There is good reason for the frustration surrounding the decision not to implement the semi-automatic offside technology (SAOT) in the Premier League next season. The decision was made that instead four additional VAR cameras will be brought in to the every top-flight ground instead.
In short, with the SAOT in place at the game between Arsenal and Brentford which Ivan Toney equalised in that turned out to have been an error by Lee Mason - a mistake that would see him leave his job - this would not have happened. The same for the Brighton, Liverpool and Wolves.
The reason given for the omission from the technology is the Premier League feel it will advance so much in the short term implementing it now is simply not worth it. It might seem remiss to make the assumption that an organisation as wealthy as the Premier League should surely be doing all they can to improve the standard of the game as soon as they can.
