PGMOL said ‘significant human error’ was why Luis Diaz’s goal for Liverpool at Tottenham was ruled out;
The VAR team incorrectly assumed that the decision on the pitch was to award a goal; Liverpool:
“Given the clear need for escalation and resolution, we will consider the range of options available”
Sky Sports’ Joe Shread and Zinny Boswell ask how the referees made such a crucial mistake when disallowing Luis Diaz’s goal for Liverpool at Tottenham on Saturday.
Liverpool have pledged to “explore the range of options available” after claiming sporting integrity had been compromised after Luis Diaz’s goal against Tottenham was disallowed due to what the PGMOL described as “an significant human error.
Diaz’s goal against Spurs was wrongly disallowed for offside after VAR incorrectly ruled that the decision on the field had been to award the goal.
A Liverpool statement released on Sunday evening read: “Liverpool Football Club acknowledges that PGMOL admitted its errors last night.
It is clear that the rules of the game were not properly applied, which undermined the integrity of the sport.”
“We fully accept the pressure match officials work under, but this pressure is intended to be alleviated, not increased, by the existence and implementation of VAR.”
“It is therefore unsatisfactory that there was not enough time to make the right decision and that there was no subsequent intervention.”
“The fact that such failures have already been classified as “significant human error” is also unacceptable.
All results should be determined only by verification and in full transparency.
“This is vital for the reliability of future decisions as it applies to all clubs and the results will be used to improve processes to ensure a situation like this does not happen again.”
As the fallout from Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal in Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham continues, Sky Sports seeks to explain where those in charge went wrong after PGMOL admitted their mistakes.
But, remarkably, it later emerged that VAR had wrongly assumed that the on-field decision meant a goal had been awarded, when in fact that was not the case.
This led to England, despite realizing Diaz was onside, sending a ‘check complete’ message and disallowing the goal.
It was less than 40 seconds between Diaz’s shot hitting the net and play resuming, while it took viewers less than 10 seconds to know a VAR review was in progress and for the exam is completed.
The score at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was 0-0 at the time, with Liverpool down to 10 players following Curtis Jones’ red card.
To add insult to injury for Liverpool, Heung-Min Son scored Spurs’ opener two minutes later, while a Joel Matip own goal in stoppage time gave the hosts a 2 win -1.
On Sunday morning, PGMOL confirmed that England and Dan Cook, the VAR assistant for the Tottenham v Liverpool match, have withdrawn from their upcoming matches.
England was due to be part of the refereeing team at the City Ground for Nottingham Forest’s match against Brentford on Sunday but was replaced by Craig Pawson.
Cook was due to feature in Fulham’s home game against Chelsea on Monday – live on Sky Sports – but Eddie Smart took his place.
The PGMOL panel of referees is increasingly facing questions over whether to allow England and Cook to work in the UAE on Thursday.
England were the VAR and Cook was the second assistant referee for Al Ain’s win over Sharjah, which came just 48 hours before Tottenham’s game against Liverpool.
Michael Oliver – the fourth official from north London – was the referee for the match in the UAE.
Sky Sports News has been told that an approach was made to the FA regarding the use of the trio and this was subsequently approved, with no impact on their availability to be selected for Premier League matches.
It is understood that Howard Webb, head of the PGMOL, approved the trip.
Referees returned to London on Friday to prepare for VAR and fourth official duties, which PGMOL said were routine for those who had international commitments mid-week.
However, there was criticism of the referees’ workload and concerns that this could cause fatigue, especially as England and Cook had to work one more match this weekend before being dropped for their error.
Sky Sports News was told that lines had been drawn on the image of Diaz’s offside position and the process had been followed.
However, in a “temporary lapse of concentration”, England mistakenly believed that the decision on the field was that a goal had been awarded
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On Sunday morning, PGMOL confirmed that both England and Dan Cook, VAR assistant for the Tottenham-Liverpool match, have been withdrawn from upcoming matches.
England was due to be part of the refereeing team at the City Ground for Nottingham Forest’s match against Brentford on Sunday but was replaced by Craig Pawson.
Cook was due to be involved in Fulham’s home match against Chelsea on Monday – live on Sky Sports – but Eddie Smart took his place.
PGMOL is facing questions about travel to the UAE
Referees’ organization PGMOL is facing growing questions over whether to send England and Cook to work in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.
England were the VAR and Cook was the second assistant referee for Al Ain’s win over Sharjah, which came just 48 hours before the Tottenham-Liverpool match.
Michael Oliver – the fourth official in north London – was the referee for the match in the United Arab Emirates.
Sky Sports News has been informed that a request was made to the FA to deploy the trio and was subsequently approved, with no impact on their availability for Premier League matches.
PGMOL boss Howard Webb reportedly approved the trip.
Officials returned to London on Friday to prepare for VAR and fourth official duties, which PGMOL said was routine for those who had international appointments during the week.
However, there was criticism of the referees’ workload and questions raised over whether this could lead to fatigue, especially as England and Cook still had a match to play this weekend -end before being kicked out for their error.
Sky Sports News has learned that the offside image of Diaz was interrupted and the trial followed.
However, in a “temporary lapse of concentration”, England mistakenly believed that the decision on the field was that a goal had been awarded.
Jürgen Klopp does not calm down when he learns the PGMOL statement in which he admits that a “significant human error” led to Luis Diaz’s goal being incorrectly disallowed
It is not known when England and Cook first realized their mistake.
After England’s “control complete” message to on-field referee Simon Hooper, the match resumed less than a minute after Diaz scored his goal from a free kick for Tottenham.
Now that the match is ‘live’ again, it is thought that the VAR team felt unable to intervene.
The IFAB rules on VAR state play cannot be overridden in a case like this.
Rule 10 says: “If play has been stopped and restarted, the referee must not carry out a ‘review’ except in the case of mistaken identity or in the case of a possible disqualification breach involving violent conduct, spitting, biting or extremely offensive, offensive behavior.” behavior. and/or illicit acts.”
“If you look at the referee’s face, I’m pretty sure they were thinking of restarting the game and saying it was a goal,” Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville told X.
“There is a moment when the referee looks sick! On the portal (you can’t see it at home) the VAR screen was stuck on the offside decision while the match continued.
They knew it almost immediately, but for some reason they didn’t know know ‘I can’t go back or go back within the rules!’
Fellow Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher added: “It was a terrible mistake anyway.
But if they knew they’d made a big mistake moments after taking Spurs’ free-kick, it’s nonsense they couldn’t do it.” back, just because a free kick was taken.”
“It creates a credibility crisis. The whole premise of this system is about increasing accuracy, but this feels like just the opposite.
“What made the situation worse were the inevitable and understandable attempts at transparency which have actually created more confusion since then.
It seems that the only way out of this crisis is to release audio. »
“It comes down to a lack of communication. They didn’t know what they were looking for.
“Another potential problem is the ambiguity of the language – “review completed.” Why not say clearly: “It’s a goal” or “No offside”?
“In 99% of cases this is fine, but in a case like this it shows that there is room for completely unnecessary mistakes.”
