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They wouldn’t want people to see what a shoddy process it actually is.

I don’t know why they can’t still review plays for offsides, but make it where it has to be clear and obvious. If you need to draw lines and analyze in three different angles, it doesn’t fit that qualification.
Get rid of VAR is my vote. The problems outweigh the benefits
 
It's insane to be confident one way or another on such a close decision given the constraints of the technology.

IF both cursors were selected at the very millimeter where each player is on the image, you still need to contend with the fact that we're not even sure if we are looking at the right frame from when the ball was struck in the first place. We're also getting down to such fine margins that the image quality is not precise enough, the video frame rate is not high enough, etc.

You can't say one way or another if it was a "right" call because the technology itself is not even precise enough to make decisions that are this close.
I completely agree with all of that, I hate VAR with great fury and will argue the frame rate and the moment contact with the ball (as it’s kicked vs as it leaves foot), all will undoubtedly render the precise measurement utterly redundant, but those other elements aren’t measured, the one that is shows he’s a ridiculous fraction offside.

What’s even more frustrating is if there was no VAR nobody would be claiming categorically that these moments are goals or offside, as by the naked eye they simply can’t be seen, VAR wasn’t brought in for this, it was brought in because the official s were supposed to be shit and unable to get decisions right (even though they did 98% of the time).
 
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