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Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts) Mon Jun 18, 2018, 02:06 PM Jun 2018

VAR isn't exactly justifying itself today.

A ridiculous penalty awarded to Tunisia that VAR should have overturned, and a non-penalty decision when Kany was wrestled to the ground that VAR should have awarded. A far clearer decision than the Tunisian running into Kyle Walker's arm and throwing himself onto the turf anyway.

VAR fail!

Sweden did get a correct penalty earlier through VAR, but thus far it's been a mixed bag.

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VAR isn't exactly justifying itself today. (Original Post) Ron Obvious Jun 2018 OP

Kane makes it moot. n/t Cartoonist Jun 2018 #1

Boy, was he ever open...... Ron Obvious Jun 2018 #2

Easy to move on Cartoonist Jun 2018 #3

Thought the result was fair even though bluecollar2 Jun 2018 #4

Referee was dreadful T_i_B Jun 2018 #5

Sweden were just denied a clear penalty against Germany Ron Obvious Jun 2018 #6

Cartoonist

(7,517 posts)

1. Kane makes it moot. n/t

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2018, 02:50 PM

Jun 2018

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

2. Boy, was he ever open......

Reply to Cartoonist (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 18, 2018, 03:01 PM

Jun 2018

A game to quickly forget about.

Cartoonist

(7,517 posts)

3. Easy to move on

Reply to Ron Obvious (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 18, 2018, 03:27 PM

Jun 2018

With 3 points in your pocket.

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)

4. Thought the result was fair even though

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Mon Jun 18, 2018, 10:34 PM

Jun 2018

Watching it was just marginally less uncomfortable than chewing aluminium foil whilst rubbing ones head with a cheese grater....

Sterling proved once again that unless he's surrounded by stars he's nothing more than a mediocre to good forward.

Young demonstrated his ability to be a thug.

Pickford was very good in goal...much better than Joe Hart...

Overall I'd give England a 6.5 out of ten for their performance today.

They won, but if they really were a strong team the result against Tunisia should have been at least 3-0.

They got three points but they have a long way to go.

Belgium and Panama are much stronger foes than Tunisia.

Next match should see Rashford start instead of Sterling and surely theres a more creative player on the squad than Young..

T_i_B

(14,800 posts)

5. Referee was dreadful

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2018, 12:08 AM

Jun 2018

I didn't catch all of the match, but what I saw didn't convince me that England are about to lift the world cup.

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)

6. Sweden were just denied a clear penalty against Germany

Reply to Ron Obvious (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 01:29 PM

Jun 2018

Boateng just shoved Sweden's Berg into Neuer, the German keeper. A clear and obvious penalty, and possibly even a red card. The referee isn't interested, and neither are the VAR team.

What's VAR for, if not exactly this situation? I really don't want to go there, but Germany going out of the tournament would be a disaster for FIFA, especially with Argentina and Brazil also looking uncertain.

The application of VAR appears to be so random as to create more controversy than it solves.

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