The officials incorrectly disallowed Luis Diaz’s goal for Liverpool against Tottenham; VAR was unable to reverse an incorrect offside call after concluding that the goal should have been awarded on the pitch; PGMOL acknowledged that Darren England and Dan Cook, two VAR officials, did nothing.
The PGMOL has made the VAR audio from Luis Diaz’s incorrectly disallowed goal for Liverpool against Tottenham available, and it shows that the replay operator was the only one to see the error right away and request that the game be stopped.
After scoring, Diaz was given an offside penalty, but video replays proved otherwise.
However, Darren England, the VAR, felt in error that the goal had been awarded on the pitch, therefore he informed Simon Hooper, the referee, that the review had over.
England and assistant VAR Dan Cook repeatedly claimed they could not interfere since the game had resumed after they were made aware of their error by the replay operator when the goal wasn’t recognised.
England remarked, “Can’t do anything,” as the replay operator requested that the game be halted.
The unnamed replay operator says: “Oli’s calling in to urge pause the game during a tense discussion. The choice has been made.
The executive of VAR Hub Operations, Oli Kohout, is the ‘Oli’ being referred to.
The clip omits the audio from fourth official Michael Oliver.
England says “can’t do anything” five more times before Cook agrees and adds: “They’ve restarted” as the replay operator keeps attempting to halt the game.
The PGMOL acknowledged “standards fell short of expectations” and said a “detailed report, including the key learnings and immediate actions taken, has been submitted to the Premier League, who have shared it with Liverpool FC and subsequently all other Premier League clubs” in a statement released alongside the audio.
These critical lessons, in accordance with the PGMOL, include:
The necessity for quickness has always been underlined in Guidance to Video Match Officials, but never at the price of accuracy. This rule will be emphatically repeated.
To improve the clarity of communication between the referee and the VAR team regarding on-field judgements, a new VAR Communication Protocol will be created.
Before informing the on-field officials of the final decision, the VAR will confirm with the AVAR the results of the VAR check process as an additional stage in the procedure.
The fact that England and Cook were allowed to officiate in the United Arab Emirates for a game that took place just 48 hours before the Tottenham vs. Liverpool match has drawn a lot of criticism.
In order to permit match officials to officiate matches outside of FIFA or UEFA appointments, the PGMOL and the FA agreed to reconsider the regulation.
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