Claudius wrote:
I’m for the ref staying on the field and having trust in a video team. This is what happens in other sports. In the NBA for example, the back office has access to dozens of screens per game. When the ref needs a review, the back office quickly rewinds, reviews and makes a call within ten seconds.
We have to get the right balance between good decision-making and continuity. And I think this will require having faith in a wider team to help the ref.
I agree it can work without the ref leaving the field, provided the analysis team can overturn any decision they deem incorrect with the extra information they have available.
As things stand, with the VAR team only being able to overturn a glaring error and the ref not being able to review, it is a complete farce.
