"I would expect to see video assistant referees from the third round of the FA Cup for the coming season."
Martin Glenn, FA Chief Exec.
So on the back of unofficial VAR experiments on select premier league games this year, it looks like they will go live next season in the cup.
They will review goals, red cards, penalties and mistaken identity. In the trials there have been up to 4 incidents per game that would've been reviewed each taking about 40 seconds. Maybe add another 20 to 30 seconds for the ref to enact and explain the decision and it's maybe anywhere from 3 to 5 minutes of stoppages.
Interesting.
http://www.skysports.com/football/news/34651/10788885/fa-cup-trial-for-video-assistant-referees-from-third-round-following-ifab-meeting
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/11/16/premier-league-begins-conducting-secret-video-technology-trials/amp/
Video Assistant Refs in England next season
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But if this happens then what are we allowed to complain about when United keep winning things?
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Human mistakes is what makes football the spectacle that it is, whether the ref and lines men or the players or manger make it!
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Don't get stupid logic like this. We should be happy if a donkey official gets an offside decision wrong and robbing that team of winning the league potentially or even going down?
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It's not going to be used for reviewing donkeys or offsides
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Wouldn't offsides come under 'goals'?
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Actually I'm not sure. I've looked at that before and the only info given relates to examining 'infringements' leading to a goal.
Should that be interpreted as a handball goal like Sanchez the other week? Offsides? Shirt pulling at a corner? No idea really.
How far does the VAR look back? It's still a bit vague I believe
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This is from the Telegraph article:
Incident 5: 62nd minute
A Joshua Kimmich cross from the right is tapped home by Kevin Volland but is disallowed for offside. The video official agrees with the decision.
Referee decision: Upheld
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So I'm not sure how it would work if the linesman has called offside when a goal hasn't been scored and play is still going on. I guess these wouldn't be reviewed.
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I agree with the above, though I think there are areas of the game where I think technology could be beneficial such as offside, as it isn't a subjective matter like other refereeing decisions.
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Yeah I'm with that. It's the subjective calls that'll be difficult
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Sounds like a good idea to me (the FA, not 4za's ).
I disagree completely that wrong decisions are a key part of the game.
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Sometimes you won't get a contentious decision in 25 minutes of football. Sometimes you can get up to 3 or 4 within the space of a few minutes.
I think it's an awful idea personally. Mistakes are part of the Game. Managers and players make them every single week. Refs can't be expected to be different.
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3 or 4 goals, pens, red cards in a few mins?
Maybe once every 200 games.
It's hardly the norm.