• TheEgyptianScouser@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    From a Liverpool fan who just stumbled upon this post hope you get your meme from this

    This one is ours

    “Well done boys, Good process”

  • tammrak@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    PGMOL has warned Arsenal that dialogue from their sole league defeat so far this season will be released on Tuesday during ‘Match Officials: Mic’d Up’

    “Warned.”

  • Hugstoallofyou@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Ok this is water under the bridge but here’s how it seems to me. The asst ref on the near sideline is unsure if the ball has gone out of play so they keep their flag down - thinking VAR will review and correct it if needed - Stuart Attwell doesn’t blow for the shove on XL Gabi thinking that VAR will review it in slo-mo - nor does he blow for the Joelinton handball cuz VAR is sure to review from multiple perspectives and finally sideline rev doesn’t raise their flag for offsides cuz VAR is going to draw lines more accurately… It seems like pitch side officials no long want to make a decision in real time - and VAR is not infallible - so we have to anxiously live with this beast called VAR praying that PGMOL either embraces more technology quickly - or forgets about the whole thing.

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      1 year ago

      Don’t make a call to use var as a safety net, then var stands with a call saying they don’t want to overturn on field decisions. Laughable how this hasn’t been addressed.

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      1 year ago

      I wouldn’t be surprised if they just didn’t see the handball because Gabriel was obscuring his arm and Newcastle players back was to linesman but otherwise completely agree. Just passing the buck

  • gogglesup859@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    “Alright this is against Arsenal so we need to come up with a reason to make this goal stand.”
    “We don’t really have a good angle on the ball on the touchline so we’ll say that is in.”
    “Perfect but what about this push in the back or offside.”
    “Shit! Call Jeddah, we need a wire transfer asap!”
    “Got it, we’ll just cycle through replays for a couple minutes.”
    “Transfer complete.”
    “Goal stands.”

  • Nero_Darkstar@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    VAR has removed accountability from the refs and linesmen. They might see something but don’t have to call it as they know VAR will check it. But VAR thinks that the ref has seen it and not called it so they rarely intervene.

    Ita also worth noting that the ONLY penalty awarded by a ref that VAR has overturned this season is Havertz vs Man Utd. Much more dubious ones have been left.

    Until they copy and paste the Rugby Union model (ref and VAR specialist teams constantly working together not former refs keeping their mates out of the shit) and the onfield ref clearly asks what he wants checking, it’s not going to work because subjectivity is there from the start.

    Linesmen need to revert to having to flag for fouls and offside checks and report everything they see to the ref.

    Oh, and stop the bribery from UAE/Saudi leagues is probably a good start. At minimum, declare the conflict of interest like normal organisations.

    • Legal-Care9822@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      I watched the rugby wc final (1 of maybe 3 rugby matches I watched in my life) and I was honestly blown away by how the VAR works. A little jealous also.

      • ugubriat@alien.topB
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        1 year ago

        It seems like refereeing culture in rugby is superior in just about every respect to refereeing culture in football. Rugby players have a near-absolute respect for the ref’s calls, while football players dissimulate, shout abuse and physically intimidate referees in just about every game.

        I put this down to rugby having such strong roots in amateur sport, where football, being professional, made star players and managers so powerful that they gained a kind of impunity and began to pressure refs simply because they could and it served them.

        What stops the PGMOL or FIFA referees worldwide from straight-up carding players for disrespect, or what makes their organisations so spineless and shit, though, I just don’t know.

        • tomtomtomo@alien.topB
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          1 year ago

          I somewhat think there’s a higher degree of respect on the rugby field with the ref and other players because it’s on the edge of violence. If there was no respect then it would get out of hand very quickly. It’s necessary for the game to work.