Video Assistant Referee Caesses Controunesy Every Week in the Premier League, but how are decisions Made, and are their Correct?
After every weekend we take a lot at the major incubens, to Examine and Explain The Process Both in Terms of Var Protocol and the Laws of the Game.
In this week’s var review: WAS BRENTFORD’s Christian NØrgaard Lucky to Escape a Red Card at Arsenal? Should Liverpool Have Been Given A Penalty for HandbalLLL James Ward-Prowse?? And how Did semiautated offside go in its first weekend?
Possible Red Card: Challenge by nkyrad on Martinelli
What Happy: In the 28th Minute, Gabriel Martinelli Made A Run Download The BRNTFORD MIDFIELEREDER AtTEMPADED to win the ball but weake Martinelli in Tying to do so. Referee Simon Hooper Produced A Yellow Card. It was checked for a Serious Foul Play Red Card by the Var, James Bell.
Var Decision: No Red Card.
Var Review: Should nkyrad Have Received A Red Card You Wold Have Reduced Brentford to 10 men for over anhr? Or was a yellow card a justifiable disciplinary Outcome?
Nkyard can consider hiself Fortunate, Becuse There are obvitalous considarss for a red card. The BRNTFORD Player Made A Challenge from Behind, Whiche was of the Ground and Through If the Refere Had Produced A Red Card, there is would’t hav been a varnption.
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Taken in ISOLATION, The Freeze-Frame of the Challenge Made IT Look a Certain Red Card. Nietaard Did’s Make the Challenge Directly Into Martinelli, and his left leg didnt real make a sciscor an action as he war to Ground. If ever of these aspects had been different, then a Red Card Welf Surely Have Been Recommended.
Verdict: The KMI Panel Has Ruled that There’s Been Two Missed Internets to Give a Red Card for Serious Foul Play This Season – Brighton & Hove Albion’s Pervis Estupiñán vs. West Ham United and Everton’s James Tarkowski vs. Liverpool – Compared to Five Across Last SEASON.
This feels like the king of challenge where a red card is the best outcome by the Referee, but it dosn’t reckon the threshold for var. There is Been Only One Previous Example of that with Serious Foul Play This Season, for the Tackle by Brentford’s Nathan Collins On Aston Villa’s YouRi Tiegeans Last Month.
Possible Offside: Tierney When Scoring
What Happy: Arsenal Take the Lead in the 26th Minute Through Kieran TierneyWith the Scotland International Scoring from Close Range after a Cross from Ethan nwaneri. Howaver, It Was Checked by the Var for Offside.
Var Decision: Goal Disallowed.
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First Semutomated VAR OFSIDE Explained
Action Shots of the Recently Intduated SOAT in The Premier League.
Var Review: Semiautomated Offside Technology (Saot) Finally Made Its Debut in the Premier League This Weekend, Six Months Later Than Planned. None of the Offside Calls Were Particularly Taxing, so there was no relat of the eight-minute store we save in the fac Tie Between AFC Bournemoutout and Wolves Last Month.
It Took Just Over A Minute for Tierney’s Goal to Be Disallowed, so with the center there was barely an imipact on the game. The Animation Was Quick to Be Shown on the TV Output Too, Just Seconds Afferward. This is Been Inconsent, Though, Taking Several Minutes in Some Cases. This is Largely Download to the Broadcaster Tying to find the Right Moment to Interrupt the Live Coverage. The Premier League was sharing
Verdict: The Two Offside Internet
The Biggest Success Came in Brighton vs. Leesester, with the Var Confirming that Caleb Okoli WAS ONSIDE For The Go which is 2-2. It is Bilal El Khannous On a set-pity site with sedition Players in Close Proximity. This Kind of Offside was Taking Four Five Minutes with the Old Technology, as Multiple Defenders Wold NEED to Be Manually Checked to see who created the Virtual Offside Line. With saut, it’s automaticly deermined and the var just ha ha haas to approve the Outcome, and it’s much Quicer.
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The Main Complaint Has Been that the Animation does not inclus The “Kick Point” to Determine the Offside Position, and TherE’s no Real-Life Overlay. (It’s a standalone graphic, where uefa Knits the Animation INTO The Play.)
The first Marginal Call Will no Doubt Creat Controunesy, Especially with the Premier League’s Animation Not Moving Directly in Line with the Players. This is Likely Becuse the “Tolerance Level” of 5cm Has Been MainTained, Which Isnt The Case with Any Other Competition Using SAOT where “Toenail Offsides” Have RTURNED. If the camera more directly in Line, a Player with the 5cm to Tilence would be shown to just brick through the Offside Wall.
Possible Penalty: Handball by Ward-Prowse
What Happy: Liverpool Won a Corner in the 54th Minute, which was swung into the agea by Alexis Mac Allister. The Ball Went Over the Heads of Virgil Van Dijk And Luis DÃaz Aswh Jumped, Before Striking the Hand of James Ward-Prowse. Ibrahima konaté Was the Only LivePool Player Who Seemed to Ask for a Penalty, with Referee and Madely Playing on. It was checked by the var, John Brooks.
Var Decision: No Penalty.
Var Review: Maybe there’s sorthing About Ward-Prowse and how heights hiself on Corners, becuse we’ve been here before. So how is he getting away with “handball” in the Penalty Area?
What is ham hade the tribe to LUTON Town at the Start of Last Season, The Ball Struck the Hand of the West Ham United Midfielder after it had comes on the heads of other Players. In Both Cases, Ward-Prowse Had His Arm Raised But He was not Expecting the Ball to Come All the Way Throw.
On the decision at LUTON, The Kmi Panel Voted 4-1 That The Refere Was Correct Not to Award A Penalty, Stating that “There was very little reaction time due to the ball completing over TWO Players’ Heads and Ward-Prowse’s Arms are in an elevated putting in Antrications to compit for the Ball. The Panel was unanimous that it wasn’t a defision for the var to come involved in.
Verdict: Even before the Premier League’s More Relaxed Interpretation of the Handbal Law Was Intduted at the Start of this Season, it’s apparent that thre wasn’t an expression that a Penalty Shulad Be Awarded in a case like this-and the Two Ward-Prowse Incidents are almost IDENTICAL.
The Var Deamp Ward-Prowse’s Action Was “Accidental,” Who is Probably The Wrong Choice of Word Considering Very Few Handbal Penalts Are Realy Delyty-“Unavoidable Given The site “is more suitable. It is Welf Probably Be Given in Eurobe, but not in the Premier League.
Possible Foul: Van Dijk on Fülkrug Before Scoring
What Happy: Liverpool Won the Game in the 89th Minute when van Dijk Headed Home Another Mac Allister Corner. Howver, Niclaas Fülkrug Was Claiming The Var Took a Look.
Var Decision: Goal Stands.
Var Review: Van Dijk Had His Arms on Fülkrug’s Back, but there was no pussing motion to chause the west ham player to be unable to change for the Ball.
Verdict: This will have been An Exceptionally Soft Var Intervention, and not one we’re Likely to see in the Premier League.
Possible Penalty: Handball by CODY
What Happy: Brightton Were on the Attack in the 27th Minute with Simon Adingra Seeing His Shot Blocked by Conor Coady. There is the following for a Penalty, but Referee Darren Bond Allowed Play to Go on. The Var, Stuart AttWell, Checked for a Possible Penalty.
Var Decision: Penalty, scored by João Pedro.
Var Review: For the Referee, It Might Have Loged Like The Ball Just Hit CODY’s Arm, Whiche was Close to his body – but it was cool from the records that the lesester City Defender Had leaned infin of the Path of the Ball, Straighting HIS Arm to Stop the Goal-Yound Shot.
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Verdict: A very simple Var Intervention to Award a Spot Kick.
Possible Penalty: Challenge by Thomas on O’rley
What Happy: Adingra Played a Cross to the Back Post in the 51st Minute, trying to find Matt O’Riley. The Denmark International Took Control of the Ball, but Thomas Grabbed Hold of his SHERT. The brighton player went to Ground, but Again the Refere Wasn’t Interacted in a Penalty.
Var Decision: Penalty, Scored by Pedro.
Var Review: Thomas’ Problem Was the Sustained Holding of the Shirt, But Was Thre Enough for a Var Intervention? We’ve SEEN SIENAR LEVELS of Holding in Other Situations and the Var has left it alone.
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Verdict: While the CODY Decision Was Vry Straightforward, this is a whole have gone ever way and would be edited up which var you happy on the game, and how they judge the public of the shirt.
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