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The Premier League was accused of changing the VAR rules after another highly controversial day in which Liverpool was denied victory over a contentious late penalty.
Former BT Sport official and expert Peter Walton said he believes chief umpire Mike Riley has “lowered the bar” by making it a clear and obvious mistake after VAR intervened for Andy Robertson’s foul on the forward of the Brighton Danny Welbeck.
The decision prompted Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson to call for the removal of the VAR and claimed it is ruining the game.
Stuart Attwell shook up the game only for VAR Kevin Friend to advise the referee on the field to go to the monitor because he thought a clear and obvious mistake had been made.
Attwell reversed his decision, awarding a penalty that Pascal Gross scored to give Brighton a 1-1 draw.
“I have to recalibrate my thinking,” Walton said. ‘VAR was introduced for clear and obvious errors. The fact that there is contact does not mean that it is a fault.
‘You can clearly see that there is contact and you can sanction for that, but what I’m trying to do is that the VAR has to intervene for that.
‘You can clearly see that there is contact and you can sanction for that, but what I’m trying to do is that the VAR has to intervene for that.
“I think the Premier League has lowered the bar and we’ve seen evidence of that in recent weeks.” Re-arbitrating is an emotional term and by the letter of the law it should not be re-arbitrated, which is why Stuart Attwell goes on screen. But you should be refereeing in the context of the game. ‘
Reds captain Henderson said he would rather play without VAR. “I prefer to play football as usual,” he said. ‘Soccer is such a good game, why did we screw it up?
“ I feel like we’re talking about incidents and talking about things all the time rather than just talking about the game itself. In my opinion, I’d rather play without him. ‘
Brighton’s penalty was the sixth time in the last three Premier League weekends that a referee was advised to go to the field side monitor and then overturned his decision on the field.
The Premier League insisted last night that the bar for intervention had not been lowered.
Former Premier League official and referee expert for The Mail on Sunday Chris Foy, who is still on the Board of Professional Match Officials (PGMOL), also confirmed that there have been no changes.
“The referees are working with a set of principles and they are applying them absolutely fairly,” he said. The bar has not changed. I am absolutely comfortable with that decision and the process that came to it. It was a penalty. ‘
Like Henderson, his Liverpool teammate James Milner felt much less comfortable with the decision.
‘Their [supposed to be] “Clear and obvious,” he tweeted. ‘We need a serious discussion on the VAR. I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels like they’re falling out of love with the game in its current state. ‘
Dermot Gallagher, the former Premier League referee, believes that VARs are not relying enough on the referee’s sight on the field, instead becoming obsessed with slow-motion replays that change the way an incident is viewed. “It’s a really tough decision,” he said. ‘The referee has the best view, he looks at it directly in real time.
“When you watch it in slow motion it is a penalty, there is an anomaly between the referee and the VAR; when you see it at full speed, it is a different incident.”
EXPERT VIEW
Former referee Chris Foy – Officials are applying the rules fairly
Stuart Attwell can’t be blamed for missing Andrew Robertson’s foul on Danny Welbeck and shaking up the game, but there was clearly contact.
VAR Kevin Friend, with the benefit of replays, has looked at it and decided that Stuart has made a clear and obvious mistake.
And when you look at it, it’s a clear and obvious mistake. It’s a wild kick from Robertson that catches Welbeck. Stuart goes to the monitor and realizes very quickly that he was wrong and cancels his original decision.
Can you imagine the scandal if Stuart hadn’t given a penalty when there was clearly contact?
That would have been analyzed over and over again and the referee would have received any amount of criticism. People would have been clamoring for VAR because it was like that before the system came in.
Referees are working with a set of principles and applying them absolutely fairly. The bar has not changed. I am absolutely comfortable with that decision and the process that came to it. It was a penalty.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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