It plays into the tribalistic nature of supporters who are more than happy to climb aboard a bandwagon when those driving it are in positions of such authority. The interviewer then asked him Do you get an explanation when you go and ask about things like that? He said; I cant be bothered; but Im afraid when it happens all the time like the situation today, (Rob Akinson was fouled in what was a possible penalty, that was not awarded) as far as I am concerned the integrity of the sport is being compromised.. If you cant see if a player is onside/offside with the naked eye, the on-field decision should stand. Gary Neville spoke on Sky Sports super Sunday coverage, where he said: It was soft no doubt about that. He went ahead to say There are no complaints, but I thought Eriksen was fairly dispossessed, I dont think he could see a United player that came and got it off him, its Odegard, he just steals it- there is a little nudge, but its something from nothing.. I'm not a fan of managers focusing on referees but I have a lot of sympathy with Everton boss Roberto Martinez when he said this ahead of their Monday night game with West Bromwich Albion: 'They (PGMOL) accept there's been an honest error made but there have been too many now. Tottenham Hotspur were thrashed 4-1 at Leicester City, but the result ultimately could've been far worse. With the return of football in the Premier League looming, so will the decisions that have divided fans from referees. Jason Soutar. Lee Mason Quits As Premier League VAR Referee - Sports (3) - Nairaland . The comments below have not been moderated. While that may be the case, youve got to question whether its for the good of football to be chalking off goals for ridiculously close offsides and where VAR takes minutes to draw lines to try and find a player offside. The London derby was one that brought a huge topic of debate for fans and pundits, as there was limpid controversy in both goals scored by the away side, but as we know football is a game of opinions and ideas; so here is ours. Over the course of 2019/20, over 2,400 incidents were checked and 109 decisions were overturned by the VAR, an average of an overturned decision every 3.5 matches. We saw Michael Oliver stick to his decision when he went over to the monitor [to review a penalty incident in Bournemouths win over Nottingham Forest]. A few things can happen when a referee makes a bad call in soccer. The keeper [Mendy] goes down because he realises hes made a wreck. 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. Its worth noting that the on-field assistant referee had raised his flag. 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We might as well be asking for the sky to be green, the grass to be blue and the cards coloured purple and orange. I thought goalkeepers are supposed to be protected? It is merely another accelerant. . After the draw against Brentford, Arsenal stretched their lead at the summit to six points ahead of Manchester Citys match against Aston Villa. After his performance during the Blackpool V WBA he should not referee in the Premier League Michael Oliver is the worst referee in the Premier League Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We all know ordinarily sensible people who genuinely believe or could stretch to the belief that there is inherent bias in refereeing decisions and/or a masterplan to penalise their club. Premier League referees have been slammed after Saturday. Absolutely rotten decision from one of our supposedly elite referees David Moyes says that it was a scandalous decision to rule out his sides late equaliser against Chelsea. And that's before the brunt of criticism from the stands has abated. Football Application error: a client-side exception. You can unsubscribe at any time. Want the latest football news? He has had no help from the VAR whatsoever. With the help of VAR in 2019/20, it rose to 94 per cent. Referee chief Howard Webb has been embattled by a series of blunders made by his match officials in the Premier League in recent weeks, with more demands being made to take serious action 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. Newcastle legend Shearer was incensed adding: Its shocking, abysmal, disgraceful whatever word you want to use. VAR had a Saturday to forget amid relentless criticism over decisions across the Premier League. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. A total of three bad and poor decisions were made in the premier league on Saturday afternoon. The demands for football to follow the lead of other sports like cricket and rugby union come . on such offense. Players and managers from various football clubs have been let down today by decisions like that, Shearer added. The late equalizer scored by West Hams Maxwell Cornet was chalked off after a VAR review judged that Jarrod Bowen had fouled Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in the build up. What, if anything, can be done to pressure the league to change it's approach to VAR and/or move from trying to protect bad referee decisions? 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. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Of course, officials will claim that the correct decision was made at the end of the day. 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). PGMOL took the rare step of acknowledging the specific controversies in a statement on Sunday, and accepted the Premier Leagues request for an additional investigation. Only time will tell. A corner kick conceded by home side Chelsea, saw a foul in the Chelsea box, with Christian Romero pulling down Marc Cucurella by the hair, right in front of the referee.Yes, Romero should have received a red card after pulling down Cucurella by his hair pic.twitter.com/jZTp5HU8wt Has the Referee or VAR made a poor decision? The sad thing is this is the level of the weak refereeing at the moment. Minimum interference, maximum benefit, was what we were told when VAR was brought in, Shearer said on Match of the Day. On Saturday afternoon, Mikel Artetas men dropped two points after Brentford scored in the 74th minute to grind out a 1-1 draw. So why are these glaring errors happening more and more? 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. Ask County Football Associations, dealing with a lack of officials at grassroots level; they will agree. However the stir online inferenced an opinion that the Dutch man should have seen a red card. This is a linesman and a referee either not knowing the laws of the game, or forgetting them. I've always been supportive of referees. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. . The officials are ruining the league we love with their bad officiating.. Lee Mason won't referee in Premier League after quitting PGMOL by Tamojit Chakraborty February 18, 2023 EST After leaving the referees' body PGMOL by mutual consent, Lee Mason will no longer be officiating games in the Premier League. It takes years to progress from Level 7 to professional football, you are poorly paid for most of those and should expect severe abuse from players, managers and spectators along the way. Look, ultimately, I make loads of mistakes, referees can make loads of mistakes. Join our brand new Facebook group by clickinghere. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining listicles, The 10 most controversial VAR decisions in the Premier League this season, How the PL table would look if VAR wasn't being used this season - GW 25, Liverpool's strongest XI haven't played a single minute together this season, Twitter thread of every Premier League club if they were a drink goes viral. And they were already getting plenty enough of that. [Jarrod] Bowen just steps over him, he doesnt interfere with the play. 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. Skipp scores first Premier League goal for club before . Your email address will not be published. The decision has been confirmed as a human error and a potentially costly one at that. 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. Unless . Controversy is a two-way street. Again, VAR did not give the penalty. For example, Gabriel Martinelli had a goal against Manchester United ruled out during the 3-1 defeat after VAR felt Martin Odegaard had fouled United man Christian Eriksen in the build-up. VAR thought otherwise and spotted Keane accidentally stand on Conollys foot. Alas this blockbuster of a game fell in this category of poor officiating when the Gunners visited Old Trafford in their 100 percent winning premier league record. Image credit || Twitter. CHE 2-1 BHA : Chukwuemeka Scored Twice As Chelsea Defeats Brighton. The PGMOL has since apologised to Brighton for another 'human error', costing Roberto De Zerbi's side two points in their quest for European football. He was not very clear in his attitude.". Joined Jun 15, 2013 Messages 18,255 pic.twitter.com/YbTb8fRgoQ Has the Referee or VAR made a poor decision? Replays clearly showed Jan Vertonghen was inside his own half as he ran clear to score a disallowed goal, The Belgian's celebrations were cut short when assistant Stuart Burt inexplicably flagged for offside, Belgium defender Vertonghen couldn't believe his bad luck but Tottenham still went on to win the match. What Happens When a Referee Makes a Bad Call? As earlier stated, the weekends action was marred by a series of decisions that were questionable or atrocious; in ones that were either overturned thanks to the intervention of VAR, or not given despite the presence of the review system, which enraged managers of teams on the receiving end of poor officiating, as they were barely able to contain their feelings in post match interviews. 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. However, it seemed to discount Ben Davies behind Dier, who was further ahead and playing Barnes onside. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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.'. 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. 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. In 2018/19, before VAR was introduced, the percentage of correct key match decisions was 82 per cent. During last weeks 1-0 defeat by Everton at Goodison Park, Arsenal were again denied what looked like a stonewall penalty. Referees in Champions League make bold decisions because they don't award fouls after a soft challenge on players, which Premier League referees does. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, when asked about the disallowed goal: He said; They say It was a soft foul, its just the consistency for me, the soft foul on Bukayo Saka from Mings against Villa was not given as a penalty. Football account providing coverage of all controversial decisions that are made by the officials. Premier League referees Mike Dean and Lee Mason have been branded 'a pair of idiots' by Simon Jordan after another controversial weekend for officials in the English top-flight. With VAR set to be implemented within the Premier League from next term, Goal takes a look at controversial refereeing decisions so far this season and are they set to be eliminated entirely with the addition of video replay. Why was VAR(video assistant referee) introduced to the PL? 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. Of course you call the errors, but generally speaking I like to think I have an appreciation of the difficulty of the job referees do and that is reflected in my assessment of their performance. 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. To make matters worse, McClean headed Wigan's equaliser later in the game. Southampton's Charlie Austin appears to have had his wishes granted after it was confirmed that the Premier League would be introducing video assistant refereeing (VAR) within the competition starting from the 2019-20 season. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. The technology is there and the referees have all they need, but they still cant seem to get it right. 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. Yes, Coutinho was well onside, but the lineman was poor with his decision-making during the game. Can Arsenal hold on and win the Premier League? Referees can now report misconduct in the following ways (as an alternative to the traditional misconduct report forms): Online via the Whole Game System. The top-flight of English football is set to implement VAR starting from next season, amid a flurry of mistakes made by officials and referees already. Its been a terrible day. 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Bad Decisions. Its Lee Mason and the VAR who somehow bizarrely tell him, youve made a howler. Do you think VAR is being fair with its judgment? that is a question left for the FA to answer. Thread starter SirAnderson; Start date Dec 19, 2021 . The goal should have stood, but poor officiating has caused the Hammers a point in a well-played game on Saturday afternoon. By Andrew Benson. Zinedine Zidane is on Chelseas list of coaches to replace Graham Potter. Referee Bobby Madley had a clear view from a good position, so what was he watching? DM for Promos. So in other to help these referees make better decisions and reduce the errors in officiating games, VAR was introduced to the Premier League. In an important match for the Cherries, the defining moment in this 1-1 draw was a controversial decision by referee Jonathan Moss. Tweets & replies. (@PoorEPLreferees) August 14, 2022, Yes, Romero should have received a red card after pulling down Cucurella by his hair pic.twitter.com/jZTp5HU8wt. And according to 67%, its made Premier League matches less enjoyable to watch. 20) on selected events at odds of 2.00+, in 7 days. pic.twitter.com/wVt0iw0alv, Its a beyond terrible, disgraceful decision.. VAR drew lines to show Barnes was slightly ahead of Eric Dier when receiving the ball. Im amazed that VAR sent the referee for him to see it, said a furious Moyes. He might as well have picked it up and booted it out. Others just expressed their utter amusement to the fact that there was not even a VAR check. Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) September 3, 2022 In Saturday's other scandals, referee Simon Hooper and his linesman judged an offside call too early and denied Aston Villa a. 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.'. 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As for disallowing goals for handball in the build-up, that rule simply needs to change. How is that not a penalty on Saka? Rob is editor of GiveMeSport. bearing in mind a top-flight referee will typically make around 250 of . The crux of this refereeing crisis lies not in the present (bad decision-making in the Premier League) or the past (Things have got worse) but the longer-term future. Newcastle's Emmanuel Riviere protested to referee Madley, who waves his appeals away, Despite Riviere's impassioned appeals to the official, Newcastle were not awarded the penalty. But it's not a problem, I didn't say any bad words but I told him my opinion. Some are labelling the matchday the 'worst ever' for the league's referees after a string of result-altering mistakes that Stockley Park either allowed or opted against overturning. With the use of the video assistant referee (VAR), we expect that such offence is revisited and properly overseen, but it is not unclear that it is not being done. (Premier League 2019b), including situations that went completely unnoticed by the referee. The system produced so many questionable. YouGov surveyed almost 1,500 fans in Great Britain to discover their feelings about VAR following its first six months in operation in the Premier League. It did not end there, as there was another moment of controversy which saw Spurs steal a point at the Capital. Seconds penalty, Fabinho put Liverpool 1-0 ahead. 1. Saturday's Premier League action was marred by a series of decisions that were either overturned thanks to the intervention of VAR or not given despite the presence of the review system,. In fact, the introduction of VAR has led to even more frustration from fans, players, managers and pundits. 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