USMNT superstar Christian Pulisic has claimed football would be ‘better off’ without VAR following a string of recent controversies surrounding the technology.
The 25-year-old AC Milan winger, who recently wowed on his debut for the Italian giants, said it should be ‘completely’ eliminated from the game.
‘I don’t mind the Goal Line Technology at all, I think it’s great in my opinion but other than that I know its one of those things where if it goes for you, you love it. If it’s against you, you hate it,’ he told Men In Blazers.
He added: ‘Eliminate it completely,’ before stating: ‘Overall as a fan, I just think we’re better off without it.’
The former Chelsea player’s comments come after a bungled VAR call cost Liverpool a goal against Tottenham on Saturday.
Luis Diaz had his strike disallowed for offside but VAR Darren England and assistant Dan Cook mistakenly thought the on-field decision was onside, so did not correct the blunder.
Liverpool heaped pressure on referees’ body PGMOL on Monday by demanding a copy of the tape and now they are expected to be granted their wish.
Both the officials at the heart of the controversy have been dropped for upcoming Premier League fixtures by the PGMOL.
Gary Neville slammed the original decision on Sky Sports, saying: ‘We have the lines on the pitch. These groundspeople never get a line wrong. They are so accurate. Look at the lines on the pitch.
‘I’ve defended VAR offsides as a matter of fact. There’s been a few I thought that’s not right. To me that one there… just no. It was all too quick. It was so quick. It wasn’t right. At the time I was like, “OK let’s move on”.
‘That is clearly Romero’s foot and Diaz’s shoulder. There’s only two players in shot. It’s almost now like what are they doing? They’re picking the wrong cameras to do the lines on… the wrong angles. It’s just weird! Something doesn’t feel right.’
