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- Jun 13, 2020
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From BBC
Thicker lines: VAR to be 'dialled back'
The video assistant referee system was introduced to the Premier League in 2019 to review "clear and obvious errors" in four game-changing incidents: goals, penalties, straight red cards and mistaken identity.
Despite criticism of the system from managers, VAR stays for 2021-22 but there have been adjustments.
Thicker lines will be used when using VAR to assess offside calls.
Last season there were several instances where a player's toe or armpit led to goals being ruled out, which fans and pundits felt was ruining the game.
The use of VAR will be 'dialled back', with officials told not to penalise "trivial things".
Referees will be under orders not to give the kind of penalty that England's Raheem Sterling was awarded in their Euro 2020 semi-final win over Denmark.
There was only minimal contact on Sterling when he won a late spot-kick.
Beyond the time taken to reach decisions, probably the most contentious aspects of VAR are handball and offside calls.
For the 2021-22 season, both have been amended.
In the case of handball:
What is the hand or arm position in relation to body movement?
Is the body being made unnaturally bigger?
For accidental handball:
It is an offence if an attacker scores directly or immediately after the ball touches a hand or arm.
So the penalty Leeds conceded at Liverpool last September would now not be given, as Mo Salah flicked the ball off Robin Koch's knee and his arm.
Likewise, Wolves' Max Kilman would now not be punished for the handball that cost his side against Leicester as his arm would be deemed to be in a natural position.
For offsides:
Benefit of doubt for attacking sides now restored.
In addition, assistant referees have now been given greater scope to flag for clear offsides immediately, rather than delay in case they are wrong.
Thicker lines: VAR to be 'dialled back'
The video assistant referee system was introduced to the Premier League in 2019 to review "clear and obvious errors" in four game-changing incidents: goals, penalties, straight red cards and mistaken identity.
Despite criticism of the system from managers, VAR stays for 2021-22 but there have been adjustments.
Thicker lines will be used when using VAR to assess offside calls.
Last season there were several instances where a player's toe or armpit led to goals being ruled out, which fans and pundits felt was ruining the game.
The use of VAR will be 'dialled back', with officials told not to penalise "trivial things".
Referees will be under orders not to give the kind of penalty that England's Raheem Sterling was awarded in their Euro 2020 semi-final win over Denmark.
There was only minimal contact on Sterling when he won a late spot-kick.
Beyond the time taken to reach decisions, probably the most contentious aspects of VAR are handball and offside calls.
For the 2021-22 season, both have been amended.
In the case of handball:
What is the hand or arm position in relation to body movement?
Is the body being made unnaturally bigger?
For accidental handball:
It is an offence if an attacker scores directly or immediately after the ball touches a hand or arm.
So the penalty Leeds conceded at Liverpool last September would now not be given, as Mo Salah flicked the ball off Robin Koch's knee and his arm.
Likewise, Wolves' Max Kilman would now not be punished for the handball that cost his side against Leicester as his arm would be deemed to be in a natural position.
For offsides:
Benefit of doubt for attacking sides now restored.
In addition, assistant referees have now been given greater scope to flag for clear offsides immediately, rather than delay in case they are wrong.