FA CUP Quarter-Final : Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur - 17/03/18 @12.15pm

[Builder]

Tbf Son looked offside to me.

Still, hard to take VAR seriously.

 

[Ossie Wembley]

Oh Lucas

 

[sammyspurs]

I fucking hate the time delay with VAR

Would be bearable if they were 100% right, which there is no excuse not to be

 

[Totti]

fuckkk, what a ball in from Lamela

 

[ILSpur]

So close, great ball in though by Lamela.

 

[Bagelboy]

I understand the offside rule.
So please can someone explain why Son is called offside here?
No part of his body is over the last line.
His foot is just as close as the defenders.

 

[Dubaijim]

Col_McCafferty

The decision was given by the linesman was given , I accept that, fair dos, but when they brought VAR into it , he was clearly onside, proving that VAR is shite

The problem is the use of the term clear and obvious error

So basically Sonny needs to be behind, not level, otherwise it's not clear and obvious - same as when they go to video for a catch in cricket or a try in rugby

The reason they don't allow overrule for that one is then we question why bother with linesmen. What they need to do is get a better faster system for these reviews, or use the same as Hockey - each team gets one appeal for VAR, they have to give a reason to the umpire, and if it's wrong they lose their appeal

That doesn't stop hockey (proper field, not ice) from still being significantly faster as a game than football

 

[Nick "Trevor" Sharp]

I love Lamela, but his vision needs a +2. Keeps missing some lovely runs.
Son's finish, though, beauty!
:lamelashock:

Possibly less not spotting and more him not trusting his right foot.

Frequently he chooses to keep rather than pass when the pass would be off his right.

 

[NW1Spur]

Eriksen robbed of a proper assist. I.e Doing something very skilled to create a genuine chance as opposed to a five yard pass and the player beating men then shooting in from long range.

 

[pleb]

Lamela is just class

 

[78Spur]

But the replay proved he was. Wasn’t VAR brought in to get rid of contention ?

I would have to listen back in real time but I thought the whistle went BEFORE Son took the shot, if that's the case it would be be a very weird goal to award.

 

[Ossie Wembley]

Would be bearable if they were 100% right, which there is no excuse not to be

I hate either way, it just doesn’t fil well with football.

 

[Clynelish]

If only the VAR was using a decent modern PC system instead of a Commodore 64 to analyse the situation.

 

[kingdawson]

But the replay proved he was. Wasn’t VAR brought in to get rid of contention ?

The replay showed to you he was CLEARLY onside?? To me it showed he might have been onside but still not conclusive.

 

[BADgoodsTX]

What I hate most about VAR is that if that was ruled onside, and then its ruled a goal, I don't get the sheer bliss of watching it unfold real time. Thats what every fan lives for in my opinion, to take that away from the game is detrimental to the sport.

 

[Ossie Wembley]

Not a huge Lamela fan but he is playing well

 

[Steve007]

If only the VAR was using a decent PC system instead of a Commodore 64 to analyze the situation.

In about 20 years, they'll get a retina screen.

 

[Radical Rei]

What I hate most about VAR is that if that was ruled onside, and then its ruled a goal, I don't get the sheer bliss of watching it unfold real time. Thats what every fan lives for in my opinion, to take that away from the game is detrimental to the sport.

People say despite the time it takes at least "you get the correct decision" but this shows that just ain't true.

 

[Furball man]

I would have to listen back in real time but I thought the whistle went BEFORE Son took the shot, if that's the case it would be be a very weird goal to award.

I agree but then why use VAR? Play to the whistle.

The moment VAR was used it ridiculed the lino, it also showed that he was onside & despite all that abortion , it wasn’t given

 

[LilywhiteSonny]

Whisper it quietly, Sissoko is having a great game...