After Anthony Gordon scored Arsenal’s goal in the 64th minute of the match at St James’ Park, VAR stepped in, checking the situation for up to four minutes with three possibilities of canceling the goal.
Three situations were checked by VAR before deciding to recognize the goal for Newcastle.
… then Joelinton’s back push…
and finally Gordon’s offside possibility.
On social network X, journalist Piers Morgan – who conducted Cristiano Ronaldo’s controversial interview – criticized the VAR team.
Below this post, many fans agree with Morgan’s point of view.
`I give up. The refereeing gets worse every week. Shameful,` another person commented.
Chris Waddle, who played for Newcastle from 1980 to 1985, was also surprised by VAR’s decision.
When the goal was recognized, Waddle continued to comment: `It’s great that the match had a goal, but how could VAR recognize such a goal? From the beginning of the match there weren’t many highlights, and now there are.
Contrary to criticism and live commentary on Sky Sports, former Man Utd defender Gary Neville quoted the VAR team as saying that the ball was still in the field when Willock tried to save the ball, and at the same time said that the big mistake was the defense.
As for Gordon’s offside possibility, the former English defender commented at the time: `VAR asked to give them more time to determine. Finally, the goal was recognized. VAR said there was no evidence.
Similarly, former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Carragher said that Joelinton did not foul Gabriel, the offside situation is difficult to determine and the biggest problem is whether the ball has crossed the line or not.
VAR also had two other controversial decisions in the first half, when not disqualifying Kai Havertz for a dangerous tackle with both feet on Sean Longstaff and Bruno Guimaraes for coldly hitting Jorginho.
VAR’s controversial decision to recognize Gordon’s goal caused the `Gunners` to receive their first loss in the Premier League this season, after seven wins and three draws.
Naomi