Mirth wrote:
Honestly in about 10 years time people won't be able to believe that we went this long without VAR. Sure they may need to be tweaks (and this season will have the most teething problems) but overall its nothing but a huge net positive
I really think so too, but I get why it's a touchy subject.
The application of VAR on the game will evolve to become much smoother if we give it time, and referees will be trained from the ground up to make use of the system. Players will conversely learn that they can't get away with everything just because the referee has his back turned. It's a big upheaval but it's going to be brilliant in the end. There was always gonna be friction during the transitional years, but VAR is the only way to preserve the integrity of the sport. The game is moving so quickly nowadays that the referees have zero chance to keep up. A stupendous amount of high-profile games have been decided by pure chance and incorrect calls over the last 5-10 years.
If we had started with this in the early 00s the transition would have been much smoother, but FIFA is the football world equivalent of the GOP: Old prats ruining it for everyone else right up until they die off or get indicted.
