Time to SCRAP VAR in the Premier League?! 😳 PL teams vote next month 👀

Time to SCRAP VAR in the Premier League?! 😳 PL teams vote next month 👀 | ESPN FC

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The ESPN FC panel reacts to football clubs in the Premier League's takes on scrapping VAR as they are set to vote on the subject next month.
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@matthewmaayen1088 20 күн бұрын

The refs in england dont know how to use VAR

@coilsw6 20 күн бұрын

Var and the referees difficulty in interpretating an incident stood out again with the referee looking at the James 'kick out' at Brighton. It was farcical seeing him have to look at it over a dozen times before making a decision .... overthinking at it's best.

@marcobetancourt3733 19 күн бұрын

Liga MX is worse

@jaheimsewell4895 19 күн бұрын

I’m guessing you’re a Madrid fan?

@35t10b 19 күн бұрын

True. It could be a great tool, but it's been used poorly in England

@edjeoranje4865 19 күн бұрын

Refs in England don't know how to ref

@sheldon_neville_fishing3328 20 күн бұрын

if var gets removed, then the shitty refs will still be shitty and not be able to be checked on their shittyness

@nihlify 19 күн бұрын

It's shitty anyway, so they might as well be shitty with the least amount of hassle, which is WITHOUT VAR.

@Abdullah-vg1uc 19 күн бұрын

@@nihlifyfuck no , because with no var the refs have all the excuse to make mistakes and be corrupt

@philmusson1265 19 күн бұрын

@Abdullah-vg1uc don't you watch football? They do anyway!!! And it ruins the game in the process!!!

@omarbautista541 19 күн бұрын

@@philmusson1265 At least we will have evidence with VAR. Premier League has been outed or the Farmers league that it is and fans are angry to the right reasons

@philmusson1265 19 күн бұрын

@@omarbautista541 evidence of what? Don't you watch the games? What more evidence do you need? VAR officials can have all the evidence in the world and still make the wrong decision, because football is subjective and it has a rhythm and flow to it and a bloke in a room somewhere can't feel that, only the referee on the field can, so he should be making the decisions. Right or wrong, you accept the ref's decision and play on. VAR is so much harder to accept when they get it wrong.

@haitiancreolewithluciano 20 күн бұрын

VAR is not the problem. Your stupid referees are...

@russellward4624 19 күн бұрын

VAR is run by the refs

@dannytallmage2971 19 күн бұрын

Yea too many windrush referees has rally lowered the collective IQ.

@Abdullah-vg1uc 19 күн бұрын

Exactly, the fact that they still blaming var is crazy

@tkdanny 19 күн бұрын

I know this, the rest of the English twats don’t😂

@cachannel3407 19 күн бұрын

VAR is not the problem is the people who in the var room

@Juannyboi-gl7kj 20 күн бұрын

I just don’t understand how var can work fine in European competitions and international tournaments but in England it’s soo poor

@Mo-fd9ri 20 күн бұрын

Corruption

@gertigoga3912 20 күн бұрын

Because English refs want too much power. Instead of VAR being the first and final word on things like offsides, red cards, and penalties, English refs want to be the one to decide those things.

@flickchic238 19 күн бұрын

Bias, incompetence, result fixing, what else

@chelseagodfather 19 күн бұрын

It worked perfectly, with minimal delay and flawlessly in Africa during this year's Nations Cup every time! Simple. But in England it's "difficult to implement". I suspect we know why 😂😂😂

@chelseagodfather 19 күн бұрын

@@gertigoga3912 they like influencing games with their whistle. But these same England officials who struggle with VAR in England suddenly are very capable when officiating games in Champions league and at the World Cup. They can't eat their cake and have it too.

@moneymase180 19 күн бұрын

AFCON handled VAR decisions very well, but England cannot make good decisions on VAR. corruption is real.

@environm3ntalist549 19 күн бұрын

😂 you didn’t watch AFCON

@efun8334 19 күн бұрын

@@environm3ntalist549I did watch AFCON and what he said is 100% correct

@Judasiscariot6464 19 күн бұрын

@@environm3ntalist549 they handled well just give CAF their flowers

@Judasiscariot6464 19 күн бұрын

@@environm3ntalist549 overall they handled it well, just give CAF their flowers

@john-olivierlukama1548 19 күн бұрын

@@environm3ntalist549he's correct wym?

@Booking_It 20 күн бұрын

The nosy policeman analogy was spot on

@alcapone6733 20 күн бұрын

Yeah I've had plenty of them nosy pigs bother me for no reason

@Dabmonger 20 күн бұрын

I think VAR is just highlighting how poor referees are at making decisions.

@patsonzgambo9672 19 күн бұрын

english refs

@thejamaicandudewith100ksub3 19 күн бұрын

But VAR is a referee so it’s english refs. Check that incident with Lamptey against Mudryk in Brighton vs Chelsea for example. Why do you think sometimes that you should allow the referee to see the screen and other times you ignore it? Doesn’t make sense.

@raphaelcempaka 19 күн бұрын

Keep VAR but replace all the pgmol

@amine15777 20 күн бұрын

Taking var out is a step backward it , reefreing level that need to improve

@BobbyMarley718 19 күн бұрын

Its just too complicated in England other nations dont seem to take 10 mins to make wrong decsions as much as EPL

@SimonDelaney-uq2gz 19 күн бұрын

VAR is not the problem in England it is the officials

@domenica-xk7xn 19 күн бұрын

it"s the money

@Advent938 19 күн бұрын

Call the guys from AFCON in Africa. Best Car use no mistakes all the games.

@rengachinzah5847 20 күн бұрын

Craig completely missed the point. The VAR checks for some decisions are fine, the problem is the PGMOL refs can't come to the correct decisions even with VAR. Why keep it in place if you can't get the decisions correct even after checking anyways? At least that's what I think Wolves are implying.

@bhumikjoshi4573 20 күн бұрын

Something is better than nothing.

@rengachinzah5847 20 күн бұрын

@@bhumikjoshi4573 i know, that's why im also not for removing it. But they seriously need to improve the decision makers, hold them accountable at least.

@rengachinzah5847 20 күн бұрын

for example, the Doku kick on Macaliister, the Odegaard handball, the Liverpool offside call, the foul by Onana against Wolves, etc and so much more, the fans at home can see it, why do the so called "trained professionals" dont? do you automatically become blind when you join PGMOL? sorry for the rant lol

@alexischristou3266 20 күн бұрын

We all know Craig is a bit special anyway half the time he talks nonsense.

@nihlify 19 күн бұрын

@@bhumikjoshi4573 That's not true at all... Everything comes at a cost and I and many others would argue the cost is too high currently for that "something." Grow a brain.

@thehacker40_1 18 күн бұрын

Its like being given a calculator, punching in the wrong numbers to the ones you want, getting the answer you werent expecting and saying fck it, do away with the calculator

@greenery8434 19 күн бұрын

If a machine works but a person doesn’t know how to use it you don’t get rid of the machine you change the person using it.

@professor7098 15 күн бұрын

It's a betting scandal you idiots

@tommyschmid5831 15 күн бұрын

Is it working anywhere? That would surprise me. Certainly not working in Germany. Fans are completly against it now.

@_A7X 20 күн бұрын

Newcastle was ROBBED today of 2 CLEAR penalties.. VAR tech should NOWHERE be scrapped, that'd be absurd.. They just need to get in competent VARs

@quattrobajeena8623 19 күн бұрын

You're having schizophrenic attacks Go take your meds

@Rain188 19 күн бұрын

And VAR was blind and didn’t give that OBVIOUS penalty. So what is the point of VAR?

@chelseagodfather 19 күн бұрын

@@Rain188 The point is England has a culture of cuddling bad referees and making excuses for them without any adequate punishment if any. With no consequences for poor performance, why should we expect better calls? Rather than blame the refs & VAR officials, they point the finger at the technology. Does the video equipment operate itself?😂

@Joeeye123 19 күн бұрын

If you think it's just the EPL refs, you really should watch other leagues to know better.

@chelseagodfather 19 күн бұрын

@@Joeeye123 EPL refs are the worst operators of VAR. I watch other leagues and other FIFA competions (WC, ANC, Euros, etc) and there is way less drama than in England.

@rollabearing 19 күн бұрын

2024/25 Season - "This wouldn't have happened if VAR was still used."

@nanamccoy7463 18 күн бұрын

It’s the official behind the computers 😂

@_A7X 20 күн бұрын

Now let's see the mitigating excuses Fans would use to escape losses when VAR is gone

@MichaelHattem 19 күн бұрын

They’ll just go back to blaming the refs on the pitch as they did for 100 years before VAR.

@environm3ntalist549 19 күн бұрын

@@MichaelHattemexcept refs on the pitch didn’t get blamed as much because people accepted they are human

@lwandilentaphane5719 19 күн бұрын

@@environm3ntalist549 Lies. Refs were even getting death threats

@philmusson1265 19 күн бұрын

The same one's they use now? Who cares?

@JuniorSmith-zw7pd 19 күн бұрын

@environm3ntalist549 🤣 var was literally introduced because no people did not accept their flaws as human beings and we will NOT go back to those days 😑

@63mckenzie 18 күн бұрын

The problem with VAR, with the exception of offside, is everything else is subjective.

@sapphir7437 20 күн бұрын

This League have the cameras, the only 2 things is to fix hand ball in penalty box rule and just a line for offside, its so simple

@brian_amado 20 күн бұрын

Gotta love how when it’s a pen not given for a foul against a Manchester United player pundits will say “football is a contact sport and not all contact is a foul,” yet when it would be United that would be on the receiving end it’s clear evidence for why VAR has to go.

@richardbusinge9494 19 күн бұрын

Mostly these ESPN pundits have biased opinions towards man u

@philmusson1265 19 күн бұрын

This subjectivity is exactly why VAR will never work in football.

@brian_amado 19 күн бұрын

@@richardbusinge9494 it’s not just ESPN though. Most British pundits will spout the same drivel.

@brian_amado 19 күн бұрын

@@philmusson1265 my problem with VAR isn’t just the subjectivity. It’s the clear and obvious part. Take offsides for example. If we have to break out a tool to measure if a player is offside by mere millimeters he’s not offside. Var should only be used to correct obvious mistakes. If you can’t discern the difference of offside or not with the naked eye it’s not offside.

@kayodeogidan 19 күн бұрын

I don't know what Manchester United did to them. They always have a go at them

@joelhooton2215 18 күн бұрын

I’m fine with automated offside if they blow it down immediately rather than let the play go on

@mermanfiasco 19 күн бұрын

82% accuracy to 96% accuracy 🤷‍♀️

@top4football693 18 күн бұрын

Just use VAR for offside calls and that’s it.

@nihlify 19 күн бұрын

For me it's the inconsistency that's the biggest problem. Clarify the rules, train your refs and it might work.

@sunepba 18 күн бұрын

VAR should be use only for offside and miscoduct of players where the refree cant see

@ermericcarolissen694 19 күн бұрын

The VAR officials know football. They just don't want to show up their mate on the field.

@jamesonkashika8213 16 күн бұрын

I think we will have a lot of football funerals without VAR.

@hewazangana 19 күн бұрын

6:31 dude without VAR Real Madrids first Goal would have stood. RM lives in their minds rent free.

@kayodeogidan 19 күн бұрын

Removing VAR takes us back to old school with the cliche "ref didn't see it neither did the other officials". We seem to have forgotten how costly oversight is.

@of_tcm 19 күн бұрын

AFCON made VAR work. it is not the technology that is the problem, it is the personnel!

@Chr15Payne 19 күн бұрын

If they vote VAR out I will stop watching the EPL

@chrismorsbach3872 19 күн бұрын

If automated offsides is so accurate, then use it and give the attacking player a 3-6” advantage. It’s a simple solution that’s being over thought

@therider04 19 күн бұрын

VAR is fine. PGMOL using it is awful.

@denisako6493 19 күн бұрын

How about voting to scrap the PGMOL

@vachelwilliams9648 19 күн бұрын

The only issue is the bigger teams get favoured

@SylvanPaul 18 күн бұрын

This would be wildly stupid if they bosh it. They just need to learn out to use it properly

@LeeW534 19 күн бұрын

It’s not the technology that’s ruining the game it’s the people who are using it so poorly that is ruining the experience

@vikast4537 19 күн бұрын

he said Trossard look alike LOL

@richardlefaive1944 19 күн бұрын

They should be voting on whether to bin the PGMOL.

@vernonharris1184 19 күн бұрын

Smh the min they removed it , is the min they will cry for it…

@alinurumohamed2318 18 күн бұрын

vAr is good bt the problem is vAr official use wrong

@MikeC77 19 күн бұрын

The problem is there is a lack of trust in officials. Newcastle clearly had a penalty, everyone could see it in the replay. There is no way the VAR guys couldn't see it either. The scrutiny and technology has made trust drop because they must have known.

@kennywilkinson913 19 күн бұрын

Pierre Luigi Collina would have over ruled VAR, cant even imagine him running to the screen, what a ref he was

@doughooper9918 18 күн бұрын

Dont scrap it. Fix it. Simple.

@cardiacresp 19 күн бұрын

The issue isn’t VAR, it’s the PGMOL shielding completely incompetent referees.

@Minnie-CA 19 күн бұрын

Keep it for offside only. Scrap it for everything else

@lijephrem7647 19 күн бұрын

The current referees also need to removed

@JesseOmezi 19 күн бұрын

Next time someone scores a goal and they’re clearly offside I hope no one complains

@sharifmontague_music 15 күн бұрын

it needs to be on a "clear and obvious error" basis. MLS actually does it pretty well: the ref's decision is king, but in clear situations of referee error, VAR steps in. It's been used in reverse in the PL.

@izaccy 19 күн бұрын

Frank said what we all thinking

@mosestsarai8565 19 күн бұрын

Change PGMOL. The technology is very good, it's the bus drivers (meant no disrespect to bus drivers) in the VAR rooms that needs replacement.

@bevinmatafwali401 19 күн бұрын

Its definitely the officials that are horrible in the EPL...

@magnusmotor1364 19 күн бұрын

Now it is VARXit, England is on a roll!

@franknyawanda3240 19 күн бұрын

The real question is why/how the technology was used almost flawlessly at AFCON, Qatar and in UEFA tournaments but somehow England officials somehow are incapable of using it efficiently?

@arunkdas 19 күн бұрын

Its the FA’s refs who are ridiculously biased are the reason for so much controversy.

@coolus08 19 күн бұрын

No VAR, VAR out!!!

@GiovanniCruz-gw4sh 19 күн бұрын

The trossard look alike 😂😂😂

@broccolibeater 19 күн бұрын

i Imagine ITS working better than WE feel IT does. in England ITS worse than abywhere Else.

@tafranangullia2288 17 күн бұрын

VAR takes the accountability away from the ref on the field. Let the ref on the field go to the monitor without whispering in his ears what it should have been.

@josiewaylo2350 19 күн бұрын

No, VAR it’s better for sports betting 🤷🏽‍♂️💯

@earnestmunyoro8277 19 күн бұрын

Afcon did well with VAR

@eduardoleon9693 19 күн бұрын

Refs in the premier league are so inconsistent even with VAR. I don’t think the technology is an issue but the people using it is the issue.

@user-cg9ug9tk7y 19 күн бұрын

VAR is criminal justice let them out next season

@amazing_sandla 19 күн бұрын

Var is literally just a screen, how is that the conversation either then the people looking at the screen, watching replays and still making wrong decisions.

@anenecalistus 19 күн бұрын

True and good point. The people in VAR have to know football (good if they've played it) to be able to deliver effectively

@andrewpotter4635 19 күн бұрын

This is not just a English problem Australia hates it as well.

@TerribleEnglish 19 күн бұрын

They need to vote on investigating the refs for match-fixing instead, imo

@Faline68 19 күн бұрын

The PGMOL is just filled with incompetent referees

@apuppynamedoz 19 күн бұрын

Please get rid of it. It slows the game down.

@jefferystewart6157 19 күн бұрын

Move it please

@winter_light 19 күн бұрын

Make it automatic. Simple.

@nkosanaroy4993 20 күн бұрын

Mmm now we’ll concede a billion offside goals

@raymondnyarkoh3502 19 күн бұрын

It’s the English refs that are not using it right

@PRM862 19 күн бұрын

The only thing worse than VAR is ESPN FC constantly talking about VAR. I don't think a show goes by that ESPN FC doesn't analyze VAR in some way. It's kind of annoying, to say the least.

@godfredayiku 19 күн бұрын

It’s the refs in England that don’t know how to use VAR. It’s as simple as that.

@Dabmonger 20 күн бұрын

There has to be semi-automated offside and goal line technology. As for offside, you have to draw the line (literally) somewhere, just like you have a goal line wrt scoring goals. So I don't agree with Craig regarding offsides.

@brandankelly4069 18 күн бұрын

Do a fan poll and the result would overwhelmingly in favour of scrapping VAR. The fans pay the wages so they should have a say.

@mashinajoe 19 күн бұрын

Var is pure garbage. Get rid of it.

@wmp3346 19 күн бұрын

I would keep it

@lawd.9829 19 күн бұрын

Man City: "NO! WE NEED VAR!"

@rackspack 19 күн бұрын

Shaks statement that VAR is somehow saving teams in title chases or relegation is nonsense. Its cost Liverpool points at Spurs that would have put them top , its cost Forest and kept them in a relegation fight to the end. Its cost teams trying to get European spots. It cost Newcastle just last night when they failed to give the Gordon penalty !! Its just scaremongering to say "oh if we take out VAR it might cost a team the title or their premier league status"

@EbrahimLPatel 19 күн бұрын

Give both teams 3 challenges (like tennis and cricket). And only the captain can challenge. That way teams will think hard about whether they truly believe they have been wronged. And only a few incidents will go to VAR.

@wawalim5010 19 күн бұрын

increase the quality of VAR like in champions league/world cup.. and on top of that, put excellent referees behind VAR

@MichaelThomasDev 19 күн бұрын

Nosey police man is spot on

@dreamtowermedia5301 16 күн бұрын

I would not miss VAR. Goal line technology is enough. Sick of technology taking over everything.

@shaneawai5015 19 күн бұрын

Can it be done like cricket. Captains can call for a VAR check with two chances a half. If it is a wrong check you lose one, if not you keep it. There are things being checked that the teams did not see and things not being checked that surprises both sides.

@nyambomukweeka6954 19 күн бұрын

I feel Var is not a problem in EPL but referees standard of officiating of matches is questionable, alot of bad apples in the referee system

@oskann 19 күн бұрын

Simply yesss

@ifepopson 19 күн бұрын

AFCON VAR is the best I have ever seen, they should go learn from the

@MisterGraduation 18 күн бұрын

"But for VAR, Real Madrid probably wouldn't be in the Champions League final - is THAT too steep a price to pay?" Love me some Shaka

@sheldonHimself 19 күн бұрын

Send it to Rwanda

@nerdifymusic7322 19 күн бұрын

Var is not the problem. It's implementation is. Some penalties are too cheap even with var which is something the body has not put into consideration, the inconsistencies in it's used, and all that. The machine works, the law guiding it doesn't.

@davidburrows499 19 күн бұрын

Four and a half minutes to decide if a mistake is Clear and Obvious says it all. Ask the fans. Each club takes a poll of season ticket holders etc.

@mehulsolanki3663 19 күн бұрын

IT'S TIME TO GO

@jamisonmunn9215 18 күн бұрын

The biggest problem is offsides. If AI is really so great automate the offsides with a robot arm linesman and cameras. We the fans and tv viewers don't need to see the lines and all the other nonsense.