Originally Posted by
Burney
Just off the top of my head:
Stop it being a safety net for referees and instead put its use in the hands of the teams, with limited referrals in any game. This would have the effect of limiting its use due to the jeopardy of losing an unsuccessful review. It also puts the onus on the teams to get it right rather than leaving everything at the arbitrary and inconsistent whim of the officials (which is one of the things that causes resentment at present).
Insist that the referee's on-field decision has primacy and that no decision should be overturned unless there is a clear and unambiguous reason to do so (the equivalent of 'umpire's call'). In the case of offside decisions, this could indeed be 'daylight'.
Place a time limit on the review process. This could be as little as 90 seconds, preventing significant hold-ups.
That's just off the top of my head, but all these proposals would improve the process. It's never going to be without controversy, but at the moment, VAR is simply being used as a way of finding reasons to rule out goals. That's not what it should be for. It should be a means to arrive at better, more informed decisions.