Tony Cascarino has become so outraged with VAR that he claims he enjoyed watching the rugby more than the football on Saturday!
It was a momentous day in the Rugby World Cup as England booked their place in the final with an excellent victory over New Zealand on Saturday morning.
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Sports fans had another glorious afternoon of football to sink into after England’s triumph.
There were a number of talking points from the Premier League including Chelsea’s seventh straight win, while Manchester City closed the gap on leaders Liverpool to three points with a victory over Aston Villa.
At the bottom of the table, there was a dramatic win for Brighton against fellow strugglers Everton at the Amex Stadium – the Seagulls winning 3-2 with the winning goal coming in stoppage-time.
However, in the first season where VAR has been used in the Premier League, the new system stole some of the headlines, like it seems to do every weekend.
There was controversy surrounding Man City’s second goal in their 3-0 victory over Villa as Raheem Sterling was arguably in the eyeline of Tom Heaton, while stood in an offside position.
Meanwhile, Brighton were perhaps fortunate to beat Everton as the home side were let back into the game on 80 minutes through Neal Maupay’s penalty, which made it 2-2.
Whether the spot-kick should have been given is up for debate as Aaron Connolly fell to the floor after Michael Keane stood on his foot.
Referee Andy Madley saw no reason to blow his whistle as the collision appeared accidental but the incident was reviewed by VAR and the referee’s decision was overturned.
It’s the first time a penalty has been overturned by VAR in the Premier League this season.
Earlier in the game, Toffees forward Richarlison went down in the box but nothing was given.
And ex-footballer Cascarino is left worried, to say the least, about what VAR is doing to the game, before making the shock claim that he preferred watching the rugby over his beloved football on Saturday.
On Weekend Sports Breakfast, he said: “I never imagined for a minute that we’d get ourselves on a weekly basis that VAR would be so controversial, more controversial than football was before.
“It’s taken power away from referees and given power to people in studios.
“I just want the game to flow and common sense just has to come into play, we seem to want to ignore it.
“Accidental doesn’t matter anymore. Like with Michael Keane’s challenge, it was accidental. If it’s deliberate that doesn’t matter, if it’s accidental, what do you want then? Do you want a game that’s being surrounded by murky decisions the whole time?
“Every Monday morning I listen to talkSPORT and I hear all about controversial decisions.
“I came away from yesterday and felt, ‘Do you know what? I enjoyed the rugby far more than the football’.”