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VAR GOT IT ALL RIGHT – BUT STILL NEEDS REFORM

YOUR CALL: Erik Lamela scores a goal later disallowed by VAR

ANOTHER day, another disaster for VAR. But before everyone leaps aboard the anti-technology bandwagon, let’s get one thing straight.
At Wembley on Wednesday night, VAR got everything right. Without it, Kieran Trippier would not have been awarded a penalty. Fernando Llorente would also have escaped censure for holding Rochdale’s Harrison McGahey and Spurs would have wrongly led 2-1 at half-time.
This is a crucial point. After all, the sole purpose of VAR is to eradicate incorrect refereeing decisions. In demonstratin...

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