VAR-SENAL
Considering the constant forensic analysis of refereeing errors was one of the main reasons Video Assistant Referees were introduced to the Premier League in the first place, it’s been amusing to watch, read and listen to assorted pundits conducting very public, forensic analysis of the newish technology’s apparent shortcomings following the weekend’s top-flight action. Except of course it isn’t actually the technology that is flawed but the fallible humans who are tasked with using it, many of whom had lengthy “previous” in the field of making officiating mistakes long before they were given licence to start twitching the curtains in their Stockley Park bunker.
