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Posted February 18, 2018 00:28 · last edited February 18, 2018 00:29

patrick478 wrote:

holeinone wrote:

i thought if there was any doubt it should go in favour of the attacker or is this not the go anymore with the var system.

VAR's mandate is "if in doubt, go with the on-field decision". Which, in the case of offsides, can only be No Offside.

It means only clear offsides should be overturned.

Yep. But if the VAR sees it as offside, then they see it clearly. That’s where it falls down with offside decisions. 

At least with a penalty the VAR can go “I disagree, but I see how the referee may have reached that decision so I won’t interfere”

But if VAR sees a player as offside, there is no judgement call there, it’s clear to them. That also applies to the theory that an AR shouldn’t put their flag up for offside if they’re unsure. If they’re putting their flag up, it’s because they saw it as offside, there is no unsure. 

tl;dr VAR is the worst and only adds another layer of inconsistency to the decision making process. At least human error is consistent across all decisions, and doesn’t ruin the game as a spectacle. 

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patrick478 wrote:
holeinone wrote:

i thought if there was any doubt it should go in favour of the attacker or is this not the go anymore with the var system.

VAR's mandate is "if in doubt, go with the on-field decision". Which, in the case of offsides, can only be No Offside.

It means only clear offsides should be overturned.

Yep. But if the VAR sees it as offside, then they see it clearly. That’s where it falls down with offside decisions. 

At least with a penalty the VAR can go “I disagree, but I see how the referee may have reached that decision so I won’t interfere”

But if VAR sees a player as offside, there is no judgement call there, it’s clear to them. That also applies to the theory that an AR shouldn’t put his flag up for offside if they’re unsure. If they’re putting their flag up, it’s because they saw it as offside, there is no unsure. 

tl;dr VAR is the worst and only adds another layer of inconsistency to the decision making process. At least human error is consistent across all decisions, and doesn’t ruin the game as a spectacle.