| This article is everything that is wrong with the handball rule guidelines 09:56 - Jan 17 with 431 views | SaleAway |
Reading Howard Webb's VAR analysis on the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68001701
I came across this gem...
"This is not just Odegaard accidentally falling on to the ball. He does slip, his arm does go out, but he actually pulls his arm back in towards his body, which is when the ball makes contact with the arm.
"The VAR looked at that aspect. He felt it was a case of Odegaard trying to make himself actually smaller by bringing the arm back towards the body. That is the element that's important here.
"Whether it's instinctive or deliberate, he gets a huge advantage by bringing the arm back towards the ball. All the feedback we got afterwards was very clear.
"This is one that didn't reach the right outcome on that basis."
So what they are saying, is that if you make yourself bigger, and it hits your arm, its a penalty, and if you make yourself smaller, and it hits your arm, its a penalty. What an absolute crock of s*** they have made this. |  |
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| This article is everything that is wrong with the handball rule guidelines on 14:08 - Jan 17 with 296 views | ITFCMonk |
I think handballs should only be reviewed in full speed, which is why I feel they actually got that one right as they requested to review in full speed.
That said, I also think too many tackles get slowed down to the point where they stop completely at a photo of contact which is wrong.
VAR gets even worse though when it comes to offsides. There needs to be some kind of leeway as to what is defined by being level. The tiniest of margins just doesn’t make sense. |  | | |
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