@premierleague So by Webbs logic, Pablo can’t do his job properly, ie jump to head the ball cleanly, because Trossard is holding him before the ball reaches Raya. Therefore clear penalty!
When I wrote I Can't Stop Thinking about VAR in 2024 I didn't know that one of the decisive moments of the 25-26 season would involve a hugely contentious VAR decision that might end relegating West Ham - and that I would be in the ground to see it.
But yesterday's match showed all the flaws with VAR I list in my book - plenty of which we were promised would never happen.
- Re-refereeing a match using repeated scrutiny of slow-motion replays - which are proven to alter our decision-making
- The meaning of "clear and obvious" being as clear as mud
- Lengthy stoppages interrupting the flow of the game and killing the joy of spontaneous celebrations
- TV viewers knowing more about what is going on than fans in the ground
- All of the above happening and still massive inconsistencies in how basic rules are applied
Of course Arsenal fans will be delighted with the final decision. I get that. I would be too in their situation. Maybe an unlikely string of VAR calls will go for us in the final games of the season and save us from relegation, and I'll be delighted too.
But regardless of that, is anyone really delighted with the system in general? Eight years after it was introduced in the 2018 World Cup, has it really improved the game?
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It is with deep sadness and the heaviest of hearts that West Ham United announces the passing this morning of legendary player, coach and manager, Billy Bonds MBE.
Rest in peace Billy, our courageous, inspirational, lion-hearted leader.
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