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In the early morning of December 1, Beijing time, Uruguay defeated Ghana 2-0. Ranked third in the group in terms of numbers, and did not qualify. After the match, Uruguayan Edinson Cavani knocked VAR down with a punch on the sidelines.
A member of the executive committee of the Uruguayan Football Federation once said in an interview that "the penalty against Portugal did not exist". Corina, president of the FIFA referee committee, admitted that the penalty against Portugal was wrong. In the early hours of November 29, when B Fei broke through, Uruguayan defender Jimenez fell to the ground in the box and supported his hand to touch the ball. After watching this action several times, the master referee was warned to watch the VAR and was punished.
Now that the penalty has taken effect, Uruguay's exit is difficult to reverse, and this World Cup controversy over VAR technology and semi-automatic offside recognition technology has arisen one after another.
The 2018 World Cup in Russia will use VAR (Video Assistant Referee) technology for the first time, and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will use SAOT (Semi-Automatic Offside Recognition Technology) technology for the first time.
On November 22, Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia. In the first half, Argentina were ruled offside a total of 7 times, including 3 offside goals. Except for the more obvious third offside, the first two offsides were "millimeter-level".
On December 1, Japan beat Spain 2-1 and the final goal was controversial. In the 51st minute, the Japanese player returned from the box and scored in front of goal. But multiple screens show that the ball is out of bounds. According to foreign media reports, through high-tech projection, it can be found that before the Japanese team scored, the ball did not leave the bottom line, and the ball overlapped the bottom line by 1.88 mm, and the ball was there. Judgment in accordance with the law.
FIFA said the Japanese team did not completely cross the line during the attack, and other camera positions may give the spectators the illusion, but the goal was effective. Source: Xinhua News Agency
On the same day, Croatia played Belgium in the third round of Group F, and in the VAR, the referee master changed the original penalty decision and ruled that Croatia was offside when attacking. The 3D animation shows Croatia's Lovren closer to the Belgian goal than Vertonghen's right shoulder, but only a fraction. The offside penalty was deemed "meaningless."
Sports commentator Huang Jianxiang has repeatedly posted on his personal social media to express his opposition to the intervention of VAR technology, saying that "VAR ruins football, just as special effects ruin movies."
He believes that the intervention of VAR has undermined the fluidity of football matches and "is now losing the beauty of football that can only be seen under the premise of fluency and coherence". He also expressed doubts about whether VAR can improve the fairness of the game, questioning that "if someone can control VAR, they can control the game". In this World Cup, whether the SAOT offside penalty is enough has also caused a lot of controversy, and there have been problems such as "offside body hair". Jiupai News interviewed Zhou Gang, associate professor of the Football School of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education and former Chinese Super League player referee. He disagreed with Huang. The year after his retirement, the Chinese Super League began using VAR technology to help referees. "From the perspective of the effectiveness of the Super League, I think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages." Zhou Gang believes that after the introduction of VAR, complaints about referee penalty disputes have declined.
He also disapproves of VAR involvement undermining the fluidity of football matches, "I still have a saying, depending on what you want to see. That's the charm of football, or the fairness and accuracy of the penalties."
He used the analogy that the referee was like a judge on the field. In the past, they had to make decisions in minutes and seconds. Once it is clear, we can watch the replay and discuss it before making a decision.
He also pointed out the problems that existed after the introduction of VAR. It is more difficult than ever to judge the ability and level of refereeing. As the supervisor of the referee, he should be evaluated by whether the referee independently makes the right decision, or uses VAR to correct the wrong decision.
In addition, after the introduction of VAR in the Chinese Super League, there was also a shortage of video assistants for referees. As a result, the referee ran from the lower leagues to the Chinese Super League to serve as the referee's video assistant. Different interpretations of these rules have also been disputed in court.
Zhou Gang.
Talk to Zhou Gang.
[1] "VAR's support and help to referees, difficult to replace"
Nine Beat News: Is the use of VAR technology common in domestic football matches?
Zhou Gang: In this world, China launched VAR technology relatively early. I retired in 2017 and the following year the Chinese Super League started using VAR, and then the Chinese League One also started using VAR.
Semi-automatic offside recognition technology was only introduced at this year's World Cup and we haven't used it yet. But we already have 3D virtual offside line technology to clearly see if a player is offside.
Jiupai News: What is the impact of VAR technology on the work of referees?
Zhou Gang: VAR supports and helps the referee. The referee only has a pair of eyes, and the angle of observation is definitely limited. It is impossible for him to observe from three or four directions, so he will make mistakes, which is inevitable. We help the referee through the VAR system as if we had another pair of eyes. 12 camera positions, like 12 pairs of eyes to help you see things.
In the past, the referee's perspective was not very clear and you had to make a decision in seconds. Whether it's right or wrong, you have to make a decision. Now I can't make a decision, when it's not clear, let VAR help me, and then make a decision after reading.
Now the referee clearly feels more confident. As much as I want to blow the ball better, I hope there is no red card scene before the game. Since we are still worried that our position will not be good for a while, what if we don't see everything at once? When there were 22 players on the field, they were watching the game when someone suddenly ran forward and blocked me. I don't understand, it's wrong, and if the penalty is lost, isn't it a big mistake? Now that I have the bottom line in mind, there will be a video to remind me.
Jiupai News: Do you think VAR technology will replace refereeing in the future? Why
Gang Zhou: There is no way to change that. I used to imagine that when the players were playing on the field, we whistled in the room, even if the volume was slightly raised, the whole stadium could hear it, the game stopped, who would punish? Was the ball awarded? Judge whether it is necessary for the referee player to clearly indicate on the field where to open a free kick, whether to shout through a megaphone, to push the ball forward slightly, or to use a large screen to give a red or yellow card. Change is difficult.
Jiupai News: Will VAR technology become a real judge?
Zhou Gang: Now FIFA's regulations on VAR are very clear. VAR can only intervene when it comes to four goal situations, red and yellow cards, wrong targets, penalties. In other cases, VAR cannot intervene even if the referee's staff makes a mistake.
VAR can only provide information, the final decision is in the hands of the referee, who can decide whether to adopt the advice provided by VAR.
Jiupai News: Will the scope of VAR become wider and wider in the future?
Zhou Gang: No, now that VAR has covered all the major areas in the field, I can't imagine what else is needed to help the referee. This year's World Cup recently introduced semi-automatic offside recognition technology, and we're still watching.
Huang Jianxiang posted on his personal social media platform asking about VAR technology. Source: Huang Jianxiang's personal Weibo screenshot
[2] "Do you want the charm of football, or the fairness and accuracy of the stadium"
Nine Beat News: Many viewers questioned whether VAR technology would disrupt the continuity of football matches. Referees often pause matches to watch replays, increasing the stoppage time of matches. You have to wait for the video to be confirmed, "so you lose a lot of the beauty of football that can only be seen under the premise of smooth and coherent", which will affect the viewing experience of the audience. What do you think?
Zhou Gang: I still have to say, it depends on what you want. Whether it's the charm of football, or the fairness and accuracy of judgment.
Misjudging referees is part of the football field and part of the charm of football, but is it acceptable to those involved? All leagues of Chinese football are talking about reducing mistakes, eliminating and eliminating major mistakes and shortcomings. There's no team that doesn't object when it finds a bug or shortcoming.
From the perspective of the effect of the Super League, I think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. With VAR, there are fewer complaints about penalties, which shows that people still have high requirements for accuracy. Will VAR technology provide room for unfair penalty manipulation, and will it lead to "controlling the outcome of the game as long as you control the VAR"?
Zhou Gang: I think it's unlikely, after all, everyone is paying attention. Video assistant judges are not from the same continent or region. If you want these people to go to fake P-pictures, aren't you afraid that one day it will spread out? There are no impermeable walls in this world, so what to do?
This is nothing more than the result of a slightly slower exit penalty. For example, there was an offside ball at this year's World Cup that was not replayed to the audience. I don't know why. It should play the first one, but the second one will not. This is something in television that the audience may not see, but the referee can see,
Nine Beat News: Is VAR technology too strict for offside judgment criteria, such as the controversial "offside body hair" today? For players running at high speed, the requirement not to be too strict with offside when serving, thus losing a lot of good balls?
Zhou Gang: VAR intervention is after the goal occurs, even if it is ruled offside, it will not affect the beauty of the goal. After all, there is another point, you have to be ornamental, or accurate. I believe the referee is accurate, but I can only say that it is not pretty.
As for "body hair offside", our previous principle of refereeing was that when it was not clear what offside was, we tended to give rights and benefits to the attacker, that is, to encourage the attack. Now how to judge the semi-automatic offside recognition technology, how to determine this standard, more than one centimeter is not considered offside, more than two centimeters is considered offside, then it is complicated.
Nine Pie News: Will this make it easier for defensive players to be offside?
Zhou Gang: No, it depends on whether you have the ability to justify yourself. I'm stuck here. If you want to do that, you have to take a risk, if you're not offside. It's a very simple reason, as before.
Jiupai News: Why did Huang Jianxiang say that after VAR technology was applied to the game, there was more controversy on the field? Do you feel that way?
Zhou Gang: No. In the Chinese Super League, with VAR, there are fewer complaints about penalties.
I think it's still a different angle. Now there are more right than wrong, and most of them are correct.
Everyone understands these rules differently. They have different understandings of what wrongdoing is and what forces cause it. For example, if two players pull at each other, will the level of that pull cause them to fall to the ground? The degree of recognition is not the same.
Controversy is good, but if the rules are understood, there will be less controversy.
Jiupai News: Huang Jianxiang said that "VAR will ruin football". Do you agree with him?
Zhou Gang: I believe that people like Huang Jianxiang already have a deep understanding of football, but their understanding of the rules is different from that of the referee's players, and even the referee's players have different voices. I think it's normal to have such a view, everyone's opinion is different.
The Qatar World Cup uses SAOT to assist referees and VAR to adjudicate offside. Source: Xinhua News Agency
[3] VAR is a collegiate panel of judges
Jiupai News: The referee himself is part of the game of football and a form of human pursuit of limits. Wouldn't it be a pity if technology got involved too much?
Zhou Gang: There will be one thing. To be honest, with VAR, this referee is no longer what it used to be. I can see his ability and level.
We evaluate the referee's ability and level of control of the game and the accuracy of judgment of key balls. You always make mistakes on key shots, is your skill not enough? Now with the help of VAR, you have no mistakes, and you can change it after watching the replay. The principle of VAR is that you judge first, and we will check you too. If your decision is wrong and corrected by VAR, points will be deducted.
I think I joked with the judge that I was the same as you. You are the judge in the courtroom, and I am the judge on the scene. When you try a case, you can adjourn the trial if there is a problem, and you can ask the collegial panel to decide together, but I have to make a ruling in the court within a few seconds, right or wrong. VAR is like a collegiate panel of judges. We can watch videos, communicate with each other, and the difficulty becomes less.
Jiupai News: Will it be difficult for referees to become famous in the future?
Zhou Gang: Not seriously. In fact, the bar for distinguishing between good and bad judges has been lowered. Referees can use VAR to improve accuracy. But there must be a difference. In key areas, whether they have long relied on VAR to correct their own decisions, or to make more correct decisions themselves. These are the evaluation criteria I use to monitor and score referees.
Jiupai News: Referee technology and VAR still need to be run-in?
Zhou Gang: Yes, after the introduction of VAR, there will be a referee gap. I'm thinking about having a recently retired referee as a video assistant for the referee. I think it's a good idea because you have referees and are mature, but because of your age and physical strength, you can't be a referee player on the pitch. You can use your experience, perception and accuracy of judgment to help Lord Referee.
But there is another question, the young referee muttered in his heart. They will think that these old referees are experienced and the questions they ask must be correct, which will affect the referee's decision. This is again a relationship of contradiction A, so it is not used later.
What if there are not enough referee video personnel, then some referees will be sent from the lower leagues to the Chinese Super League to do referee videos. This brings up another problem. They do not know enough about the rules of punishment. They obviously had no problem awarding the penalty, but they gave a warning, and the referee did not dare to look at it, for fear that if it was missed, it would affect the rhythm of the game. Jiupai News: Personally, given the choice, would you rather be a referee when VAR is introduced, or a referee when VAR is not introduced?
Zhou Gang: In China, I vote for VAR. In Europe, for example, I could consider not using VAR.
Jiupai News: Why?
Zhou Gang: In Europe, if the referee says a word, he is punished and his team members obey. But here, both the players and the spectators, including the media, they often ask the referee after the game, so I think VAR is a good help for the referee in China.
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