The introduction of the video assistant -referee (VAR) Technology was considered the start of a new era of fairness in football, eliminating clear errors and the occurrence of injustices, since VAR has been adopted a lot in the World Cup 2018 and has gone live, it is a huge source of debate, controversy and dissatisfaction in a very short time.
The promise of VAR
Video-assistant referee (VAR), at the basic level, was supposed to help referees on the field with four important match-changing situations: goals, a penalty decision, direct red cards and cases of incorrect identity. A team of civil servants assess the video images before commanding the referee on the field and/or consider whether there has been a “clear and obvious error” or a “seriously missed incident”. The idea is to communicate responsibility and to reconcile historical injustices; Think of Diego Maradona’s “Hand of God” target in 1986 or the not -Aditious goal of Frank Lampard for England against Germany in the World Cup 2010. These are the sequences that have activated the process of developing goal line technology that ultimately led to VAR.
The reality of controversy
While VAR was initially created for the right reasons. It has been a source of controversy as often if it has been a solution. In the first 23 rounds of recent Premier League The season, the competition itself, announced that there had been 13 mistakes with VAR. This includes poor interventions and missed interventions. The ambiguity in how VAR fits in human decisions that are made by the competition officer (the interpretation of handballs, errors, outside, etc. Restriction to variable and subjective decisions). For example, the interpretation of what is a “clear and obvious mistake” can vary greatly from one match to another. It often ignores fans, players and managers about which interpretation of the game is.
The effect on the flow of the game is an important criticism. The potential for long delays as a result of video change then breaks the momentum in the game. It will be a deterrent on ecstatic reactions that can occur spontaneously. The reactions of fans in stadiums can vary greatly. They often wait minutes without knowing what is happening. They look at a player after they have made a mistake to stand still with the rest of the players who are also confused after standing still, this can demolish a live event.
Fan frustrations are bursting
Celebration: The fear of celebrating a goal, just not to allow it within five minutes because of a marginal offside or handball.
Bad experience in the stadium: Fans’ live experience in – Stadium Bruls in ambiguity during reviews. Moreover, the fans get slight access to a pre-review of a large screen and almost no context compared to the viewers at home. They generally see the repetition and the best viewing angle.
Observed inconsistency: Identical events often seem to produce different results that create a distrust in the process.
This pain explicitly came out in Norway where fans have organized protests.
Forward
The challenge for the authorities of football is to refine VAR to maximize its benefits and at the same time minimize its disadvantages. Proposed improvements include:
- Semi-automated offside technology for faster and more effective decision-making.
- Improved fan involvement in the stadium, such as broadcasting the referee’s communication with the VAR team.
Mutualization of protocols, subjectivity and rebuilding trust.
In conclusion, and although VAR has established some striking mistakes, the aim was for perfection with a costs. Technology has clearly become central, which means that the vitality of the beautiful game has reduced and robbed the football of his visceral passion. The last obstacle is to balance technology involvement with the spirit of the game.
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