The thing that makes this even more confusing, is my problem after the incident wasn't even with the referee. He got conned by Ballard and in real time it's easy to make a mistake, as he did - and as the KMI have unanimously noted.
That's when he needs VAR to bail him out and correct the decision. So to then say VAR shouldn't get involved is so baffling.
What is the point of it then? Surely an incident like this is the exact reason it's been introduced?
"The VAR did not recognise the likely impact of his position."
I mean, has there ever been a more damning admission of the complete ineptitude that runs through Pro Ref (PGMOL) than those 11 words??
Enzo is 6-yards from goal attempting a diving header. The whole world could see it should have been offside with one replay. Yet this 'professional' could not "recognise the likely impact of his position".
Just staggering.
That 3rd goal where Saka and Rashford quickly break at speed when the team were defending deep is exactly what the game demanded against Argentina.
Tuchel didn’t read it