I read Giuseppe Marotta\u2019s statements from Los Angeles and I find them out of place. According to the vast majority of observers, it wasn\u2019t a penalty. More importantly, Antonio Conte\u2019s words were clear and align exactly with what I think and have always said: VAR is an invaluable tool for preventing refereeing errors. It makes no sense to say it can intervene sometimes and sometimes it can\u2019t. If there\u2019s a refereeing error, the VAR officials should inform the referee. Otherwise, the progress of football progress is hindered and suspicions will grow. Additionally, referees are already in direct contact with VAR, so why shouldn\u2019t they receive guidance from those able to see what\u2019s happening on the pitch with the aid of technology? Conte expressed some undeniable truths, the same ones that I\u2019ve supported for years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s crucial to prevent the growth of suspicions and doubts and as Gianluca Rocchi highlighted, respect must be mutual to avoid, as he put it, \u201cigniting the championship\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s also worth emphasising that the referee should be free from any psychological influence, which however often exists between on-field and VAR referees. I think it\u2019s evident to everyone that a new VAR regulation is needed to prevent inconsistent decisions which, as I\u2019ve said, would only fuel doubts. It\u2019s also well known that on-field referees are often not in favour of VAR intervention because corrections to their decisions reduce their autonomy and credibility. However, when faced with blatant incidents and obvious mistakes, VAR must intervene at least by prompting the referee to review the incident on the monitor. This is for the good of football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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