In a change from his usual routine Brendan Rodgers has criticised the use of VR during Celtic’s Scottish Cup win over Buckie Thistle.
Normally any attempt at stirring up controversy from the media is brushed aside, usually suggesting that the match is over and can’t be effected.
Four times today Celtic found the net only to have it over ruled from the VAR studio, some parallel VAR lines were shared with Viaplay Sports but cleared up nothing with no suggestion of what parts of the body were used or 3D simulation to illustrate the decision.
There was one very strange incident in the third minute of the match when Liel Abada was kicked around 8 yards from goal. Quite clearly Abada was kicked, equally clearly he was in an offside position when he moved onto the ball.
? LISTEN: “If it’s offside the penalty doesn’t even matter… as we know” ?
? Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is questioning the order of the VAR process that took place when they were denied an early penalty – despite agreeing with the decision. pic.twitter.com/t1XGtxBCYj
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On VAR Steven McLean held up the restart, he thought that there was a legitimate penalty claim, he didn’t seem to notice that Abada was offside before being kicked.
Match referee Chris Graham was called over, normally that is to rubber stamp a change of decision but after almost a two minute delay the right decision was given.
Rodgers and folk that understand football knew that there was no case for a penalty, if it takes McLean two minutes and VAR technology to notice a basic offside there is an awful lot of work for Crawford Allan to do with his elite team of VAR trained officials.
Celtic went on to win the match 5-0 with goals from Paulo Bernardo, Odin Thiago Holm, Kyogo Furuhashi, Luis Palma and Rocco Vata.
I know it’s irrelevant in terms of the result, but their goalkeeper must’ve had the ball in his hands for at least 10 minutes of that game. Does my nut in.
We knew VAR was to help Sevco further.
Big Jock said we have to do enough to win so that the cheating doesn’t effect the result or something along those lines.
To that effect, you wonder what goes through Lawwell’s head, and I mean senior as the son’s opinion will not count for anything, when we need a goalkeeper of even the Buckie Thistle’s standard. He had a great game and seemed to do what keepers do.
Why can’t they even find someone like that?
Another winger?
You just know this window will suck.
First five minutes = 1 minute play + 4 minutes VAR.
At least he gave dig – But far too fcukin late Brendan…
You should’ve been screaming from the rooftops the day we beat Sevco when Penalty Tav shoved David Turnbull in The Sevco Box !