by Hendo »
28 Mar 2018 11:50
double d Hendo If VAR was only used for black and white decisions, goal line, offside, contested corners etc... there wouldn't be this debate and I am sure everyone would be happy.
If it was the other way round (world cup 1/4 final, last 5 minutes and we get a penalty to draw the game) nobody would complain
We'd miss it anyway, but I don't think it would sit right with me as you would have the world's press going on about how England only got through or got a result on a dodgy call, that everyone couldn't agree on.
If the ball goes over the line, its a goal, you can't argue that. If a player is between the last defender and the 'keeper, its offside. Those decisions are black and white and clear cut. Although I think some element of human error should be considered when giving very, very tight offside decisions (much like umpire's call in cricket) as it can be so marginal that a human just can't see it.