You'll struggle to convince an awful lot of Arsenal supporters that Wenger was the last remaining link to something he moved us out of.Originally Posted by Burney
He was the last remaining link to Highbury, the marble halls, the Hill-Woods and the rest of it. Those are just facts. Whether you like him or not doesn't change those associations.
And VAR per se has never been a bad idea. The way it's been implemented, however, is a complete shambles. It should never have been put in the hands of the officials, who are naturally going to use it to cover their arses. It should have been an appeals-based system in the hands of the team captains as in cricket with a limited number of appeals available. Unless an appeal is made, the on-field decision stays.
And while I agree that VAR should be used on an appeals basis, that doesn't fundamentally fix the problem with overly officious VAR with their stupid lines and technology ruining the game. Even if it was based on appeals you are still ruining the celebration of a goal as I described. You'd still have to wait for to see if the oppo appealed and then for the stupid lines to be dragged out etc etc
Football is not cricket, or the NFL for that matter, VAR simply doesn't suit it beyond the 'did the ball cross the line' bit, which does make sense.
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