VAR wahala: How mistakes fit change Premier League table

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Na so e be, the Premier League dey full of drama, correct competition, and as dem sabi am, wetin dem call VAR (Video Assistant Referee). Dem bring the system to help referees no go make any ogbonge blunders, but make we talk true, na wah oh! E no dey help matter, instead e dey cause more wahala.

Since dem introduce VAR for 2019/20 season, wahala don dey follow am like pot of jollof rice wey don burn. True true, we get better officiating, but frustration don turn fans, players, and even coaches to comedians. As we dey go the 2025/26 season, people don begin reason wetin go happen if we fit wipe out all those VAR errors. Wetin we go see for the league table?

Reports from Berawang berawangnews.com don show say if we remove VAR errors, the table go don change drastically. E fit make some teams shine light for title race, while others go dey gather shadows for relegation zone. E be like say everybody dey look this VAR matter with two eyes and one eyebrow raised. (In this case, who no go ask, na who go ask?)

First, let’s look the title race. Some teams wey don suffer from VAR blunders fit enter the spotlight. If those bad calls dey ignored, some teams fit don collect crucial points wey fit change the outcome of the championship. Na serious matter o, because na different champion wey no go fit expect fit comot from this scenario.

Then, we get the European qualification matter. E dey hot like pepper soup! Teams wey play for UEFA Champions League and Europa League dey always battle hard for their place. If VAR errors no dey, e fit mean say some teams wey dey out fit suddenly find demself among the big boys on the continental stage. Na wetin we call redemption. (No be so dem go dey chop better jollof for Europe!)

As we don enter relegation zone matter, if we remove VAR wahala, some teams wey dey fight for life fit joyfully escaped while others fit fall inside big pit. The whole landscape fit change, and we go see some clubs wey don dey rotate for ground level moving up like e no be today wey dem dey play ball.

Wetin fans dey talk about this matter? E be like say reactions don scatter everywhere. Some fans dey hail the idea, dey shout say make we get better officiating, while others dey vex say football na unpredictable game and human error dey part of the charm. Survey wey dem do show say over 60% wey respond feel say VAR don do more harm than good. Na wah! (No be say dem no wan make the game sweet again o.)

The tech don advance, but VAR still dey face wahala. As new technologies dey emerge, the debate over how we go fit improve VAR constant dey continue. People dey chook eye for semi-automated offside technology wey go reduce time wey dem dey take for decision. E still dey face scrutiny, so no be say dem don solve the matter well well yet.

As we dey roundup, one thing dey clear: The 2025/26 Premier League table without VAR errors dey reveal wetin officiating don do for the season narrative. As discussions dey continue, the need for fair play and accurate refereeing still dey sweet for football passion and investment wey fans put for the game.