{"id":291298,"date":"2023-10-05T15:25:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291298"},"modified":"2023-10-05T15:25:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:25:33","slug":"gareth-southgate-slams-var-and-says-he-never-wanted-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/gareth-southgate-slams-var-and-says-he-never-wanted-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Gareth Southgate SLAMS VAR and says he never wanted it"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gareth Southgate SLAMS VAR, says he never wanted it and wishes people &#8216;just accept referees&#8217; decisions&#8217; &#8211; following the &#8216;significant error&#8217; which led to Luis Diaz&#8217;s strike against Tottenham being disallowed<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>VAR has come under intense scrutiny after Tottenham&#8217;s contentious win\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Gareth Southgate has named his squad for Australia and Italy fixtures<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gareth Southgate has attacked VAR following the Luis Diaz controversy that has left the system under the microscope like never before.<\/p>\n<p>Diaz wrongly had a goal ruled out for offside as Liverpool were beaten at Tottenham last Saturday, leading Reds boss Jurgen Klopp to demand the game be replayed.<\/p>\n<p>England boss Southgate said: \u2018I wasn\u2019t for it in the first place. I don\u2019t like it. We should just accept referees\u2019 decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But it\u2019s unlikely to go back to a world without technology. It was never going to resolve every issue and there is no solution that will achieve that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Diaz saw his perfectly legitimate goal disallowed after VAR Darren England made a mistake during last Saturday&#8217;s Premier League\u00a0match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/15\/76209091-12598257-image-a-19_1696517173845.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate criticised VAR as he named his latest squad for Australia and Italy fixtures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/15\/76155391-12598257-PGMOL_admitted_that_a_significant_human_error_had_led_to_Luis_Di-a-23_1696517256857.jpg\" height=\"342\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>PGMOL admitted that a &#8216;significant human error&#8217; had led to Luis Diaz&#8217;s goal being disallowed and have since released the audio of VAR&#8217;s discussion with the on-field referee to the public<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/15\/76066457-12598257-The_PGMOL_released_the_full_audio_from_the_VAR_hub_during_Liverp-a-20_1696517202963.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The PGMOL have released the full audio from the VAR hub during Liverpool &#8216;s controversial 2-1 defeat to Tottenham, that saw referee Simon Hooper incorrectly disallow the Reds a goal<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/15\/76022747-12598257-PGMOL_have_confirmed_that_VAR_official_Darren_Engl_will_step_dow-a-21_1696517205790.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/05\/15\/76033695-12598257-PGMOL_have_confirmed_that_VAR_assistant_Dan_Cook_will_step_down_-a-22_1696517205800.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>VAR official Darren England (left) and VAR assistant Dan Cook (right) were dropped from their roles for upcoming fixtures after the high-profile error<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>By the time the error was realised, play had already restarted and Liverpool went on to lose the match 2-1.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Wednesday, Klopp said: &#8216;Yes, it was a mistake, an obvious mistake and I think there would have been solutions for is afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;And I can say immediately, even probably some people don&#8217;t want me to say, but not as the manager of Liverpool so much, more as a football person, I think the outcome should be a replay.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s how it is, probably will not happen.&#8217; He then added: I think the situation is that unprecedented, that it didn&#8217;t happen before in that moment.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The fixture, which Spurs won thanks to Joel Matip&#8217;s own goal at the death having finally cracked the Reds&#8217; nine men, isn&#8217;t likely to be replayed.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s despite referees&#8217; chiefs admitting it was down to a &#8216;significant human error.&#8217; England wrongly believed the on-field decision had been a goal rather than offside, so said &#8216;check complete&#8217; once he&#8217;d confirmed Colombian winger Diaz was onside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An audio recording of the exchange between on-field referee Simon Hooper and the VAR team at Stockley Park revealed England saying &#8216;oh f***&#8217; as he realised his mistake.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>England and his assistant VAR Dan Cook have been dropped from their roles for this weekend&#8217;s fixtures.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12598257\/Gareth-Southgate-SLAMS-VAR-says-never-wanted-wishes-people-just-accept-referees-decisions-following-significant-error-led-Luis-Diazs-strike-against-Tottenham-disallowed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Gareth Southgate SLAMS VAR, says he never wanted it and wishes people &#8216;just accept referees&#8217; 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