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Author Topic: M OLIVER - Man U v Aston Villa  (Read 1394 times)

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Re: M OLIVER - Man U v Aston Villa
« Reply #30 on: Tue 11 Jan 2022 15:14 »
This is what I don't understand. The on-field referee Oliver awarded the Villa goal, he did not rule it out for an infringement. I thought VAR was to be used to correct a clear and obvious error. VAR then took over three and a half minutes to come to a conclusion and instruct Oliver to go to a monitor. I submit, even accepting that VAR was looking at multiple issues, that if it takes three and a half minutes it cannot have been an error that was 'clear and obvious'

There is a general drift here of refereeing matches by VAR, the immediate decisions of the on-field referee counting for less and less. It is completely changing the dynamic of match officiating and I deplore it.

I note there has been much discussion on RTR about VAR only being used in some matches in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup. I don't always agree with Alan Shearer on matters but his comments last night saying that it should be at all or none I heartily endorse. Equality under the law is a foundational principle of justice. Having VAR at some matches and not others means that they are being adjudicated in quite different ways. it is unjust.

I disagree with Shearer's view. It is equal for both teams participating in that particular match and, unlike a league, one FA Cup game doesn't have a significant impact on another (and for those who argue it should only be introduced once every game in a particular round can use VAR, I would argue that two fifth round ties don't really have any more of an impact on each other than a fifth and fourth round tie.)

Each club has the opportunity to be drawn away at a Premier League ground, and therefore have VAR.

In many walks of life, there are beneficial systems in place that might not be 100% perfect and might not be 100% available but these will still often be used where possible, rather than aiming to implement a 'worse' system 100% of the time. I think an approach of trying to get as many correct decisions in as many games as possible outweighs the possibility that some decisions might not be corrected or attempting to aim for a system where fewer correct decisions are made.

As for the time element, it does not seem that the 3 and a half minutes were spent just considering one aspect of the decision, which might suggest considerable doubt on the VAR's part. Where there are multiple dimensions to a decision then it's always likely to take a bit longer. In many cases, the officials will presumably be implementing training/guidance they have been given on specific situations, so whilst something might be subjective, it would fall into a category where most SG1 officials would have a similar interpretation, and therefore would be regarded as clear and obvious to the group.
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