Liverpool supporters’ union, Spirit of Shankly, has published an explosive statement calling out both PGMOL and VAR.
Referee Simon Hooper gives a yellow card to the Egyptian striker n. Liverpool’s 11 Mohamed Salah during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Spirit of Shankly has called for drastic changes to the way football is run following Liverpool’s controversial 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
The Reds ended the game with nine men with both Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota sent off, with a last-minute own goal from Joel Matip handing them a heartbreaking defeat.
But the biggest talking point came in the first half when Luis Diaz had a goal mistakenly disallowed for offside.
After the final whistle, PGMOL admitted that the decision not to award the goal was a “significant human error” after VAR failed to intervene.
It later emerged that VAR Darren England and his assistant Dan Cook were not actually aware that the on-field decision was to disallow the goal for offside, in what was described as a temporary loss of concentration, and that they were subsequently not were able to do it. intervene once. the game was restarted due to the rules of the game.
Chief referee Howard Webb is said to have apologized to Liverpool after the defeat, but that would be no consolation given the manner of the defeat.
Titled ‘You are unfit to referee’ they wrote: “A terrace refrain that has resonated in one way or another since the football special.
“The referees make mistakes, each of us makes them, but to limit them on the pitch there is VAR.
The introduction of technology as a support to erase human error at the moment, but those decisions will be made on Saturday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“Shortly thereafter PGMOL Full Time released a statement: “Significant human error occurred,” the report states. “A clear and obvious factual error…PGMOL will conduct a full review of the circumstances that led to the error.”
“The VAR managers form a team. Why didn’t one of them realize their mistake and reverse the decision? ” Where is the consistency ? Where were the lines – the lines we see “drawn” on every controversial goal?
Where was the communication?
“VAR thought the goal was scored on the field, so ‘Check Complete’ confirmed it for them.”
However, the opposite happened and the referee assumed that his initial decision not to score a goal was correct. VAR and PGMOL are obviously not fit for purpose.
“There is supposed to be an investigation, but for what purpose? This is not about individuals, but about processes.
And it’s not the first time there’s been an excuse this season – Wolves haven’t conceded a penalty to Manchester United – a season that’s less than two months long.
All confidence in the process is gone.
“So where do we go from here?”
The practice of VAR must be clear, protocols must be defined – for offsides, cards, time-outs, frames and replays so that those involved know what to do.
“A semi-automatic offside system is needed, like that used in the Champions League and last World Cup, but rejected by Premier League clubs at the start of the season, to eliminate ‘human error’ so that subjective decisions are overturned” Because such decisions can have enormous consequences.
“PGMOL should not be able to self-police, an independent group should be created and yesterday’s audio released to stop accusations of corrupt officials, which otherwise will continue to grow.
“Both VAR referees involved with Tottenham had been working on a match in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday alongside other Premier League referees.
Who approved and paid for these trips? Was your judgment distorted by tiredness after the trip?
“The fans, who have spent a lot of money watching their team, are expected to take charge, accept the incompetence and move on.
But it’s not just about what happened on Saturday, it’s about the integrity of the game.
We were promised an “overhaul,” but it is the change we need.
Fans of all clubs must unite, put aside tribalism because blinders will get us nowhere, and push for that change. Now.”
