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Morning all.
I just want to ask one question today and that is, should retrospective action be taken when VAR make such monumental mistakes as they did during yesterday’s Manchester derby?
It’s all very well having the panels come to their conclusion after a game or Howard Webb coming out with his usual old c**p but what good does it do as far as the game goes. Man Utd were denied a point which regardless of what you and I might think of them, they should have had. When I talk about retrospective active, I really do mean for the absolutely clear and obvious errors and not just random subjective calls during a game.
Offside is one law in the game which in my opinion can be proved beyond doubt by watching a replay. Everyone watching the derby yesterday afternoon could see that Man City’s goal should never have been allowed. The commentators knew, you and I knew and replays proved that at least one City player was offside including the goal scorer.
Results matter to every club in this league and not just the one you and I support. The two points City gained yesterday could in May, decide who wins the league and who qualifies for Europe. Yes, the latter is important because of the financial benefits European football awards to a club, especially the Champions League.
So, in your opinion, should football, in amongst all their petty law changes which don’t appear to be implemented across every game in the Premier League, is it not high time to retrospectively chalk off goals which have been proved to be offside? I think so…
Catch up in the comments.