VAR chaos in the Premier League: penalty instead of conceding - video evidence decides dramatic game

The video evidence is causing excitement not only in Germany. In the English Premier League there was a real VAR madness at the weekend.

• The video evidence continues to split minds.
• There was a real VAR chaos in the Premier League on Saturday.
• FC Bournemouth experienced the whole drama of technical help.

Burnley - The video evidence continues to cause excitement - and not just in the Bundesliga. Because since this season at the latest, the Video Assistant Referee , or VAR for short, has been integrated into all top European leagues. In the English Premier League , stadium visitors experienced a special drama on this match day.

VAR drama in the Premier League: video evidence steals two goals from Bournemouth

In the game of Bournemouth FC at Burnley FC , the guests actually scored two goals - but left the Turf Moor turf in the end with a solid 0-3 defeat. The video evidence intervened decisively for the first time in the 22nd minute. The 0: 1 from striker Joshua King after a corner kick was canceled by the VAR, who claims to have seen a supposed handball on the goal. When viewing the TV pictures, however, this can only be guessed at and is no doubt provable - all in all a tricky scene.

The cheers of the relegation-threatened guests stopped and the game tipped from the perspective of the "Cherries". In the second half, Matej Vydra led the home team - a goal that could be recognized without VAR intervention. A short time later, however, the game culminated in a veritable VAR drama . Bournemouth conquered the ball in his own sixteenth and ignited the turbo towards the opposing box with a fine switching game. Via Callum Wilson the bullet reached Harry Wilson, who inserted it dry to allegedly equalize. But even with the second hit of the table sixteenth, the video evidence objected and intervened.

VAR madness in the Premier League: video evidence intervened - 2: 0 instead of 1: 1

Bournemouth defender Adam Smith got the ball on his arm when the scene was created. Referee Mike Dean let the game continue and Bournemouth countered to the much-acclaimed equalizer. Ultimately, however, this goal was withdrawn in the bitterest way - and it got even thicker for the Eddie Howe team. Because the controversial situation happened in the penalty area of ​​the guests, Dean not only canceled the goal, but also pointed to the point to the annoyance of the "Cherries". The due penalty converted Jay Rodriguez - instead of 1-1 it was 2-0 on the scoreboard .

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Not only is the goal disallowed, again, but Burnley have a penalty for a handball by Smith in our box.

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VAR drama in the Premier League: Bournemouth had a dramatic afternoon in Burnley

The denial of a goal pulled the tooth of Bournemouth FC. They could not fight back and ultimately had to accept the 3: 0. The video evidence once again caused excitement in the Premier League. The clubs of the English elite class, which is often declared the best league in the world, want to revolutionize the VAR, in this form technical help has no future.

In Germany, too, the video evidence is continuously causing heated discussions. Emotions escalated in Hanover after a shocking VAR decision from Hanover's point of view. Just how much video evidence is changing the game of football recently had to be experienced by a former Bayern goal scorer - several times.

Video evidence - Armin Veh pissed off: "It has nothing to do with football anymore"

The arbitration decisions in Burnley are controversial, but ultimately justifiable with the rules. Had the VAR not intervened, Mike Dean's view (especially in the 0-1) would have been just as acceptable. If you compare the intervention of the VAR with other games, some observers lack continuity. In the evening game of the Premier League Leicester against Manchester City, a handball from Manchester's Kevin De Bruyne was not punished in the sixteenth, while the Skyblues were awarded a penalty.

Therefore, many an English football fan should follow the opinion of Armin Veh , who made a devastating judgment of the VAR on Sunday in the Sport1 double pass: “I was an advocate and can no longer stand it. It has nothing to do with football anymore . "

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