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Præcis. Det og så hans eminente evne til at opsnuse chancer, er stadigvæk særdeles brugbart.

Omkring offsiden på Robbo, så er det debateret frem og tilbage mange steder, men det er sgu lidt frustrerende, at den samme situation kan håndteres på to forskellige måder alt efter om dommerteamet på banen fløjter/vinker offside, eller lader målet stå.

Som det skete i går blev der fløjtet, og så laver VAR ikke om på det. Var der ikke vinket/fløjtet offside, havde VAR heller ikke lavet om på det. Go figure.

Her er hvad Dale Johnson bla. skriver:

But there must be an argument that Donnarumma had been impacted. For that reason, as the on-field team gave offside, it was not likely to be overturned through a VAR review.

It is a borderline call, but still supportable as an on-field decision.

However, officials are advised it´s usually best to leave complicated subjective offside decisions to the VAR, and if that had happened Liverpool would likely have had an equaliser.

Sket er sket, men fuck hvor er det da tåbeligt.

Dommer teamet var helt til grin i går, men vi fortjente ikke meget mere end vi fik. Det havde været spændende at se, om et mål kunne have rykket ved noget - men for et par år siden var drengene jo bare blevet sure og scoret to-tre mål i protest mod den lorte kendelse.

Jeg tror godt at City kunne have slået os alligevel uden dommerhjælp 😉

Ja Salah er blevet langsom, og det er bestemt ikke en fordel som højre wing.
Det er spørgsmålet om man kan finde et andet sted på banen til ham. ?

Straffesparket var kæmpe dommerhjælp til City, men der var de flinke nok til at brænde. Det annullerede mål er jo lidt lala. Der er intet forkert i at trække det tilbage. Problemet er bare klicheen, Den forskellige linje fra kamp til kamp.

Man kan i hvert fald stille spørgsmålstegn ved, hvorfor løfter linjedommeren først flaget 13 sekunder efter målet. Hvilket jo er ret lang tid efter målet. Der må jo have været en el anden form kommunikation i de 13 sekunder og spørgsmålet er jo så med hvem ? Linjedommerne har fået en klar og tydelig guideline om ikke at dømme offside, ved situationer, som den i går. Kunne i hvert fald være interessant om Michael Oliver igen ( som ved straffesparket ) var involveret i den kendelse.

Så må de offentliggøre optagelserne fra VAR teamet.
Men det sker sikkert ikke…

The owner of Manchester City, Sheikh Mansour, serves as the Vice President of the UAE. Premier League referees have been ´freelancing´ in the UAE, raising questions about a potential conflict of interest.

🔎 Michael Oliver
🔎 Darren England
🔎 Dan Cook
🔎 Stuart Burt

I går :

Liverpool had what looked like an equaliser that would’ve made it 1–1 and might have changed the course of the match, but it was ruled offside by the assistant referee and confirmed by VAR.

Assistants: Stuart Burt, Dan Cook
VAR: Michael Oliver

Win Rates with Michael Oliver as Referee (Since 2020/21)

Manchester City: 74.1%
Liverpool: 34.8%

Arsenal - Manchester City
Referee: Michael Oliver

Incident 1:
Kovačić started off with a rash tackle on Ødegaard, resulting in a yellow card. VAR intervened to review the tackle for a potential red card, but Kovačić narrowly escaped with just a caution.

Incident 2: Five minutes later, Kovačić committed another late tackle from behind, this time on Declan Rice. Despite calls from Arsenal players for a second booking, referee Michael Oliver chose to ignore the appeals.

Tottenham - Liverpool
VAR: Darren England
AVAR: Dan Cook

The two VAR referees responsible for Luis Díaz´s wrongfully disallowed goal, Darren England and Dan Cook, had been in the UAE less than 24 hours prior to the match. Despite Díaz being in an onside position, he was deemed offside by the linesman, the on-field referee, and the VAR officials. Goal disallowed.

Additionally, they received two questionable red cards during the match. Liverpool ultimately lost the game in overtime.


Manchester City - Fulham
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant referees: Stuart Burt and Dan Cook

When Nathan Ake scored a goal against Fulham, most viewers anticipated it would be ruled out for offside. Akanji was seen jumping away from the ball while being in an offside position, seemingly interfering with play. Despite a thorough VAR check, the referee´s decision to award the goal stood.

PGMOL Chief Howard Webb later said that the goal had been incorrectly awarded, with Akanji deemed to have obstructed Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno´s vision from an offside position.

Liverpool - Manchester City
Referee: Michael Oliver

In overtime of a potential title-deciding match, Mac Allister leaned into the path of the ball as Doku attempted to kick it away. The ball made contact with Mac Allister´s body before Doku´s studs hit him in the chest. Despite the incident, referee Michael Oliver allowed play to continue.

Following a brief VAR review, no penalty was awarded.


Manchester United - Manchester City
VAR: Michael Oliver
AVAR: Stuart Burt

Manchester City were awarded a penalty after Rasmus Højlund was penalized for holding Rodri in the box during a free-kick, a rare decision in such situations.

Initially, referee Paul Tierney waved play on, but VAR referee Michael Oliver intervened, instructing Tierney to stop the game for a review. Following the review, a penalty was awarded to Manchester City.


Manchester City - Chelsea, FA Cup SF
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant referee: Stuart Burt
Assistant referee: Dan Cook
Fourth official: Darren England

Cole Palmer takes a free kick. The ball deflects off Grealish´s hand and goes out for a corner. It´s a clear penalty, but the referee disagrees.

One of the worst incidents yet, as all four referees who had previously freelanced in the UAE were involved. Chelsea was never going to win this game, no matter how well they played.


Manchester City - Arsenal
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant referee: Stuart Burt
Assistant referee: Dan Cook

Three of the four referees, who previously freelanced in the UAE, were appointed to officiate this game between Manchester City and Arsenal: Michael Oliver, Stuart Burt, and Dan Cook.

In light of recent events, where Declan Rice was sent off for merely touching the ball after the referee had blown the whistle against Brighton, all eyes were on how the referee would deal with players ‘delaying the restart’.

In the first half, Jeremy Doku kicked the ball a few meters away without being cautioned by the referee. That in itself wasn’t an issue, but moments later, Leandro Trossard, already on a yellow card, kicked the ball away just half a second after the referee blew the whistle. Had referee Michael Oliver followed the precedent he had set only a few minutes prior, Trossard wouldn’t have been cautioned. In a surprising turn of events, the referee issued a second yellow card and sent Trossard off in the first half.

The picture below was taken at the moment the whistle was blown; Trossard was already in a kicking motion and would’ve had a hard time stopping before making contact with the ball.

Arsenal were leading 2-1 at the time of the sending off, and the game ended 2-2 — two points lost for Arsenal and one point gained for Manchester City.


Wolverhampton - Arsenal
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant referee: Stuart Burt
VAR: Darren England

Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off for a challenge late in the first half — a decision most opposition fans agree should not have warranted more than a yellow card.

Three of the four officials who had previously refereed in the UAE took part in the match: Oliver, Burt, and England.



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