Same reason offside calls are let go and then called back after the ball is in the net, because that's what they're instructed to do to allow VAR to work.
James Maddison breathed a sigh of relief that he's still level with Gabriel this season.
I think it would have been tough for them to make it up regardless. In probably the most likely scenario where it matters, you would assume Arsenal wins out (+3 GD minimum) and City draw one game (one less game to make up the GD). So before today's 3-0 result, they would have had to make up at least 10 GD in 3 games. Certainly doable for them, but a tough task.
Yea it was never going to be easy, but those extra 2 makes it that much more unlikely. They've got Wolves, Fulham, and West Ham who are all playing for nothing and West Ham are one of the worst defensive sides in the league.
Yeah, it definitely helps us nonetheless. Now we pray for the galacticos to show up in Wolves shirts later today.
The biggest thing you pick up from the audio they release is that whatever the ref says on the field "he plays the ball", "just a coming together", etc The VAR will do absolutely everything they can to try to find evidence that was true. They'll use the same words the ref used too.
The whole thing is so backwards. This should have been the easiest thing, but as we’ve said it’s obviously being sabotaged internally. The explanations don’t even make sense half the time.
I think it was more circumstance than Arteta actually getting in wrong. We were still hoping that Gabriel Jesus could return to pre-knee operation Jesus, but he hasn't been able to do that. And we have had a massive hole at left 8 while Partey was injured for 80% of the season.
