The use of VAR has been largely popularized. Except for some low-level or small tournaments, which do not have video assistant referees, most others have VAR as long as they can spend the money. although VAR is also human-controlled and can make mistakes, it is rare to see some high-impact misjudgments. However, some new problems have arisen. For example, referees and touch judges are relying more and more on VAR, their professionalism is getting weaker and weaker, and the key decisions of the game also rely on VAR. this situation has caused a lot of controversy. Now there is news that the role of VAR will be further increased and the referees' reliance on VAR will also increase.
According to The Times, the IFA Council will meet to discuss whether the powers and application of VAR in the game will be expanded.VAR currently focuses on red cards, penalties and goal-related penalties, which can have a direct impact on match trends. If a referee misjudges these scenarios on the field, it can affect the fairness and impartiality of the game.VAR's role is to ensure that such fatal mistakes do not happen. Now, the IFA Council wants to expand the power of VAR. This meeting will discuss whether VAR should intervene in free kicks, corners and second yellow cards.
Corners and free kicks may result in goals, and a second yellow card can have a red card effect, indirectly affecting the trend of the match. In contrast, corners and free kicks affect the outcome of matches to a relatively small extent. If even these intervene, VAR will have a lot of time to intervene in the game, as games with a lot of free kicks and corners may have more than 10 or even 20 or more. Of course, free kicks and corners won't intervene, and free kicks and corners won't intervene, especially since free kicks and corners don't result in goals. That said, the new rule still revolves around goals, and recalling the second yellow card does the same, it also revolves around whether the red card was correct.
If corners, free kicks and second yellow cards were brought under the purview of VAR, then incorrect free kicks and corners resulting in goal awards would be canceled and incorrect second yellow cards would prevent players from being sent off. However, although the fairness and impartiality of the game can be further enhanced, the accompanying problem is that the number of interruptions to the game will increase, the duration of the game will increase, and the intervention of VAR will also communicate with the referee, so the referee will stop the game and wait for the result of the communication to continue the game, which affects the consistency of the game.
Of course, the most important thing is that the demands on the on-field referee will be lessened and the referee's reliance on VAR will be deepened. Some of the referee's duties are so serious that they are replaced by VAR, with the referee only having to penalize less important fouls. The matter has to be considered from both directions, whether it is the pursuit of ultimate fairness and justice, or the pursuit of consistency, spectacle, uncertainty, etc. in the game. The final result needs to be determined by a vote. FIFA has four votes, and each of the four English soccer associations has one vote. If six votes are cast to approve the rule change, the change will take effect.
