Formerly wrote blog at ESPN FC. Discussing VAR, regulations and referee calls. Explaining complex rules in ways designed to make upset fans more upset.
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🚨 Personal news klaxon! 📷 My time at @ESPNFC
are now the good ole days, and since there is no official VAR Review, I will try to cover the key topics briefly here on X and much, much more. Here's the hottakes for MW8 in @premierleague
KMI panel rules 5-0 that Arsenal deserved a penalty when Maatsen made clear contact with Guimaraes and the panel further ruled unanimously that it was a second yellow and the defender should have been sent off.
Here’s the best part not mentioned below Wolves had six errors go in their favor so surely that helped them…not get relegated. Oh snap! 🤣
REVEALED!
Every Premier League VAR and refereeing error this season
🟥 Arsenal escaped 3 red cards and 3 penalties - actually received 0
✅ Gunners & Chelsea benefit from most ref mistakes
❌ Leeds the ONLY club not to gain from a referee or VAR error
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bbc.co.uk/sport/football/art…
Oh Jamie - it’s not VAR that makes it difficult to defend, teams are just better at set pieces. Players (including ex player pundits) need to take more responsibility for poor defending instead of blaming technology! @SkySportsPL
Of course @Arsenal fans would love to have this call, but the reason VAR was invented was to ensure that maximum entertainment was achieved and awarding a PK here would have virtually ended this match - where's the fun in that?!
