What If VAR Existed Before?

[Ceremony]

England - Home of Football - go their entire existence winning absolutely nothing.

What a time to be alive.

 

[luiginb]

England - Home of Football - go their entire existence winning absolutely nothing.

What a time to be alive.

Maybe Beckham doesn't get that red card ...

 

[Ceremony]

Maybe Beckham doesn't get that red card ...

In that case we can add France to Argentina and Germany in the list of "countries the English hate in football but who don't even register the English in football"

 

[gary69]

Maradona gets sent off for the Hand of God and they lose to England in 1986.

 

[S E P H]

England - Home of Football - go their entire existence winning absolutely nothing.

What a time to be alive.

They should be favourites for the next Euros, them and France IMO.

 

[alko]

Interesting article about big moments and how the impact of VAR would've had on them...

How VAR could have changed soccer's most controversial moments

Believe it or not, football had massive controversies before VAR existed. But how could the video referee have changed the path of the game on major incidents of the past?

www.espn.com

And where is Maradona? Just imagine, his Hand of God Goal will be canceled. What would the alternative history say to that?

 

[Power Man]

Maradona gets sent off for the Hand of God and they lose to England in 1986.

That Tunisian referee would have still allowed that goal lol , he was that terrible

I know, because we didn't to the 1994 WC because of the same referee, Ivory Coast scored the most blatant offside goal I've ever seen and he allowed it

 

[Power Man]

Schumacher gets a red card in 1982 vs France for his attack on Battiston and France faces Italy in the 1982 WC Final.
Ref didn't even call a foul, smh

lol West Germany got away with murder that year (that foul and the cheating with Austria in the 1st round)

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

Keep VAR for instances where a ref calls a penalty on the play. Abolish it everywhere else.

(yes I know this isn't the specific thought-exercise for this thread).

 

[S E P H]

And where is Maradona? Just imagine, his Hand of God Goal will be canceled. What would the alternative history say to that?

I'm pretty sure they're going to make a part two, there's too much material to work with.

 

[Savant]

Keep VAR for instances where a ref calls a penalty on the play. Abolish it everywhere else.

(yes I know this isn't the specific thought-exercise for this thread).

Strongly disagree. You still need it because the game has gotten too fast for the referees. You especially need it for offsides. I’ve said this since the beginning; just take away the zoom button and either stay with the call on the field unless there is something you can see with a naked eye. Especially if you aren’t going to use the automated system. The calls need to be right. The problem is the calls are still being gotten wrong.