Football fans give their opinion on VAR

One of this seasons main talking points in the Premier League has been the use or misuse of VAR.

Fans from around the country have voiced their opinions on social media, wether it’s positive or negative, people have a lot to say on the matter.

As a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, social media has been full and it hasn’t stopped people from having their say on what should and shouldn’t be happening with the technology.

We at the VAR effect decided to ask the question of how fans really feel about it and what improvements could be made in the future as well as other things.

Click on the video below to see how one fan feels about the technology and probably many others.

The video goes to show no matter if you support someone in one of the lower leagues of English football or the very top one, you can still have an opinion of VAR.

Phil the Sheffield Wednesday fan felt that we should be persistent with VAR although it does require changes if it is to be a permeant feature in the Premier League.

Its not just Phil who feels that VAR needs improvement or even scrapping all together.

Thousands of people on twitter voice their concerns with how the technology is used, such as Paul Butler who believes it should be done away with completely.

Hey @premierleague when you void the season later this week how about binning off VAR & we can forget it ever happened & all go back to enjoying the game we love 👍 https://t.co/gwAfVjmUey

— PaulB26 (@PaulButler26) April 28, 2020

A big talking point and issue with VAR is the waiting time between a referee asking for a check and getting the final decision as shown by the twitter user below.

I don't like VAR. The right calls should be made, but at times VAR takes more than 5 minutes and it just takes all the energy away from the game. There are goals that are just 0.0001 mm offside and they're called offside after years of waiting. As if that small 0.001 mm mattered. pic.twitter.com/17ZbhnHKZx

— Belkace (@Belkace_RM) September 18, 2019

Although many fans are concerned, Premier League referee Kevin Friend believes they are in a “positive place” when it comes to VAR.

The experienced referee said the problems that have occurred this season are just “teething problems” in a recent interview with Talk sport.

Talks are now taking place to see wether football can make a return in England after the recent pandemic and one thing which is being discussed is getting the league back underway but without VAR.

IFAB have said that having the required staff to make VAR run smoothly would be too much of a risk with the current risk of infection.

Nothing has been agreed yet but it looks like football will return with no fans and no video assistant referee.