VAR: The Glitch in the Beautiful Game…
In the whimsical world of Premier League footie, where drama is scripted thicker than gravy on a Sunday roast, VAR had another season of doozy decisions with 18 glorious blunders! With Liverpool starring in the show’s blooper reel three times, it’s almost like VAR was auditioning for an error festival! Despite a staggering comedy of errors last season, there was still room for missteps – some like comedic banana peels slipped neatly into place, and others like an over-enthusiastic goalkeeper in a penalty box.
The league’s best thinkers – armed with whistles, stopwatches, and perhaps a few too many cups of strong tea – are in hot pursuit of solutions. Clubs are quizzing the refs to go back to the drawing board (or the chalkboard, in their case) to improve the refereeing comedy show. Wolves hilariously wanted to boot VAR out to pasture, while everyone else voted to keep it around like an annoying relative who just won’t leave the dinner table.
The Key Match Incidents panel, a crew of football aficionados and former pitch marauders, reviewed these 18 VAR slip-ups with mighty seriousness. The results were enlightening, showing how VAR decisions resembled more wobbly jelly than solid goals. With Bournemouth controversially robbed of an opening day’s win and the shenanigans involving Liverpool’s Caoimhin Kelleher against Fulham landing them in a spot of bother, the panel’s verdict was akin to reading tea leaves in a hurricane! Surely, VAR’s chaotic charm will continue to provide fodder for the folklore of football legend for decades to come.
