Former England striker Alan Shearer has Criticized the poor use of the Video Referee Assistance VAR in the English FA cup after Aston villa’s goal against Manchester United on Monday night was disallowed for offside.
VAR is only in use in the FA Cup when Premier League teams are at home, so just nine of the 32 third-round matches played over the past few days were able to call on the technology.
Commenting on Aston Villa’s disallowed goal against the Red Devils he said “We should not be using VAR in this game if we can’t use VAR in every FA Cup game, wherever that may be. You shouldn’t be using VAR in this game,” Shearer said.
“Is it a clear and obvious error? I don’t think it is because Cavani isn’t going to get near the ball.”
Former Aston Villa defender Micah Richards, also watching the game for Match of the Day, agreed with Shearer’s criticism over the use of VAR in the competition.
“I don’t know if Cavani is going to get there and it took so long to make a decision it is ridiculous,” he said.
“How can they have it in one game and not other others? The inconsistency is ridiculous. It is not acceptable to take that long either as the fans have no idea what is going on.”