{"id":291988,"date":"2023-10-01T12:34:21","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T12:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291988"},"modified":"2023-10-01T12:34:21","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T12:34:21","slug":"gary-neville-calls-on-var-critics-to-be-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/gary-neville-calls-on-var-critics-to-be-human\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Neville calls on VAR critics to &apos;be human&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gary Neville insists glaring VAR error in Tottenham&#8217;s win over Liverpool &#8216;isn&#8217;t a sackable offence&#8217; and calls on critics to &#8216;be human&#8217; in their analysis of officials<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>VAR incorrectly denied Liverpool a goal against Tottenham on Saturday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Luis Diaz thought he had opened the scoring before wrongly being denied<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Gary Neville labelled VAR&#8217;s mistake in Tottenham&#8217;s 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Saturday as &#8216;really bad&#8217; but has called on critics to &#8216;be human&#8217; when directing their feelings at the officials involved.<\/p>\n<p>The PGMOL confirmed on Sunday morning that Darren England and Dan Cook had been removed from upcoming fixtures due to their errors in Saturday&#8217;s game covering Spurs and Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Diaz looked to have given Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side the lead in the match before his goal in the first-half was controversially ruled out for offside following a VAR review.<\/p>\n<p>It later emerged that the decision was a result of a miscommunication between the on-field officials and those on VAR.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou admitted he wasn&#8217;t a fan of the video review system after the game, despite it working in his teams favour, and Neville has now weighed in on the debate.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76035575-0-image-a-28_1696160777296.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gary Neville labelled VAR&#8217;s error in Tottenham&#8217;s win over Liverpool on Saturday as &#8216;really bad&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76022747-0-PGMOL_have_confirmed_that_VAR_official_Darren_Engl_will_step_dow-a-20_1696160323995.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76033695-0-PGMOL_have_confirmed_that_VAR_assistant_Dan_Cook_will_step_down_-a-21_1696160324034.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>PGMOL have confirmed that VAR official Darren England (left) and VAR assistant Dan Cook (right) will step down from their roles for upcoming fixtures<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76019927-0-It_comes_after_VAR_ruled_out_a_Liverpool_goal_against_Tottenham_-a-22_1696160336963.jpg\" height=\"297\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>VAR incorrectly ruled out a Liverpool goal against Tottenham, despite replays clearing showing Luis Diaz was being played onside by Cristian Romero<\/p>\n<p>Posting on his X account &#8211; formerly Twitter &#8211; the Manchester United legend slammed the decision-making in the match but insisted it &#8216;isn&#8217;t a sackable offence&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The VAR mistake was a really bad one. However we\u2019ve all been demanding quicker decisions and I think they have tried to enforce speed in decision making.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Speed will cause inaccuracy and it\u2019s now about a rebalance. &#8211; the two officials have been taken off their next games. Imagine how they feel this morning and let\u2019s be human.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There should be consequence for such errors but in my opinion a couple of games out is more than enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Think of it as a player suspension for a sending off. This isn\u2019t a sackable offence by any stretch so let\u2019s remove that language &#8211; Sorry doesn\u2019t mean anything. It does. It\u2019s an important value all our parents have tried to instill in us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Taking responsibility and owning your mistakes is important and should be valued. &#8211; finally enjoy your Sunday and I look forward to the abuse for this tweet,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76035677-12581111-image-a-40_1696161269259.jpg\" height=\"571\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/01\/12\/76035395-0-image-a-24_1696160427046.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was livid with the officiating in his side&#8217;s loss to Spurs<\/p>\n<p>Former players and pundits have so far fumed over the offside decision that denied Liverpool a goal with Richard Keys slamming the PGMOL&#8217;s decision to appoint Darren England to the game just days after he was involved at a match in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile former Liverpool star Ryan Babel mocked match referee Simon Hooper in the aftermath of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Red boss, Klopp, was livid with the officiating that also saw Liverpool reduced to nine-men after Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were sent off, stating after the game:\u00a0&#8216;Nobody expects 100 per cent right decisions on field. I think we all thought when VAR came in, it might make things easier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don&#8217;t know why people are acting under that much pressure. Today the decision was made really quickly for the goal. It changed the momentum of the game.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12581111\/Gary-Neville-insists-glaring-VAR-error-Tottenhams-win-Liverpool-isnt-sackable-offence-calls-critics-human-analysis-officials.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary Neville insists glaring VAR error in Tottenham&#8217;s win over Liverpool &#8216;isn&#8217;t a sackable offence&#8217; and calls on critics to &#8216;be human&#8217; in their analysis of officials VAR incorrectly denied Liverpool a goal against Tottenham on Saturday Luis Diaz thought he had opened the scoring before wrongly being denied Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gary Neville calls on VAR critics to &amp;apos;be human&amp;apos; 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