Only because Chalobah threw himself down and held onto his shin for the next two minutes. I played for 15 years and had my feet stepped on 100s of times. I promise I didn’t get a single freekick from them, or ask to have them. And since that decision, Chelsea are now rolling around after every tackle, I presume knowing VAR will come save them if something goes wrong.
I don’t think VAR has been about “clear and obvious errors” for ages. It should be but it isn’t. They basically are forensically looking for a way to change the decision. Which undermines the ref. It should be visible on one or maybe 2 rewatches.
Exactly this. The English referees need to look at how the Germans are doing it. VAR should only get involved if something is very obviously wrong. Like a missed punch.
For once I am totally in agreement with the pundits. Football should not be discouraging skill and basic physical contact. Makes me happy to be in the Championship.
Agree. The end of the season VAR party probably celebrates the amount of goals they’ve managed to disallow.
They have a chart on the wall with yearly targets for matches ruined, innocuous fouls spotted, and errors in favour of big clubs.
The Solent summary at half time included the immortal line “Controversy at Stamford Bridge where Fulham had 2 goals disallowed because of VAR”
