Liverpool Football Club is pushing for increased transparency following the controversial events in the match against Tottenham Hotspur. Reports suggest that audio recordings from inside the VAR room will be released, offering some insight into the incident.
However, it’s likely that we will only hear the moment when the decision to say ‘check complete’ was made, rather than the full conversation that followed once the error was realized.
As reported by Dale Johnson for ESPN: ‘Just two seconds after the VAR has said “check complete,” Spurs took the free kick which creates a cut-off point. Nothing can be reviewed after a restart (this doesn’t apply to penalties awarded for offences before the half-time or final whistle as play was still active at the time of the offence.)
‘Panic set in, but they decided they couldn’t go against protocol and let play continue. But in this situation, where a very serious error has been identified within seconds of the restart, football would rather the VAR went against protocol to achieve the fairest outcome for the game. The match should have been stopped.
The responsibility for this unprecedented mistake has been placed on Darren England, who apparently failed to recognize that he was checking for a disallowed goal. The audio recordings will be essential in shedding light on this matter.
As mentioned in previous reports, this incident is being referred to as “the biggest error the Premier League has seen.” While this acknowledgment provides some validation, it offers little consolation to Jurgen Klopp and the team, who ended the match with nine players and zero points.
The official statement from the club has been issued, and now the response from the PGMOL will be closely monitored. Despite these efforts, it’s challenging for fans not to feel hurt and uncertain about how to rectify this significant mistake.
