Originally Posted by
Notts78
The challenges are pointless until referees can use VAR properly. Take last night for example... Iran ask for a red card on Ronaldo, he gets a yellow, Iran still feel the decision is wrong, then where?
Spain’s equaliser ruled out, the player says he might be off so don’t bother reviewing (if they still had a challenge left). They lose and finish 2nd.
Did Pique’s 2 footed tackle get referred to VAR? Look at that and tell me how it’s not a red card.
The idea of VAR and this is where the referee needs to take accountability is to eradicate ‘obvious’ errors. If the referee needs to see an incident multiple times then it can’t be that obvious, so original decision needs to stand, whether it’s marginal or not.