The English Premier League hopes to present the semi -automatic infiltration technology (SAOT) before the end of this season, and you want to see the referees explain the VAR decisions to crowd the stadiums for the upper trip matches by the beginning of the next season.
This comes at a time when the Premier League reveals a six -point plan to improve VAR, as it strives to make the system more accurate, faster and more transparent for the fans.
However, after the delay in the SAOT technology test, the Premier League says it will wait until next season if it is not completely convinced that it is reliable, or if it is very close to the end of this season.
After 23 rounds for the match, the Premier League was 100 percent of the decisions infiltrated in the lead. However, he wants to present Saot as soon as possible to accelerate the process – without reducing this accuracy.
Tony Scholes, chief football officer in the Premier League, has admitted that he was concerned about the reliability of technology for the semi -automatic aspects for a long time – until it is made immediately before Christmas.
“I must admit, given the difficulties we faced during the first few months of the season [with SAOT testing] I had severe doubts about this. But the progress made during the four weeks to the past six was great. Therefore, we believe that we will adopt the best system and a more accurate system – without the need for the slide in the ball.
“EFL has entered it into the Carabau Cup this year. We will watch it. But running semi -automatic infiltration technology does not change the safety of the infiltration law. What you do is to make the process more efficient. We are not sure even the last or three round rounds, I think you reach my workplace where you say Just, it will not make sense to present it now.
New statistics issued by the English Premier League exhibition that VAR has intervened more times until this point this season (23 match rounds) compared to the last season (70 times, compared to 61), but this is still less than VAR intervention every three games. Also, statistics show that there were fewer VAR errors (13 so far, compared to 20 at this stage last season).
According to the main match accident committee, which analyzes all the referees ’important decisions in each Premier League match, 66 of 70 were correct, although nine times the painting felt should have interfered when he did not.
The KMI plate consists of three players or former managers, along with a specialist from the Premier League and one of PGMOL.
There were four specific errors, according to the KMI panel template, when VAR entered to change a correct decision in the field. That was identified by the Premier League as follows:
- August 2024, Bournemouth against Newcastle. The head of Dango Outetara was given the time of Bournemouth as a goal by the referee in the field David Cote, but Far Tim Robinson decided to be a “realistic handball” and cleared it, without allowing Cote’s visit.
- October 2024, West Ham against Man Utah. MattHijs De Ligt was punished for a mistake on Danny Anags after the intervention by VAR, but it should not be a punishment.
- November 2024, Everton vs. Brentord. Christian Norgdard was sent in Jadison Park after a challenge to Everton goalkeeper Cordan Beckford while trying to score in the six yard. VAR recommended that the referee, Chris Cavanag, will review the accident on the stadium side screen. Then Norgard was shown in straight red, although Princeford won his attractiveness.
- January 2025, Southampton against Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood considered incorrectly that he was interfering with play and gave offside when Nicolas Milinkovic scored a head. The target was excluded after VAR intervention.
“We all focus on the mistakes made,” says Scholes. “We do not fully remember the 66 correct interventions. So I think it is really important to realize this. I also think that we should realize that the number of VAR errors has decreased significantly from 20 to 13, 2022-23, was at the age of twenty-five. So he decreased Heavily.
“I say this because I think it is important to continue to push these officials. We push them to be as good as possible. But it is also right to admit the progress that is made.”
The new goals of the Premier League to improve VAR are as follows:
- Improving clarity about the high threshold of VAR intervention, making the “calling” part of the regular football vocabulary.
- Reduce the delay in the game, with a saot as soon as it is ready.
- Improving the fan’s experience, with clear judgment ads and re -replaced and messages on large screens.
- Improving VAR training to improve decision -making.
- Improving transparency with more regular correspondence for broadcasters and fans across the PL matches while playing games in Stockley Park.
- Better education development and communication about VAR for fans and all the participants in the game.
The main goal of the Premier League is to allow the judgment to explain the VAR decisions for the crowds inside the stadiums as soon as possible. But Schools says, as things stand, IFAB prevents this from doing this.
“Frankly, this is not good enough [VAR communication with supporters in stadiums]. None of us here in the league thinks it is good enough, and we have a long way to cut it to improve. We are bound by IFAB. But we must improve it to the extent that we can do this.
“Our intention is that the referee announces VAR decisions in the middle of the field since the beginning of the next season. With regard to more COMMS VAR, we will continue to press IFAB to allow us to open as much as possible.”
Scholes went on to say that the period of VAR intervention has decreased significantly this season compared to previously. It takes 40 seconds to examine the Mediterranean VAR, while last season was a minute and six seconds.
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