Tag: VAR

Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast

Episode 220: VAR! Xhaka! Emery! Ozil! The Arsenal soap opera continues

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Anita make sense of Sunday's madness, tackle the VAR confusion, ponder potential captaincy...
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 27: Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Arsenal reacts to having his team's third goal disallowed following a VAR check during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on October 27, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Are Arsenal really being screwed by VAR this season?

With both VAR decisions going against Arsenal this weekend, it seems as if the new tech has it in for the Gunners, but are the refs really screwing Arsenal or are we just imagining it?
The scoreboard displays the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) decision disallowing Arsenal's third goal by Arsenal's Greek defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 27, 2019. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

Mark Clattenburg: Both VAR calls wrong during Arsenal vs Crystal Palace

Former Premier League Mark Clattenburg has said that both VAR decisions at the Emirates were wrong.

9 urgent questions following Granit Xhaka’s tantrum and Unai Emery’s latest failure

There is no other word for it but 'sh*t show' when it comes to describing Arsenal against Crystal Palace.
English referee Kevin Friend shows a yellow card to Arsenal's English defender Calum Chambers (R) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on September 30, 2019. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Arsenal booked every 3 fouls, Liverpool every 10

On this week's Daily Cannon Weekly podcast, episode 215, host Matthew Wade took some time to discuss the yellow cards stats an article on the site threw up after the game against Manchester United, showing how unfairly Arsenal are being treated.

Premier League tells referees to use VAR more, refs say no

The Premier League has reportedly told referees to use VAR more to put an end to the controversies we've already seen this season but the referees are happy with how things are going.

Premier League referees refuse to change use of VAR

Despite being shown to be using VAR incorrectly over the weekend, Premier League refs have no intention of doing anything about it.
Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast

Episode 210: Are diamonds really forever?

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Stephen and Anita discuss the 3-1 defeat to Liverpool, formation changes, VAR, and how Arsenal...

Why are the Premier League determined to use VAR so badly?

The introduction of VAR this season was supposed to bring football into line with other 21st century sports but the Premier League seem determined to make it as useless as possible.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 17: Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal looks on during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Burnley FC at Emirates Stadium on August 17, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Is Dani Ceballos Cazorla’s lovechild + 7 other talking points after Arsenal beat Burnley

Arsenal collected another three points to keep up their 100% start, winning their opening two games for the first time in 10 years with a 2-1 win over Burnley on Saturday afternoon.

Podcast: What was he thinking? World Cup roundup

During the World Cup, Anita Sambol will bring you a daily roundup of all the action. In this latest roundup, Anita turns her attention to...
SAMARA, RUSSIA - JUNE 17: The VAR red card review message is seen on the scoreboars during the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia group E match between Costa Rica and Serbia at Samara Arena on June 17, 2018 in Samara, Russia. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Has VAR already modified players’ behaviour at the World Cup?

After 11 games, it is interesting to note that discipline records are very good at the 2018 World Cup. Is that due to VAR or the referees leniency with regards to the rules on yellow and red cards?

VAR won’t stop cheats like Dele Alli, but shame will

Until we refuse to take players seriously for making the most of every contact made with a defender, then players won't take the rules seriously either.

Referees in spotlight again after another match-changing mistake

Abdoulaye Doucore sealed a 2-2 draw in the Premier League clash with what most observers regarded as a clear handball in the final minute as referees find themselves once again in the spotlight because of poor mistakes that are costing clubs points.

Alexis has already left & other things we learned against Manchester City

After Arsenal's 3-1 loss to Manchester City, here are the five things we learned from the match.

Should the Premier League bring in VAR and how would it work?

Arsenal have been caught by dodgy decisions this season, including on the road against Watford, increasing the calls for video technology to be implemented.
Thierry Henry

Howard Webb on how Henry’s handball changed football

In 2010, Thierry Henry handled the ball and then assisted the winner for France in a World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland.

IFAB open roads to video refereeing

The International Football Association Board has opened the door to video refereeing by allowing experiments to start soon. This is a big step forward for...

Why teams like Arsenal need video technology

While it was obvious that the Arsenal gave us a subpar performance and got deservedly beat 4-0 by Southampton, the game offered a clear...