'I trust the car but driver is the problem': Chelsea boss Pochettino's amusing analogy over VAR controversy
Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has come up with an amusing analogy over the ongoing controversy involving the Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR). Speaking ahead of his side's Premier League encounter against Burnley, Pochettino said he «trusts in the car but it is the driver that is the problem», referring to the VAR officials and the technology.
After Liverpool were wrongly denied a goal against Tottenham Hotspur (one of Pochettino's previous clubs), a discourse has started on the efficiency of VAR and whether it is spoiling the modern game.
«I trust in the VAR and how we manage the VAR. I trust in the car but the driver? That is the problem,» said Pochettino.
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The Italian manager suggested that the technology be simplified by returning the power to on-ground referees.
«For me, it is about simplifying the situation. The most important is to return to giving [more] power to the referee. I think one step back may make things easier and more clear. To accept when it’s a foul because sometimes when it’s live the perception is different and to trust in the referee's decision.»
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Expounding on his solution, the Chelsea boss added: «Trust in the referee because at the moment we are not happy with VAR, we are not happy with the people that manage the VAR but the worse is we are not happy with the referee and that is the problem.»
Postecoglou accepts Liverpool denied a goalPochettino's statement came hours after Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou accepted Liverpool were denied a «legitimate goal» but said it was «clear it wasn't an integrity issue» which caused the error.
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