The well-known English judge Mike Dean, responsible for the VAR system, decided that Bamford’s armpit was in the offside. A storm broke out in the UK due to the striker being canceled Leeds United.
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Bamford put his hand forward as he passed, signaling where he wanted to pass. In the replays, you can see that almost the entire silhouette of the Leeds United player was hidden, except for his triceps, a part of the body that is hardly scored.
This was the situation when Bamford’s goal was not recognized by the VAR:
English football community outraged by the failure to recognize Bamford’s goal. “It was a disgusting decision”
Experts were outraged by the failure to recognize Bamford’s goal, calling the decision “a disgrace.” Robbie Savage, former Welsh footballer Premier League, and now a BBC expert thundered on the vision: – It’s amazing. This is the most incredible situation I have ever seen. This is the worst decision in the history of football – he said in “BBC Radio 5 Live”.
Gary Lineker echoed him, “This is another absurd decision.” WHEREthat prevented a Bamford goal from being scored. Actually, I disgust how it is used in practice – said the Englishman.
SunSport referee Mark Halsey had no doubts that Bamford’s goal was correct: – His first half goal for Leeds against Crystal Palace should be awarded. You can clearly see that his feet are tucked in, but VAR says the line was drawn from the underarm of the player so it’s blown. Absolute nonsense. What is this up to? We kill the game with such decisions. It’s a fun sport, and we need to reward the offensive play again. FIFA’s Pierluigi Collina and Arsene Wenger are looking at this situation right now and it needs to change.
Former West Ham and England center-back Matthew Upson was also surprised by VAR’s decision. – It was perfectly planned. Bamford did all right. He is slim, but his feet are far back. His upper body is tilted and he is in full gear to enter from behind. He reaches out to signal “pass me the ball over there and I’ll score”. Is that his hand on the offside? I don’t understand this because you can’t score by hand, Upson told BBC Radio 5Live.
Former Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas said on the same radio station: “It was an absolutely disgusting decision not to give Bamford a goal.” Can’t score a goal with your hand, are these dots even in the right place?
President of the Polish Football Association Zbigniew Boniek also referred to this situation. – A comedy that burned – he wrote shortly on Twitter.
Bamford on the missed goal: Does that make any sense?
After the game ended, Bamford also did not understand why his goal was not recognized. – I don’t understand this rule. You can’t shoot your hand. It does not make sense. It happened in my case, but I have seen it many times. It ruins football and it’s stupid. Even the judge couldn’t understand this. While this is incomprehensible to players and referees, does it make any sense? – said the Leeds forward after the game, quoted by “BBC”.
There were also plenty of supporters’ votes on social media who criticized the referee’s decision. “Absolutely total disgrace, we talk about it every week, now VAR is ruining the game”, “His arm is offside, I give up. So far from the real thing. games, this is terrifying”.
The operation of the VAR system in the UK has aroused a lot of controversy for many months. In England, judges are very meticulous, checking every offside situation down to the millimeter (although the VAR was introduced to fix only “obvious” errors). There was even a special term “armpit offsides”, about which the BBC portal wrote. It means “armpit in an offside position”. If the English referees spot even the smallest body part that can be scored in an offside position, they decide to cancel the goal and call an offside.
Bamford’s blown offside is not the first of its kind in the Premier League. Roberto Firmino’s goal for Liverpool against Aston Villa was canceled in a similar fashion last season. Back then, it was also about the armpit.
Crystal Palace finally beat Leeds United 4-1. It is worth noting that Bamford scored the only goal for Marcelo Bielsy’s team anyway, and an assist with her was noted Mateusz Klich.
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