Former Arsenal man Martin Keown believes we probably need to suspend the use of VAR now that it is becoming too error-prone.
He made the suggestion after another VAR mistake cost Arsenal two points against Brentford, with the official reportedly forgetting to draw the offside line.
It is the latest in a string of mistakes this season, with Arsenal at the end of most of them.
However, the Gunners are not the only club that has suffered from the inconsistency of the technology.
‘Is it getting to the stage where we have to suspend VAR until we get it absolutely right? These (mistakes) are glaring,’ Keown said on talkSPORT.
‘To forget to put a line in, I mean I’m trying to look at a comparable of that in any other job or walk of life.’
‘Obviously we want to progress in the Premier League, want to be ground-breaking and lead the way. But you have to look at the process, these individual decisions. Have we got enough people in the actual booths?’
Just Arsenal Opinion
A VAR decision could be the difference between winning and losing a game for us and we must be prepared to win matches regardless.
In all the matches we have dropped points this term, there has been a controversial VAR decision and we must now start scoring more than our expected goals before we can win matches.
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Not only KEOWN but also the widely respected and award winning DAILY MAIL journo ,in todays edition, came our aginst VAR, saying he had changed his mind and that humans can not be expected to getalways right, as he had one hoped.
I QUOTED HIS COMMENT WORD WORD FOR WORD, to IDKWIC on a VAR article. Who agrees with him, Keown and myself?
Maybe not all the time, but the errors can be greatly reduced by proper training. Also, it is more difficult for, say 25 persons, to get something wrong than one person. A team of 50 persons can work together for a match, so that while at any time 25 are checking to see if something needs a VAR decision, the other 25 keep watching the match as it continues, in the event that no VAR review is needed. That team of 25 will vote with their decision, and the majority wins. This is just off my head to demonstrate that there surely are ways to use human strengths and minimize weaknesses. There are ways for everything, if we are only determined enough
Sorry Jon.
On this one I have to disagree with you.
If you have VAR till Feb, you cannot suddenly say it is deleted till May.
It has to continue this year despite creating a stop start game.
You have to have the same whole thing for the entire season even though I am unhappy with it as a form of entertainment spoiler.
I have also explained in detail on the same VAR article that the journalist, Oliver Holt, is somewhat mistaken about VAR.
I think both Keown and Holt, need to understand that just because something is not absolutely right, does not mean that it should be removed. This brings to mind that although seatbelts and airbags have occasionally caused harm to vehicle occupants, it is unwise to say that we should do without them because they are not absolutely safe
I think MK did agree that it couldn’t happen mid season.
But, again, I have to ask, why go back to the scenario of only 82% of major decisions being correct, when we now have 94%?
Ken
I agree with you that there are more correct decisions. I have had a long to an fro with IDKWIC about issues here.
If you see my replies to him where I have raised valid questions there. It is in your article.
I did indeed see your one on one debate and enjoyed the passion of it!!!
That’s what debating is all about.
Thanks Ken
I try to show passion but also try to be very civil to all of us AFC fans (whether they are young or old) knowing that all we want is what is good for AFC. Most important is to show respect to one another whilst doing so.
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With a 94% accuracy of VAR there will in fact be a weak case to go back to the stone age system.
Maybe some refresher programs, a check list procedures and more frequently testing of the officials to see how in tune they are with the modern game could help to enhance the officiating.
Repeated mistakes makers should be purge from the officiating body.