Discussion on VAR Decisions in Football

is susceptible to error. VAR-

But-

... will never give you 100% decis- it will only give you the decisions you

want

when you want it.

No, I mean double-checking the law while they're doing the checks.

But

they know the law inside out. It's, it's the fact-

So why do they get it wrong, though?

... loss focus.

Uh, that, and that's the thing. To me, that's unacceptable because you can't lose

focus.

JJ, that's-

You can't lose focus

... that's, that's-

You can't

... that's terrible

... that's their job.

That's-

Their only job is to look at this. They're not under no pressure.

They're in a room, right? And then there's more than one.

They need to be getting that right, and it's as simple as that.

And then saying sorry afterwards, that's not good enough.

You know, let's, let's be real here. Michael Carrick's under pressure now.

Hmm.

He's under pressure now, so he could lose his job because of them

making a, the, a bad decision and then saying sorry.

"Sorry, Michael, we made a bad decision, but you've been sacked."

Well, there was a similar incident that happened in this derby at Old

Trafford

three years ago. You'll remember this.

Bruno Fernandes scored this goal to win the match for Manchester United,

despite many feeling Marcus Rashford was interfering with play from an

offside position. This is what ProRef chief

Howard Webb made of it at the time.

Definitely an interpretation needed. There's some element of subjectivity about

it.

On the day, the officials felt that he didn't interfere as per the way

it's defined

in the law. That was supportable. I think the game has

told us that there's an expectation that that situation should have led to an

offside. We're, we're here to serve the game.

We're here to listen to the game.

I think if that exact circumstance happens again, you'd probably see a different

outcome now based on all of what we've taken on board since then.

Okay. Well-

I-

... he said there-

Can I say one thing as well?

... let's hope he never said it. It, it has happened again.

Uh-

So how do we, how make sure it doesn't happen a third

time?

And so first of all, I need to say this, right?

Howard Webb, bring the camera on me.

Howard Webb, come on this show when it's live and speak to

us. 'Cause you need to explain to me so I can

put you, I can put you in the

spotlight and ask you questions.

But that was live.

I need to know that.

Well-

No, you need to come and speak to me live on this show about

this incident.

'Cause I need to know this. 'Cause we keep hearing all these things,

and I don't

understand them. There's laws there, and they're not being followed, the

understanding, the interpretation.

Even yesterday, they're, you know, they're saying sorry,

then they're trying to

explain it. They're just digging themself a bigger

hole.

I don't understand this. This is the easiest decision.

I thi- I'll put my money on it right now

and say this is the easiest decision I'm

gonna see all year, and this is four games in.

Okay, so what's the solution then?