Robert Lewandowski goes down after a grab on his shoulder by Charles Aranguiz. Tobias Stieler initially allows the opening match between Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen to continue, then the referee gets a signal from the now equally famous and feared Cologne basement: Stieler takes another look at the situation and decides on a penalty โ Lewandowski converts safely. On August 18, 2017, video evidence was used in German soccer for the first time. But even five years after its introduction, the video assistant referee (VAR) remains a major irritant.
โGet well soon!โ (Sporting director Rouven Schrรถder of Schalke 04 when asked what he would write on a congratulatory card to mark the fifth VAR anniversary).
What is a โclear mistakeโ?
Schalkeโs sports director Peter Knรคbel scolded the team after a red card against Dominick Drexler in the match against 1. FC Kรถln (1:3) on the first matchday. In fact, the sentiment described by Knรคbel remains the biggest problem with VAR, which is actually supposed to make soccer fairer. From the cellar is to be intervened only with clear wrong decisions. But when this is present, about it there are highly divergent views even after five years.
Enthusiasm keeps within limits
So every week the swearing and discussions continue. Gรผnter Netzerโs fears have long since been disproved, after all. The former world and European champion predicted a perfect and boring sport due to the introduction of video evidence. But the heated discussions in the stadium, at the pub table and on talk shows have not died down.
Enthusiasm about the VAR is nevertheless limited. The organized fan scene wants to abolish it immediately. Yet the figures show that the VAR has actually made soccer, a business worth millions, fairer. In the leagues, between 60 and 100 incorrect decisions are corrected each โ Season . Those responsible therefore see themselves vindicated. โThere is more of a tendency to think about a lack of intervention than about excessive intervention,โ said referee boss Lutz Michael Frรถhlich.
Main criticism: emotion killer and lack of transparency
Yet fans are already upset. They complain about the loss of emotion due to delayed goal celebrations. Even the professionals sometimes have to wait what feels like an eternity before they can celebrate their goal. Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann complained on Sunday after the game against VfL Wolfsburg (2-0) that an offside decision against Sadio Manรฉ โtook five hours and 34 minutes.โ Another annoyance is that TV viewers are better informed about disputed decisions than fans in the stadiums.
Despite all the criticism, video evidence is here to stay. At the controversial Winter World Cup in Qatar (November 20 to December 18), the world governing body FIFA plans to use a semi-automatic offside technique. Thus, a review should take only about 25 seconds.
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