I would have the ref check every penalty decision he gives without chatting to VAR, just as a matter of protocol.
And i would have the VAR people be a completely different group of people to the onfield refs, which should mean they'll be less influenced by their opinion.
Wasnt that situation one where the ref was called to the screen by VAR who thought it was a penalty, but whilst watching the replay the ref spotted a foul on a brighton player in the build-up so rejected the penalty claim.
If I'm right that wasnt really a case of sticking with his original decision
I like refs who let things go, who allow strong challenges and don't blow up when people go over easily. A ref can let a game flow like that if he wants, but then VAR can come in and say 'we don't want you reffing like that, that's a foul'. I think that's where the subjectivity comes in, it's...
Yeah, I'm not going to die on this hill, but i thought this was a physical game, Endo just collapses on the merest contact. Ref could have given a foul and no one complains really, but he decided to play on so i don't think it needs to be re-refereed.
Still ref did have a big think about it...
I think if it was the critical challenge in a penalty, fine, overrule. But it was just in the buildup, it was hardly a blatant error, it's just VAR intervening where it didn't need to.