Liverpool stance on VAR vote emerges as Wolves call for Premier League to scrap system

According to a report, Liverpool supports the improvement and ongoing application of VAR.

In an official move, Wolves decided not to use VAR in the upcoming campaign. On June 6, representatives from each of the 20 Premier League clubs will cast their votes.

One of the most well-known officiating gaffes of the season happened to the Reds when Luis Diaz’s goal against Tottenham in October was wrongfully disallowed because of a misunderstanding between referee Simon Hooper and VAR Darren England. Despite the Diaz incident, Liverpool is to vote to retain the contentious technology, according to the Press Association.

When asked by PA, another unidentified elite club apparently stated their support for VAR as well, although at this time they opted to stay anonymous. Following Wolves’ submission of a resolution on Wednesday for a vote to repeal the system at the league’s annual general meeting, there are now preliminary indications of support for VAR.

In an attempt to remove it, supporters of other teams have also been urged by the Wolves 1877 Supporters Trust to approach their respective clubs. The trust wrote on its X account, “VAR has taken the enjoyment out of the game we all know and love with such little benefit.”

“We now back all supporters trusts of Premier League clubs to come together to ensure their clubs vote in favour of removing VAR and giving us back our game.”

According to PA, Championship clubs will not vote or hold a conversation regarding adding video assistant referees (VAR) to the second division for the upcoming season. In addition to budgetary concerns, Championship clubs are thought to be less enthusiastic due to the Premier League’s experience with VAR.

On Thursday morning, the Football Supporters’ Association revealed the specifics of its summer 2023 survey, which asked questions concerning opinions of video assistant replay. Only one in twenty (5.5%) of the spectators who had witnessed VAR at a stadium said they had a good or very good experience.

Nearly two-thirds (63.3%) opposed its ongoing use, with 91.9 percent criticizing the decision-making process’s length and 95% stating that the loss of spontaneity in goal celebrations was a serious worry.

While acknowledging the need for changes, the Premier League says it firmly supports the implementation of VAR going forward. The chief football officer of the league, Tony Scholes, acknowledged in February that the VAR experience on-site was “nowhere near good enough”.

The league intends to test a procedure that was implemented during the Women’s World Cup last summer, in which referees inform stadium spectators of the final result of a video assistant review. Additionally, according to Scholes, the league is “on a journey” to be able to transmit live audio. Although it is currently prohibited under game laws, the league is advancing the matter in collaboration with the International Football Association Board (IFAB).

Additionally, clubs have decided to use semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) in the fall. League sources state that this will cut down on the average VAR offside check time by 31 seconds.

The league also emphasizes how much more accurate decisions have been made since VAR was implemented. Eighty-two percent of the “key match incident” rulings made by the league in the 2018–19 season, the final one before it was put into effect, were accurate. This percentage has now increased to 96% thanks to VAR.

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