ZeroTheHero
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It's certainly true that that the mistakes have moved from 'did the ref get that right' to 'did VAR get that right' or even 'was the decision not to refer to VAR for a particular incident right'.I thought the replay where they stopped it at the point of contact was leading the on pitch ref's decision. Slow mo always makes things look 10 times worse.
This penalty begs the question with this being reviewed, why wasn't Sterling's last night even reviewed or why did VAR not refer the blatant rugby tackle on the French player from a cross for the on field Ref to decide?
This is the problem with VAR, the decision making using it remains inconsistent, just like when it is left to the on field Ref. It has to be one way or the other and I vote get rid.
My opinion is still that football is a game which should to as large a degree as possible be played under the same conditions from the top of the pyramid to the bottom. For that reason (and with the added thought that it sucks much of the joy out of a goal while we wait to see if someone was a toenail offside three minutes ago) I wish they'd scrap it. But they won't - it makes 'good telly'.