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You are incorrect. One of them WAS a penalty but not given. But to answer your question, what's happening is that refs are taking what they think is the safe option and relying on VAR to make the correct call.DuvB wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:55 pm 3 blatant errors last night. Even watching the highlights before showing a re-run, it was obvious to me they were not penalties. Ok, a referee can get it wrong but how the heck can the VAR guys with multiple replays not see that these refs have made obvious errors. Incompetence of the highest order.
Are you a professional referee?DuvB wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:55 pm 3 blatant errors last night. Even watching the highlights before showing a re-run, it was obvious to me they were not penalties. Ok, a referee can get it wrong but how the heck can the VAR guys with multiple replays not see that these refs have made obvious errors. Incompetence of the highest order.
Sorry you are of course correct.EH16 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:57 pmYou are incorrect. One of them WAS a penalty but not given. But to answer your question, what's happening is that refs are taking what they think is the safe option and relying on VAR to make the correct call.DuvB wrote: ↑Fri Jul 10, 2020 4:55 pm 3 blatant errors last night. Even watching the highlights before showing a re-run, it was obvious to me they were not penalties. Ok, a referee can get it wrong but how the heck can the VAR guys with multiple replays not see that these refs have made obvious errors. Incompetence of the highest order.