Carlo Ancelotti believes that VAR is used badly and too often.
– Technology was supposed to help in the game, with the rules. We are talking about offside, the goal-line technology, that, by the way, is still not used in Spain, which led to the creation of a heavy precedent in the match between Atlético and Espanyol, when a goal was counted. After that the team from Catalonia was relegated to Segunda División.
The VAR has deprived the judges of exclusive power, decisions are made that do not correspond to the spirit and realities of the game. For example, hand ball. This is not objectivity, but personal decisions. VAR is used badly and too often.
– How can this be fixed?
– First of all, to change the members of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and add former football players and coaches who know the game better.
– Does this mean that technology is useless?
– I’m from the older generation, I use technology, but I’m not obsessed with it. I agree with what Bielsa once said: once family and school were the landmarks, today social networks and technology,” Carlo Ancelotti said.
