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liverpool At the weekend they found themselves frustrated by VAR discrepancies as they succumbed to 3-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest,
While the Reds could not blame the officiating for their objectively disappointing performance, VAR was at the center of discussion for its role in the game’s turning point on 34 minutes, with Forest scoring against the run of play to put Anfield 1–0 up.
Murillo was the goalscorer, firing in from a poorly defended corner. But it was Dan Ndoye, standing in the offside position in front alisonWhose share in the goal became the cause of debate.
Exactly 13 days ago, the Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk’s equalizing goal against Manchester City was controversially disallowed due to a similar violation It found Andy Robertson in an offside position but not the goalkeeper. Gianluigi DonnarummaEye line – influencing the action.
Liverpool complained to PGMOL before the referee chief Howard Webb claims VAR decision at Etihad was “not unfair”,
But despite there being a touch of deja vu in Forest’s opener on Saturday, no action was taken by VAR to rule out Murillo’s goal.
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher justified the drastic change in decision-making, insisting that “we are on the orders of the officials on the day” because “the gray area for this kind of incident is too wide”.
Gallagher said, “The difference is Andy Robertson’s movement. He moves towards the ball.” Sky Sports’ ref watch,
“You demand continuity and you demand right decision-making, but you can’t have both. If you want continuity, every such goal will be rejected. Continuity is good only as long as everyone is happy with it.
“Last week it was said that Liverpool should have had one goal. This week, two goals were given. You can say that everyone has seen and learned.
“They’re not inconsistent. They’ve really recognized and thought that a more acceptable situation is a goal in this situation. They’ve really given the people what they want.”
A similar incident occurred in the North London derby, which saw Eberechi Eze’s first goal Despite the fact that Arsenal players were offside in the direct line of sight of Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario,
but also speaking ref watchJay Bothroyd said: “It’s probably the worst decision. They’re straight in the keeper’s line. When I saw it, straight away I said it would be offside.
“That’s the most obvious one. He’s looking straight at the ball and there are two players in his eye line. So I can’t understand it.”