Wolverhampton’s proposal accepted, referendum next month. A majority of 14 clubs will be needed for the stop
From our correspondent Davide Chinellato
May 15 – 7.19pm – LONDON
Premier League clubs will vote next month on whether or not to abolish VAR. As early as next season, as per Wolverhampton’s proposal which triggered the process that will lead to the vote. A majority of 14 clubs out of 20 will be needed to say enough to the use of the electronic eye, but the mere fact that clubs have to decide whether to cancel it or not explains well how much VAR is hated by everyone in England: clubs, players, coaches and fans.
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“After 5 seasons of use in the Premier League it is time to have a constructive and critical debate on the use of VAR – Wolverhampton explained in a statement -: our position is that the price we are paying for a small improvement in accuracy of refereeing decisions is contrary to the spirit of our game and for this reason we should stop using it starting next season. We don’t want to blame anyone and everyone has worked to turn the increased use of technology into a success, but we want the best result for football”.
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The Premier said that “although we are aware of the problems and concerns about the use of VAR, the league remains fully in favor of its use and is committed, together with the referees’ association, to continue to improve the system at benefit the game and the fans.” The fans themselves, however, are among the most skeptical about the use of the electronic eye. In 2019 it was introduced with the promise that it would eliminate refereeing disputes, ensuring that every decision made on the pitch would be the correct one. Instead it has brought so much controversy (and far from doubt-proof decisions) that it has become a problem. The fans constantly boo when the words “VAR review in progress” appear on the electronic scoreboard, often unaware as they are of what the referee on the field and the electronic eye staff are reviewing. “Nowadays I don’t even celebrate after a goal anymore, also because I know that the referee on the pitch is no longer the one who directs the match: what happens is decided in some little room”, said Ange Postecoglou recently, one of the most critical coaches on the way VAR is used in England. Despite the data (96% of correct refereeing decisions made this season, compared to 82% in 2018-19, the last year without an electronic eye), VAR remains perceived not as a solution but as a problem by English football. One that the Premier League could also decide to get rid of next month.
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