Why are VAR referees making so many mistakes this season?

AL alexandre.moreau BE 📗 Student 👁 54 ⚑ Report Football

I watched the PSG-Lyon match yesterday and honestly, the ref missed an obvious penalty in the first half. That's the third time this season I've seen completely off-the-mark decisions with VAR. Is there a training problem or is it just bad luck?

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It's true that VAR can seem frustrating, but you've gotta keep in mind that referees have to make calls in just a few seconds on footage that isn't always crystal clear, and even with technology it's not perfect 🎯 The mistakes we notice are probably more visible than before precisely because we have replays everywhere, whereas we never saw them before. For the PSG-Lyon penalty, without going back over the incident in detail it's hard to say whether it was really obvious or a borderline call - often what looks clear on TV at home is less obvious at full size and at the actual speed of play.

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