Attitude to that wll move in trends (sometimes there will be a crackdown on that particular offence, others not) and differently assessed across different leagues due to varying issues in each national game. It wont ever be consistent. There are too many variables.
It's a dogs breakfast of a system and it's still and always will be down to human interpretation of laws....and in VAR's case multiple human interpretations which make a consistent outcome impossible.
It's much worse than having refs making the odd blunder. Much worse.
I don’t think there particularly targeting grappling or diving it’s just an absolute farce that they’ve been allowed to get away with it for so long that the players are playing right into VAR’s hands as they aren’t yet used to it. It’ll stop very quickly now I reckon if this is expanded out.
There’s been the odd incident missed but 99% of the time we’ve had far more decisions correct because of it than we would have, if it hadn’t been in play.
I can see us looking back in years to come wondering how we managed with out it, a bit like the back pass rule.
VAR has certainly added a sense of suspense to this World Cup but, as with most new technologies, it does need to be used more sparingly. The players should not be allowed to surround the ref for a start to request that a decision be reviewed. I'm certain however that they will iron out the foibles with the system over the next season or two.
Surely any contentious key decision should be reviewed and it’ll just become accepted, the process itself will speed up and people will get used to it.
I haven’t read this thread, I’m sure it will have been mentioned but the commentator said last night in the Spanish game that VAR ruined it in the end.
That couldn’t be further from the truth. VAR ensured we got the correct decision and that’s far better for me.
