DBasia.news – The Video Assistant Referee hasn’t applied in the Premier League this season. Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino thinks it’s good because VAR isn’t suitable to be used in the world’s best league.
Currently, the Premier League is the only Europe top competition who isn’t using the VAR. In fact, it’s a success story in the FA Cup and English League Cup.
Tottenham felt the benefit of using VAR. The Lilywhites won against Chelsea in the semifinal round, thanks to the VAR.
However, Mauricio Pochettino doesn’t necessarily agree with the usage. The Argentinian manager thinks the VAR could disturb the Premier League.
“It is a good idea to delay because if we don’t have all the information or don’t know how it will work or how we can better develop the system, it is better to stop for one year or more,” Mauricio Pochettino said.
“Nobody in Europe is happy with VAR and what worries me is that there is going to be a situation where football starts to annoy the fans. If you stop for five minutes for a decision.”
“Goalline technology is the best but, after that, it is about how the referee perceives things. The emotion is not going to be there, the feelings and the tension. Maybe technically it is a handball but we know very well when it is intentional and only the referee and the players around can decide that.”
“If you compare to Spain or Italy, the ball is in play more in England. Fans in this country are used to play, transition, corner, goal, boom,” Pochettino continued.