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Even Dale Johnson has come out against VAR.

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Cannot understand why Martin Atkinson was not advised to look at the screen and then make a decision. I thought it was a penalty. Outside of the penalty area free kick with no questions. VAR is simply not being used correctly and once again is in disrepute. Not VAR but the official manning it.

What on earth is VAR for? That holding by McGuire is blatantly clear and obvious. It’s farcical.

Even the myopic Evra said it was a penalty.

What about the non penalty award at Anfiels for a trip on berge at 1-0? More clear cut than the maguire one.

2 years since Liverpool last conceded a penalty at home - ridiculous!
Who were the last team to be awarded two penalties at Liverpool?

I think it's clear in general that the 'high bar' for VAR just isn't working now. It probably made sense in some ways when VAR was first introduced in PL because people were wary about there suddenly being a flurry of stoppages and decisions changed and the feel of the game completely changing but now people have largely got used to VAR being something involved (whether they like it or not) and 'Why wasn't VAR used?' tends to get asked a lot more.

The penalty aside I thought Atkinson was his old self let the game flow stayed in the background and cautioned when he needed to

I think everyone perceives VAR as a infallible machine that will correct the wrong decision by a referee when it is actually just another referees opinion after viewing several replays of a incident

Personally I think referees got far more big decisions and decisions correct in general before VAR was introduced and that when referees got them wrong it was accepted more because they dont have the benefit of replays etc it was Human nature that mistakes would be made but I cannot say the same for VAR because of the numerous angles more decisions by the should be correct but instead I think the opposite is happening.

I do wonder if he received some "advice" from his peers (or bosses) regards the previously soft award.

This may well have had a bearing on his threshold of a foul inside the area this week.

Not definite but perhaps food for thought...........

I think it's clear in general that the 'high bar' for VAR just isn't working now. It probably made sense in some ways when VAR was first introduced in PL because people were wary about there suddenly being a flurry of stoppages and decisions changed and the feel of the game completely changing but now people have largely got used to VAR being something involved (whether they like it or not) and 'Why wasn't VAR used?' tends to get asked a lot more.

VAR seems to get involved when it shouldn't..................and when it should  it doesn't.........I give up!
Arsenal's 'goal' last night shouldn't have been disallowed anyone?