How does VAR work? We tell you what is happening in that very room.
Where there is a person, there is a mistake. Football is no exception. How many matches were won with the help of referee’s mistakes and do not count. The phrase “judge on soap” has already become commonplace. And all because of the human factor. Football decides to fight this injustice and, having peeped at analogues in other sports, decides to introduce its own system of video replays. Opinions about this innovation were divided 50/50: someone for, someone against. However, this cannot be influenced. The future has arrived.
Unfortunately, discussions about VAR often look unprofessional. All because of the lack of information. For most VAR fans, it’s an uncharted thing that kills football. And not only fans. See how Mauricio Poccetino put it about the video replay system.
To begin with, it is worth figuring out what the video replay system in football is.
The VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system is a video assistance system for referees in football, which allows the chief referee of the match to make the right decisions or change the wrong decisions on individual moments. There are many cameras installed on the football field, information from which flows to a special point. A team of VAR referees in a special room monitors the events taking place on the field from the cameras and helps the chief referee in making decisions. Communication between them is carried out using a headset.
The reason for the appearance of VAR in football was gross refereeing errors that affected the outcome of the most important matches. For the first time, the video replay system was used in August 2016 in the match of youth teams in MLS (US Football Championship). The chief referee of the match, on the recommendation of the video referee, watched the replays twice, after which he showed red and yellow cards to the players. About a month later, VAR was tested for the first time in Europe. It was a friendly match between France and Italy. The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, which was held in Russia, was the first national team tournament to use the VAR video assistance system. Since the 2017/18 season, the top football championships have been introducing a video replay system.
How does the VAR system work? In the event of a dispute, the video referee signals it to the chief referee. Another option is possible when the chief referee turns to a video assistant for help. No one except the chief referee of the match can request to watch the video replay. You’ve probably already seen how players put pressure on the referee, forcing him to watch the replay. If a player shows a VAR gesture to the referee, then the player is punished with a yellow card. Coaches of football teams for the same offense are removed from the field until the end of the match.
Before condemning the VAR system, you need to understand what exactly the referees will watch in that very room. VAR considers only 4 points.
How many people are in a VAR crew?
The VAR team consists of three people: a video referee, an assistant video referee and a videographer. Both a current football referee and a referee who has completed his playing refereeing career can be presented as a video referee. Special room for VAR video assistants When the video referee watches the replay, the game stops.
The chief referee at this time is waiting for tips from video assistants. If the VAR team does not come to a single decision, then the chief referee personally watches the replay. The chief referee of the match shows the VAR gesture, describing a rectangle in the air, and runs to the edge of the field where the monitor is installed. The judge watches the video edited by the videographer, after which the final decision is made.
In this article, we talked about what the VAR video replay system is in football, and also revealed its main pros and cons. Everyone can relate to the VAR system in their own way. My opinion is that the presence of this system is necessary. I’m for justice. As for time delays and loss of dynamics, it is imperative to work on this and make the system more efficient.
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