/Premier League: VAR will remain shrouded in controversy but chief is certain they will get it right
Premier League: VAR will remain shrouded in controversy but chief is certain they will get it right

Premier League: VAR will remain shrouded in controversy but chief is certain they will get it right

Mike Riley believes the system will improve while acknowledging there is still plenty of work to be done Referees’ chief Mike Riley has insisted that VAR will get better and improve after an inconsistent start but also admitted surprise at the amount of controversy the system has generated in the early stages of its introduction to the Premier League.

There have been some high profile VAR incidents in the first 12 match rounds of the season, most recently and notably a goal ruled out for offside for Roberto Firmino for Liverpool against Aston Villa but there has been no shortage of controversies. Football fanatics from all over the world can buy Premier League Football Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Much of the stick for VAR has come in the form of fans criticizing the lack of communication on decisions to those in the ground, which has since started to be rectified during Leicester’s 9-0 defeat of Southampton.

Ryan Bertrand’s red card was missed initially, checked on VAR by Mike Dean and then confirmed. A replay was then shown to the fans in the stadium but that, yet, is not commonplace.

Premier League: VAR will remain shrouded in controversy but chief is certain they will get it right
Premier League: VAR will remain shrouded in controversy but chief is certain they will get it right

The Premier League and Premier League and Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) are somewhat constrained in what they can do to improve VAR by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the games law-makers, but there are hopes for better consistencies and minimum time impact in the near future.

That is another gripe, the amount of time taken to make decision which so far this season has ranged from 30 seconds to almost three minutes in some cases.

“We can get better consistency with decisions; we can improve timing it takes. If we achieve them over time, which we will, then we will improve on the 91 per cent

Premier League: VAR will remain shrouded in controversy but chief is certain they will get it right
Premier League: VAR will remain shrouded in controversy but chief is certain they will get it right

Look at other sports, there were quite a lot of conversations about Rugby World Cup and how well it worked. But they have been doing it for nine years.

“The worst outcome is when the ref makes it right VAR intervenes and gets it wrong. Part of the balance is that if we are trying to protect against that, we won’t intervene when maybe we should.”

The clubs, managers, fans, actually want VAR to improve in football. It’s exciting. You look at the development of the referees in this process as well, but knowing we still have a long way to go.

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