VAR is not the problem
The issue is those who are using video assistance and making decisions without any common sense. This is a referee problem.
The incompetence at this level of the game is bad for European Football. The referees always get away with it with no repercussions. The players, the managers & the clubs will pay for their mistakes while these referees just move on to the next match.
Until the referees are held accountable for their decisions this sport is not enjoyable to watch anymore. If they find the job difficult then find someone who is capable of doing the job.
The state of refereeing now is so so bad that I t might not even be wild to speculate that this seems to be a planned execution by the referees association to discredit the use of video assistance, so the game will go back to being played the old way where their decision is the final and they don’t have to refer to a third party.
How difficult can it be to make a decision with the help of VAR ? It has to be such a useful a tool. It makes no sense as to why it’s being implemented so poorly.
I honestly would be in full support of AI to replace these humans who seem completely incapable of using their common sense.
It’s hard to justify talking time to watch this sport when someone’s lack of common sense can completely ruin the competition & fun in football.
As a man united fan, I’d like to believe we have been wronged by VAR a lot this season and sure VAR do get decisions wrong but it’s no where as bad as people make it seem. I think PL refs are among the best in the world and the VAR in the PL is among the best in the world. Errors occur, there can be miscommunication, and bad takes. But these make a small number of the decisions.
VAR can improve. If I had the power, referees include the virtual ones have to say aloud reasoning behind every decision they make as they make so it can be recorded. This include fouls, offside calls, and drop balls. This real time recording then have to released at the end of each match for anyone who wishes to review them to do so. This will allow fans to better understand the decisions being given.
While VAR can improve, I think they are doing a great job so far and there have been a massive reduction in big obvious errors than back in 2000s where for example players routinely get away with clear offside goals which the assistant refs (linesmen) seem to miss and other huge error and misjudgment from refs. .