit the game.
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I think it's more fundamental than that Smokey. The punter who makes the effort and actually goes to the matches thus providing the atmosphere is written out of the action whilst some bellends in a studio entertain the armchair viewer with their deliberations. It's completely ****ed up thinking made even worse because it hasn't made the decision making any better.
 
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Why has no referee in the EPL used the pitch side monitor at the same time as the central review is taking place? Has this been a directive from 'referee' central?
 
Cyclonic said:
Maybe it would just waste more time.
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I can only comment on the Bundesliga where the onfield referee is advised to view the monitor pretty much as a review commences and doubt on a decision arises. I just feel that what is paramount is ariving at the 'correct' decision.

VAR is here, it is not going anywhere ....... 'we' are just down to the processes in the EPL.

I have been trying to think back to pre technology tennis, cricket and rugby union. I do however realise that association football is a much more continuous flowing sport than either of the three I have mentioned.
 
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bayernkenny said:
Why has no referee in the EPL used the pitch side monitor at the same time as the central review is taking place? Has this been a directive from 'referee' central?
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Apparently the EPL are doing it differently (why would you want to fall in line with everyone else especially when some of your teams play in other competitions which use that approach - that's just plain silly <doh>). Apparently Mike Riley ( English Ref Chief) doesn't want to slow the game down further by having the ref legging it off the pitch.
 
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