EPL Riley on VAR in PL

[Sarge]

Mike Riley, head referee, on VAR & how it will & wont be used in PL ....

VAR will not re-referee Premier League - referees' chief Mike Riley

The Premier League will not be re-refereeing the game by VAR and will set a high bar for decisions, says referees' chief Mike Riley.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[warksox]

Mike Riley, head referee, on VAR & how it will & wont be used in PL ....

VAR will not re-referee Premier League - referees' chief Mike Riley

The Premier League will not be re-refereeing the game by VAR and will set a high bar for decisions, says referees' chief Mike Riley.

www.bbc.co.uk

So Riley says - we are going to use VAR differently in the PL.
But Collina says - no you're not. the laws of the game are the same for everyone.
This is turning into a bit of a dog's breakfast before the season has even started.

Pierluigi Collina warns Premier League must enforce new VAR penalty rules

Fifa referee chief Pierluigi Collina has warned the Premier League that new rules on goalkeepers’ movements before penalties being subject to Video Assistant Referee reviews must be enforced.…

talksport.com

 

[Marked Ox]

So Riley says - we are going to use VAR differently in the PL.
But Collina says - no you're not. the laws of the game are the same for everyone.
This is turning into a bit of a dog's breakfast before the season has even started.

Pierluigi Collina warns Premier League must enforce new VAR penalty rules

Fifa referee chief Pierluigi Collina has warned the Premier League that new rules on goalkeepers’ movements before penalties being subject to Video Assistant Referee reviews must be enforced.…

talksport.com

Only from what I've briefly read Riley is right on this one as it is the threshold/bar that VAR is used to check. Other leagues across the world use it in different ways while using the same laws based on what level the VAR review is triggered. For example, the A League use it for far more decisions than Serie A but both use the same laws to make decisions.

 

[warksox]

Only from what I've briefly read Riley is right on this one as it is the threshold/bar that VAR is used to check. Other leagues across the world use it in different ways while using the same laws based on what level the VAR review is triggered. For example, the A League use it for far more decisions than Serie A but both use the same laws to make decisions.

From a common sense perspective most would agree that Riley is correct.
But Collina is also correct - if we want to have consistency in refereeing and, like it or loathe it, VAR is probably here to stay, we cannot continue to have the laws interpreted and applied differently in different countries and leagues.
We will end up playing different games and international tournaments will become impossible to referee.

 

[Marked Ox]

From a common sense perspective most would agree that Riley is correct.
But Collina is also correct - if we want to have consistency in refereeing and, like it or loathe it, VAR is probably here to stay, we cannot continue to have the laws interpreted and applied differently in different countries and leagues.
We will end up playing different games and international tournaments will become impossible to referee.

This is UEFA/FIFA and individual leagues so while I see what Collina is saying, what is actually happening is that leagues/countries are interpreting the point when VAR is used differently.

 

[warksox]

This is UEFA/FIFA and individual leagues so while I see what Collina is saying, what is actually happening is that leagues/countries are interpreting the point when VAR is used differently.

And therein lies the problem. It is not up to UEFA or FIFA or individual leagues how to use VAR.
The laws of the game, how they are interpreted and applied, including the use of VAR is the jurisdiction of IFAB.
If everybody decides to do their own thing with VAR then IFAB are going to need to reign it in and be more prescriptive.

 

[Paul Cannell]

I think we should break away from UEFA and have our own laws.

 

[SteMerritt]

I think we should break away from UEFA and have our own laws.

Fooxit?

 

[ZeroTheHero]

Refxit?

(what we are going through already is Fookdit!)

 

[Oslernorth]

Fooxit?

I was going to make a joke about using the same arguments and slogans, but it suddenly dawned on me that's exactly what would happen.