They certainly aren't grasping the idea of clear and obvious! For me that's like a Maradona hand ball, Rivaldo dive, that sort of thing. Absolutely clear cut, no ref in the world would give it and must have just been completely missed. Instead at that Burnley game they ruled out a goal and gave a penalty even though there was obviously a massive suggestion that it came off the lads shoulder. The VAR decision was wrong imo, and since it was so close they should never have even thought about overruling the decision on the pitch.
I know offsides don't have the clear and obvious rule, but they're spending far too long on them as well. Offside was introduced to prevent goal hanging, it was never meant to be forensically examined to see if a player was 1mm off. It takes too long and, in many cases, the technology isn't even accurate enough to ensure the decision is right. I think if you watch the replays available, freeze at the time the ball is kicked, and can't tell with the naked eye whether the player is off they should go with the decision on the pitch. VAR should only be used when there's almost no one who would disagree with the decision. Currently every weekend there's questionable or just plainly wrong decisions.
I know offsides don't have the clear and obvious rule, but they're spending far too long on them as well. Offside was introduced to prevent goal hanging, it was never meant to be forensically examined to see if a player was 1mm off. It takes too long and, in many cases, the technology isn't even accurate enough to ensure the decision is right. I think if you watch the replays available, freeze at the time the ball is kicked, and can't tell with the naked eye whether the player is off they should go with the decision on the pitch. VAR should only be used when there's almost no one who would disagree with the decision. Currently every weekend there's questionable or just plainly wrong decisions.
