Originally Posted by
lardy
Exactly.
VAR came in because pundits were lazy, and instead of analysing a game went straight to the referee decisions every time.
"Alan, let's clear up the red card/penalty/offside first. Did the ref get it right?"
We all wanted consistency, apparently. But now we want common sense, apparently.
The thing that needed to change most, but never did, is that pundits are still lazy. They go straight for the easy target.
Games aren't won or lost on a single ref decision. Football isn't that finely balanced. Player mistakes (defensive or attacking) are still the biggest cause of goals going in or not, not whether the ref spotted or missed a single handball.