Did anyone watch the Rayo vs. Barcelona game?
How on earth is that a penalty on Yamal? You have VAR and all the technology to help avoid bad decisions, yet week after week we keep seeing these major mistakes.
I don’t know if it’s just me, but in some ways, things were actually better before VAR. Sure, we don’t see as many obvious dives for penalties anymore, but this constant mess with soft fouls and handball decisions is driving me crazy.
Did not see that one but my 2 biggest VAR complaints are:
1. How long it takes for some decisions. VAR was intended to rectify clear ref mistakes, if you have to watch it 20 times from 10 different angles it isn't a clear mistake. If you need to watch it more than 3 times, let the original decision stand.
2. Handball penalties. Make your mind guys and put out proper guidelines. This way it is plain stupid and there is no consistency among the referees. In more than half of the cases I can't predict what will be ref decision after watching the video.