My paddy, make we talk about this VAR matter wey dey gist now for Premier League. Na serious kasala dey happen o! According to beta report wey BBC Sport drop, dem don record 13 VAR errors for di first half of dis season. Na 30% increase from di 10 errors wey dem see last season. But no be say e bad pass any of di past seasons sha, because last year get 20 errors and di year before, dem see 23. E be like say di thing dey improve small small.
Most of di errors wey dem catch, no be say VAR no dey work, na missed interventions wey dey cause wahala. Dis season, 11 errors na from dat category, wey mean say VAR no fit help di referee to check di wrong calls. Last season, na 7 be di count. E clear say di referees still dey find am tough to get correct calls, even with VAR dey shine eye for dem side.
But abeg, no be all bad news o! Di total number of VAR overturns don decrease from 57 to 47 dis season, dat na about 17.5% drop! E go show say dem dey try help di referees to follow di “clear and obvious” rule wey dem set. Still, di panel don drop 15 on-field errors wey no meet di threshold to call VAR intervene, up from 12 last season.
Let me break am down small! E get team wey no go fit sleep since dis VAR matter don dey bleak dem eye. For example, for Liverpool vs Bournemouth match, Marcos Senesi no get red card for handball wey for sure fit give dem goal. And Chelsea fans go still dey vex because dem dush Fulham’s Josh King goal wey suppose count – VAR no gree o!
Wolves dey vex say dem no get penalty after dem fouled Hugo Bueno, while Brentford go yarn say Nathan Collins escape red card for another no-go. Even Chelsea nor dey rest; di high boot wey Malo Gusto use land for Yankuba Minteh’s head no get punishment, wahala!
For Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth matter, Senesi again dodge red card from DOGSO offence. See ehn, di drama no dey end; we get Dango Ouattara wey no suppose collect yellow card for simulation, instead, na di penalty wey dem no gree give am. Na here wahala dey start! Max Kilman no fit collect yellow card for handball wey clear as day. And no forget Newcastle wey still dey cry because dem no get penalty for Phil Foden wey dey inside di box!
So, ask me wetin dey happen for Wolves vs Manchester United match; Emmanuel Agbadou no see anything wrong with him handball, dem just left am, while Everton dey fume after dem late penalty ghosted dem, thanks to William Saliba’s tackle. Na wah o! Chelsea dey run gidi gidi again because Gusto no fit hear word for di handball matter, while Brentford dey side-eye Cristian Romero wey escape red card for him mess-up.
Na so di thing dey go, we dey watch as dem go try check all dis VAR wahala wey dey vex fans and players alike. E no go easy o, but who say no be trial and error we dey do for this life? Stay tuned as we dey follow di matter, make sure say you no miss di next action!
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