Just cos there was contact it doesn't mean it's a pen.
Yes, it would probably have been given more often than not. But VAR has to find clear evidence to overrule the ref I think and in that case it wasn't there.
I agree that if the ref had checked himself he may have overruled his own decision, we do have to be careful to make sure though that it is the ref at the game and not hundreds of miles away that is making the 'grey area'calls
Posted By: NorthByNorthWalsham on September 20th 2019 at 21:29:58
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- That is a pen. How can VAR look at that and says it’s not. They need to (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:18:33
- Because king tried to cheat to win a penalty (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:34:23
- Is it 'clearly & obviously' a pen though? (Other Football) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 20, 21:25:44
- Yes. Can’t get clearer and I bet if the ref on the pitch was asked (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:26:41
- Of course you can get clearer ffs (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:35:26
- Just cos there was contact it doesn't mean it's a pen. (Other Football) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 20, 21:29:58
- But that’s the point. Our “refs” have decided that the ref hundreds of miles away now does (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:32:41
- Only if the onfield ref has clearly made the wrong decision though (Other Football) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 20, 21:36:44
- Yes this system is much better (Other Football) - CWC, Sep 20, 21:47:12
- Watch it again at full time ffs (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:36:41
- I completely disagree. I don’t know how you can claim that with a straight face (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:38:26
- Because I’ve watched it a few times (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:47:39
- It really wasn’t (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:50:25
- Because I’ve watched it a few times (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:47:39
- I completely disagree. I don’t know how you can claim that with a straight face (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:38:26
- Only if the onfield ref has clearly made the wrong decision though (Other Football) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 20, 21:36:44
- But that’s the point. Our “refs” have decided that the ref hundreds of miles away now does (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:32:41
- Yes. Can’t get clearer and I bet if the ref on the pitch was asked (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:26:41
- Because they are obviously not prepared to overrule the on pitch ref (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:19:20
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