One TV commentator's scathing takedown of VAR is being called a perfect explanation of its damaging effect on football.
There was a delay during Tottenham vs Crystal Palace on Sunday - after Son Heung-min had fed Harry Kane to finish off a sublime Spurs move - with VAR checking to see if Kane might have a fraction of his arm offside.
"VAR are playing their games here," said 'Match of the Day' commentator Steve Wilson, as both sides waited on the check.
"They're looking to see whether a beautifully crafted moment of footballing joy should be snuffed out by a piece of miserable geometry."
Well this bit of commentary is the most *perfect* summary I've heard of VAR and its overall effect on football 🔊 pic.twitter.com/9FfuEiOfZO
— Kaya Burgess (@kayaburgess) March 7, 2021
As it happened, the goal stood (Kane was slightly behind Son when the pass was made) and the match ended in a 4-1 Tottenham victory.
But football fans pinpointed Wilson's commentary as a wonderful explanation of the destructive impact VAR is having on football, with players and fans waiting while goals are chalked off by seemingly imperceptible fractions.
Commentary of the season award. https://t.co/UfuSaitDDy
— Daniel Haddad (@danhaddad86) March 8, 2021
Heard this last night and thought it was an amazing description. #awfulgeometery https://t.co/3v9u8RtJh3
— Vass Koni (@vkon1) March 8, 2021
"a piece of miserable geometry" is a brilliant description of VAR. Superb @Wilsonfooty! https://t.co/geXguKIul4
— Dylan Sharpe (@dylsharpe) March 8, 2021
THIS COMMENTATOR IS ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON.
— Balance the Bridge (@balance_bridge) March 8, 2021
"VAR are playing their games here, and looking to see whether a beautifully crafted moment of footballing joy, should be snuffed out by a piece of miserable geometry."
Couldn't have said it any better. https://t.co/f7rcOJM0HK
It was Fucking poetry
— P A X T O N-R O A D-O R I G I N A L (@PatBosto) March 8, 2021
A couple of blokes sitting in a van playing with Microsoft Paint on a 45 degree camera angle video does not constitute technological advancement in my book
— Just Jason (@fadetoblack777) March 8, 2021
"This commentator is absolutely spot-on... couldn't have put it any better," agreed one football fan on Twitter.
Another described Wilson's words as: "Commentary of the season award."
"A couple of blokes sitting in a van playing with Microsoft Paint on a 45 degree camera angle video does not constitute technological advancement in my book," joked another football supporter.
⚽⚽ Two goals
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) March 7, 2021
🅰🅰 Two assists
Harry Kane caps a superb individual performance by converting Heung-Min Son's cut-back from close-range! 👏
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back to school today "miserable geometry"
— Stuart Kemp (@stuartkempesq) March 8, 2021
The late VAR decision didn't actually change the result at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at the weekend.
Kane's goal stood, meaning that the doubles from the England striker and the revitalised Gareth Bale easily did for Roy Hodgson's Palace side.
But clearly the delay while angles are analysed to see if a goal should stand is ruining the moment for many football fans - and at least one commentator.
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source https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news-var-commentary-is-perfect-explanation-of-why-it-is-ruining-football-20210308
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