Time to comment. VAR is a failure. Why? Because the majority of the decisions are still wrong and made by the same muppets that usually are refereeing the games.
I would like to see VAR abandoned. Goal line technology to prove a ball went over the line - yes, but not VAR. Time consuming, interrupts the flow of a game.
Perhaps the real solution for the A League is to improve the refereeing standards which have not improved since day one of the very first A League game. I don't know why the FFA etc staunchly stick up for complete numpties.
I also think match officials should be allowed to be questioned and allowed to explain their decisions and held accountable for when they make the wrong one.
If a match official is having a bade game, it would make a nice change if they were consistant towards both teams, but one could argue, the Nix always seem to be on the rough end of the deal. EG: The treatment served up to Rolly whilst he was here and the very few yellow cards.
Spot on. Football thrives on tension, without it the game is boring. But the same yanks/idiots obsessed with quantifying the game at every opportunity just need to see the VAR implemented.
The major problem for me is that the football rule book is purposely written to provide an element of human judgement. Which means two of the best referees in the world can watch the same footage 20 times and have a differing opinion. On top of that the rules around the application are completely unfair. They will review a goal if there was a say a hand ball in the build up, but they won't review an incorrectly given free kick that leads to a goal?
VAR just feels like they're ruining the game because they are too scared to tackle the real problems. For example, 99% of the time you don't need a VAR to assess penalties if diving was stomped out of the game. So address the real problem (diving) and give them retrospective bans. Or as you say, address the idiots in the middle. European football has had assistants behind the goals for a few years now. Except they just stand their and don't do anything. If they manned up and pinged everyone for shirt pulling on corners it would stop pretty bloody quickly.
I think the idea of an assistant in front of a TV screen is an okay one. This means stupid things like Costa kicking Koscielny last year can be picked up correctly during the ensuing raucus. But otherwise they've got it completely wrong.
As far as the A-League is concerned it would be a much better spectacle if they could put a stop to the 20 or so professional fouls (which serve to prevent counter attacks) every game that seem to avoid yellow cards.