Use audio icon at the top of page to listen to BBC Radio 5 Live coverage. So Webb is a lot less likely to give a penalty in the last 15 minutes than the average Premier League referee. Join our brand new Facebook group by clickinghere. If you've seen the incident you'll know how bad it is. When I speak about referees I speak about in terms of attitude. It becomes even a sore one to take, when on the receiving end and painfully affected, which is why in my opinion and that of counterparts, these officials should be held accountable for their actions. 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However, the replays showed that the contact was minimal. These referees have also been on a journey of evolution. and destroying VAR (on the one hand: yes, but good luck if you think that stops the outrage simply shifting focus back to where it was before). The failure to award Tottenham a goal after Manchester United goalkeeper Roy Carroll fumbled the ball over the line on Tuesday night has revived calls for video technology to be used in football. We had a crisis before VAR and we have a crisis with it. I personally feel these referees and officials generally, should be granted pre, and post match interviews just like every player and coach, which in return brings more closure and clarity in football, thereby providing us with answers for their poor performances as far as officiating is concerned. They know they'll still get paid as professional refs, but they also know there will be less pressure on them as individuals because they'll be able to refer incidents to a 'video ref.'. It isnt that VAR failed to solve the problem that previously existed, more that the problem had no solution in the first place. The first armpit offside of the season as Firminos goal was disallowed vs Aston Villa. Michael Oliver: Michael Oliver became the youngest referee to officiate a Premier League match at only 25 years old. It's a clear red card, so why didn't Jones give it? Drop your thoughts on these three decisions in the comments section below. Though Mbeumo's goal was harsh not to stand, Brentford were somewhat repaid with a controversial equaliser to extend their unbeaten run at the Emirates Stadium. Check the picture of the possible goal below. If I don't know broadcasting law, I might say something I'm not allowed to and I get sacked from talkSPORT. Manchester United v Arsenal: Premier League live! Increase the financial reward and accelerate the promotion of those referees who quickly prove themselves capable. This game also fell in GW6, and here is another controversial referee decision; which only goes to show that we as fans and lovers of the game, experience poor officiating from these officials both games and weeks in week out. So this weekend I decided to study four games at random to see how bad the situation was. Adobe Acrobat Format (print and manually fill-in) . Lastly, Van Dijk should have been sent off in their 0-0 draw at Everton, but a poor decision by the video assistant referee saw him finish the game despite his foul on Onana. The goal should have stood, but poor officiating has caused the Hammers a point in a well-played game on Saturday afternoon. VAR said no. The officials are ruining the league we love with their bad officiating.. It's tough to take when you've got six or seven big calls which didn't go your way and scorelines could have changed.'. CHE 2-1 BHA : Chukwuemeka Scored Twice As Chelsea Defeats Brighton. It was an awful challenge from Gabriel and the referee made the right call by giving the visitors a well-deserved penalty which was converted into a goal by Harry Kane. Ask supporters and players; they will agree. Of course, officials will claim that the correct decision was made at the end of the day. PGMOL acknowledge the incidents to disallow the goals in the Chelsea v West Ham and Newcastle v Crystal Palace fixtures, read a statement. Its the officials who are most to blame. In one of the most bizarre refereeing decisions so far this season, Ashley Young cleared Jonjo Shelvey's cross inside the penalty box with his forearm, directing it out of play. If anything, its a penalty if its not a goal, so I was very surprised with the outcome.. pic.twitter.com/YbTb8fRgoQ. Professional Game Match Officials Board, the referees body, has in effect admitted the respective VAR decisions to disallow goals at Chelsea and Newcastle on Saturday were wrong and promised to fully co-operate with a Premier League review of the incidents. Brighton and Hove Albion were held to a draw by Crystal Palace on derby day at Selhurst Park but would've felt robbed of all three points. Y et, the term still remains unclear due to numerous controversial decisions made during the 19/20 season. What was he watching? Lee Mason Quits As Premier League VAR Referee - Sports (3) - Nairaland . Sokratis thought hed won the match for Arsenal against Palace but his goal was chalked off for an apparent foul by Calum Chambers in the build-up. In the only match Liverpool have failed to win this season, they were convinced Victor Lindelof had fouled Divock Origi in the build-up to Marcus Rashfords opener. Although every referee has his good days and bad days at the office, the award for the most inconsistent referee goes to the one and only, Mike Dean. In a post match interview West Ham United Manager David Moyes had his say on the incident. It is impossible to think of a time where a mistake by an official will not lead to abuse. Only 8 teams remain. Stuart Attwell, who is now a regular Premier League referee, was demoted to the EFL more than decade ago for a string of errors in the top-flight games he was in charge of. He might not be forgiven if Arsenal miss the Premier League trophy narrowly. The Italian's frustration boiled over at the final whistle following a 1-0 defeat by Fulham and he confronted referee Darren England in the tunnel. The Football League - first team, reserves and academy/youth teams . So why are these glaring errors happening more and more? But why does VAR suck so much in . The sad thing is this is the level of the weak refereeing at the moment. Victor Estupinan thought he had opened the scoring in the first half, but his goal was overruled for a supposed offside. The only possible answer is for a complete overhaul of the environment in which referees operate. 334 Following. You work hard all week to put into practice what you learn on the training ground and then youre let down. Australia bundled out India for 109 and batted resolutely to reach 156 for four in reply, giving the home side a taste of their own medicine on a raging turner in Indore on Wednesday. As the match went on, Chelseas second half pressure eventually told when a pass laid on a platter by Raheem Sterling for Reece James, was slotted home into Hugo lloris net to give them back a deserved 2-1 lead. It was a ridiculously bad decision. Newcastle legend Shearer was incensed adding: Its shocking, abysmal, disgraceful whatever word you want to use. But I would hope if the referee made a mistake, thats why its corrected by VAR. All VARs introduction has done is get marginal offsides decisions right (which personally I had no problem with before, but understand some did) and added another natural habitat for controversy to grow. Here are three of those decisions which should have been corrected by the video assistant referee but werent corrected during the Saturday fixtures of the premier league. Thread starter SirAnderson; Start date Dec 19, 2021 . Wednesday, 1st March 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Premier League refs will take home up to around 70-200k per . 2. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Which brings us to the environment in which referees operate. I literally dont know the rules of football anymore., This is literally traveling in basketball.. Stop using television coverage to focus on refereeing controversies. Ever since its introduction to the Premier League in the 2019-20 season, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has been a constant source of controversy. Ask the referees themselves; they . Mike Jones awarded handball against Leicester's Wes Morgan earlier this season at Anfield when the ball clearly hit the defender's face, so the official has found himself demoted to the Championship where the nightmare continues (in fairness, he was faultless when reffing the FA Cup tie between Blyth Spartans and Birmingham earlier this month). The Premier League has issued a hard-hitting statement blasting the contentious decision-making in the latest round of matches. I didnt think it should have been disallowed, personally, I thought it was a foul or a push on Joe Willock in the build-up to the ball coming in, said Howe. In the situation, Aston Villas midfielder Kamara, illegally blocked Aaron Ramsdale from moving, as he held the goalkeeper down in his 6 yard area, thereby preventing him from getting a hold of the ball, and Luiss corner went straight into the goal. On the back of the survey, Sky Sports have compiled the top 10 most controversial VAR decisions. Lundstrum was stood on the right-wing when he received the ball. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Tammy Abraham's consolation goal against Arsenal was originally ruled out for offside but it was allowed to stand following a VAR review. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the worlds largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. There's "ghost goals," handballs, feigned injuries and, of course, Graham Poll's three yellow cards at the 2006. JUST IN:Man Utd takeover update as 'most likely suitors' receive UEFA backing. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. Meanwhile, Liverpools Virgil van Dijk was perhaps lucky not to have been sent off for a bad foul on Amadou Onana during the goalless Merseyside derby, and Everton manager Frank Lampard could not believe the incident did not go to VAR. Well, VAR was introduced in the Premier League to help assist referees when making decisions. It will get worse before it gets any better but we can only hope the Premier League take a long hard look at how theyre using it this summer. Arsenal were left seething that VAR did not rule out the goal, and it was later revealed that the VAR official, Lee Mason forgot to draw lines to see whether Norgaard was offside. Why was VAR(video assistant referee) introduced to the PL? The existence of a disease is not in doubt. Because they want more technology to come in so they can wash their hands of any responsibility. Ghanaian coach and scout, Ebenezer Sefa. 2021 Associated Newspapers Limited. He was thereafter asked, Do you feel its a lack of consistency? He said No they are consistently poor. He went ahead to say I might get in trouble again for this, but someone has to say it; Im sick to death of people like me (in the football profession), having our jobs in jeopardy, because of; its alright if we play badly weekly; I can take losing my job because of that, but what I cant do is keep up with what is such a worry for the game(poor officiating). Ask the referees themselves; they will agree. But if youre saying today that the referees mistake was corrected by VAR, Im saying I do not see that in a million years. On Saturday afternoon, Mikel Artetas men dropped two points after Brentford scored in the 74th minute to grind out a 1-1 draw. But the co-owner, who was seen joining the celebrations following Sunday's 2-0 Carabao Cup win over Newcastle, appeared . And Im actually more embarrassed for the guy who did the VAR than I am even for the referee.Newcastle manager Eddie Howe was more measured in his reaction to seeing Mitchells own goal overturned. West Ham and Newcastle goals ruled out on Saturday, PGMOL accepts Premier Leagues request for investigation. A referee's decision is final and cannot be overturned, even if it is proven to be wrong. Somehow neither the referee or the VAR thought Gerard Delofeu deserved a penalty for Jan Vertonghens foul. Because Mendy literally dived at his feet, what is he supposed to do? But despite staring straight at Derby's Jake Buxton grabbing hold of Forest's Michail Antonio and hauling him to the floor, Madley decided not to award a penalty. 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Unless . VAR decisions in all affected matches are already reviewed by a five-strong independent panel comprising representatives of the Premier League and PGMOL as well as three former players, with their findings sent to the clubs concerned. These aren't dishonest mistakes of course, but they fall way below the standard that should be set in a professional industry. Honest mistakes are fine, but these are the kind of blunders which if translated and applied to other jobs would get people sacked or killed. This has resulted in an apology from the PGMOL and has also led to one Arsenal fan digging into the archives to prove that every time the Gunners have dropped points, the referee also made a bad call. Every Respect campaign aims to reduce the verbal abuse directed towards referees at professional level and every one fails because players are routinely allowed to scream obscenities in the faces of those who officiate them without realistic fear of punishment. Premier League referees are always in the spotlight. Jarrod Bowen and Declan Rice of West Ham United speak to referee Andy Madley after a VAR decision ruled out a goal by Maxwel Cornet at Chelsea. The referee today wasn't in good attitude. Supporters have precipitously reacted to the incident online, and they think the Saints have been hard done by. Players and managers from various football clubs have been let down today by decisions like that, Shearer added. According to renowned player scout, referee . After joining the academy process, he joined GMS permanently in 2016 moving from writer, to senior writer, football lead and now editor. Refresh the page, check Medium 's site status, or find something interesting to read. Tribalism, outrage, victim culture and the over-inflation of footballs importance (again, the result not the experience), are not subjects that you can simply push back into their boxes. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Bobby Madley's brother Andy also took up a good position on a set-piece as Nottingham Forest threatened Derby County. The system produced so many questionable. Erik ten Hag has admitted that Avram Glazer appears to be committed to the club amid talks of a possible takeover from INEOS chief Sir Jim Ratcliffe or a group of Qatari investors. Although the deadlock was not broken only until 15 minutes into the second half, but Chelsea came up with an equalizer, and a leading goal within minutes 76 and 88. 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(Image: GETTY) Chelsea's late penalty outrage Chelsea thought they were denied a stonewall penalty in the dying embers of their 1-1. During last weeks 1-0 defeat by Everton at Goodison Park, Arsenal were again denied what looked like a stonewall penalty. The defeat was Brighton's first in six league games and dealt a blow to their hopes of qualifying for Europe. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. Ten VAR decision that have left Premier League fans in despair. Wigan's James McClean charged towards Rovers' Marcus Olsson, lunged in late after the ball had gone and took the defender off his feet. The referee Chris Foy was in the vicinity as well, but failed to overrule a ridiculous decision. Right-Wing when he received the ball the standard that should be set in a post match West... 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