Soccer followers have grow to be accustomed to debating using know-how within the sport over latest years – however within the FA Cup fourth spherical, its absence has offered a frequent speaking level.
With video assistant referee know-how solely in use from the fifth spherical onwards this season, there have been quite a few controversial incidents to dissect.
And after incidents on Friday and Saturday, there was one other on Sunday when Dominic Hyam’s header was disallowed for offside in Blackburn’s defeat by Wolves – when replays advised he was onside.
“My preliminary thought was they will examine that,” mentioned ex-Rovers goalkeeper Paul Robinson on NUZTO Radio 5 Reside.
“It appears to be like extraordinarily tight. If there was VAR they’d be drawing the strains.”
Some preferred VAR’s absence, reminiscent of Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, whose facet might need had their winner towards Chelsea disallowed for a Tariq Lamptey handball.
“However that is it. That is soccer,” he instructed NUZTO Sport. “With VAR, soccer is getting not that emotional prefer it was at present.
“Everybody agrees with me that at present was an important environment. You possibly can have fun a objective since you are sure it is a objective. I am joyful it was like that.”
Some have been much less satisfied, together with his Chelsea counterpart Enzo Maresca – whose facet may nonetheless be within the FA Cup with VAR.
“I feel the handball is sort of clear. Within the final two or three days, there have been many alternative moments in several video games that, with out VAR, generally are extra sophisticated,” mentioned Maresca.
Nonetheless he added: “Typically even with VAR, you by no means know if it is [going to be given as] handball or not. I do not know. This season we noticed so many handballs and the VAR was not there.”
Even Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim admitted Harry Maguire’s dramatic late winner towards Leicester Metropolis within the spherical’s first tie on Friday was offside and mustn’t have stood.
There have been a number of additional high-profile incidents on the weekend, and there are nonetheless two video games to be performed over the following two days.
So, what is going on on with VAR within the FA Cup – and why?
