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I will not be the one to defend the spike that Gatito Fernández, Botafogo goalkeeper, gave him in the VAR, yesterday, in Rio de Janeiro. I don’t like violence, I think that physical and verbal aggressions should be less normalized and more combated. But let’s face it, we must admit that the peak represented the sentiment of many people, in many parts of the world.
Ideal would be if we changed Kitten’s beak for a tug on those ears. That strongest scolding that parents give their children. Without calling, because it doesn’t work. But firmly and assertively.
VAR does not save the game. In Brazil, what was already bad is getting worse.
I believe that in Europe they are already close to finding the right measure for the VAR. Perhaps one country or another still lives with sins on the part of the referees, but not so many or so frequent.
The refereeing commentators are already getting repetitive, especially the best of them, Salvio Spinola. The VAR cannot be used to reinterpret the game. The video referee should only activate the field for something that was not seen with the naked eye or a very, very, very obvious mistake.
What was seen yesterday at Botafogo 0 x 2 Inter was the umpteenth unnecessary interference from VAR in a Brazil match. I’m talking about the goal that would put Botafogo back in the game and it was disallowed for a Babi foul on Patrick early in the play.
It was disgusting? We can debate. Babi’s arm was around Patrick’s neck, but the Inter player was no longer reaching for the ball. Some people think it was, some people think it wasn’t, it’s an interpretation thing. At that moment, near the play, the referee interpreted it as a normal play. Final point.
The VAR cannot interfere in plays like this, calling the referee to reinterpret what he saw on the field. It is about transforming football into a game of repetitions in slow motion, in which the referee can make decisions from the side of the field that only should and can be made “live”, at the speed of the game. It is amazing how such a simple and scandalously flawed protocol is put into practice in Brazil.
The video refereeing has killed the rhythm of the matches, which is no longer a big deal, and has created even more nervousness among the players, who are already very nervous. Furthermore, of course, it does not convey any confidence, which leads the Brazilian VAR down the path contrary to its simple reason for existing: to bring credibility and fairness to the competition.
Okay, I repeat, Kitten has a bit of a tail. But that’s what makes you want to do it. Stop interfering with the game, gentlemen!
