(As an aside, I genuinely feel that there definitely seems to be a "pecking order" within the officials where the decisions - either onfield or as VAR - of Anthony Taylor and Michael Oliver in particular are often not challenged. Knowing - from people who have met him - how arrogant Taylor is, it really wouldn't surprise me that there was some sort of unwritten understanding/unconscious bias regarding this.)
Var had the benefit of it slowed down and replays and thought the outcome was the correct one not necessarily the refs reasoning.
Should he have told the ref that he didn’t get the ball first, it was a tussle but the outcome was correct? I don’t think we’ve seen that so far and whether they’ve got protocol to follow.
The real problem to solve is perspective and speed, IMO Var should never be reviewing anything not at a normal speed and for these, it should be from the same perspective as the on field ref. They should also get a maximum of 3 watches.
The alternative has to be bin it or restrict solely for dangerous play and offsides.
...I've watched it again a few times after these comments and the Forest player gets to the ball first, Young makes no contat with the ball and kicks the back of his leg...
If you just watch the Adidas logo on the Forest player's right leg throughout the video then you can see the movement from Young kicking the back of his leg.
I know that all contact in the box isn't always a penalty, but in this case I genuinely think it is - and at the very least, VAR should have sent him to the monitor, purely just based on his assertion that Young got the ball when he absolutely didn't.
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