Celtic hero Jota has warned the introduction of Video Assistant Referees will damage the domestic game in Scotland.
The £6.5 million Celtic hero encountered VAR in the Portuguese top flight with Benfica and Spain’s La Liga during a loan spell with Valladolid. He also experienced it in Champions League and Europa League action, including with Celts last season.
Now it’s set to be phased into the cinch Premiership and final stages of the Premier Sports Cup following the World Cup Finals in December. But Jota doesn’t want it and criticised the technology for destroying many delights of the sport. He reckons its often a passion killer for goal-grabbers like him who feel they can’t celebrate until a VAR check has examined the build-up to a goal. And he stressed that human error by players, managers and officials should remain a fundamental part of football’s appeal to all.
