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0 pointsdist-epoch2y ago0 comments

If people make mistakes watching the event for tens of seconds from multiple cameras with VAR, how could you trust the same decision made without it in a split second.

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walthamstow2y ago· 2 in thread

Top soccer refs get >96% of decisions right. That's enough for me. It's sport, it's not criminal justice or healthcare.

I want the split second decision. It used to be that the ball would go into the net, you'd glance over at the linesman, see his flag down by his side, the ref indicates for a goal, the fans lose their minds. It would all happen in a second or two, now we have 4 minutes of video pedantry following every goal.

This idea that soccer is a 'flowing' game with minimal stoppages is very important to fans.

dagw2y ago

It would all happen in a second or two

Ideally AI and goal line technology should solve this. If the computer knows where the ball and all the players are at all time, then checking if the ball crosses the line or if anybody was offside leading up to the goal should be instant.

walthamstow2y ago

There are a thousand and one subjective reasons why a goal that was given by the on-pitch ref can and have recently been disallowed after review by the video pedants.

Even offside has subjectivity, something we only discovered after we implemented video review. Could you accurately tell which pixel of shirt sleeve is an attacker's arm and which is shoulder? (Your arm can be offside because you can't legally score with it, shoulder vice versa)

We already have goal line technology for the ball crossing the line, it's totally instant, the ref has a device on his wrist which vibrates.

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