Disgruntledgoat
Player Valuation: £50m
VAR was always going to come in irrespective of the standard of refereeing at the time. It's an advancement in technology which allows officials to decide with 100% accuracy on things like offsides, did the ball cross the line etc which wouldn't have been possible without it as the human eye simply can't see.
The reality is that, with a decision like yesterday, if that goes in our favour then United fans would be upset and they would be arguing the finer points of the rules associated with 'interfering with play'. There can be no system which is 100% accurate on everything. Somebody is ALWAYS going to be aggrieved somewhere. It's a fact of the game, sometimes it goes for you and others it goes against you. I don't disagree with you that the standard of reffing could be improved but I don't think it's too far off where it needs to be.
When you assess how VAR has performed this season, we've not been disproportionately hard done by, certainly not by comparison.
It is, at least, a relief to hear you don't believe the refs are bent as was so often put forth yesterday.
How would you defend the Walcott penalty call last month?