“Why in the world”… Jamie Redknapp finds the VAR incident during Everton vs. Villa unbelievable.

Jamie Redknapp, a commentator for Sky Sports, responded to the offside call that disallowed Alex Moreno’s goal against Everton.

Goodison Park was far from the scene of a classic, as neither team produced much of an impact throughout the course of the ninety minutes.

There was a chance for Unai Emery’s team to go up to a shared top spot in the Premier League, but it was not meant to be. Alex Moreno’s low attempt from the edge of the area appeared to have given the Villans the lead. After several minutes of review, VAR decided that Leon Bailey had been offside during the build-up, therefore the score stayed at 0-0.

Emi Martinez displayed some heroism when he produced two outstanding saves to deny James Garner on the follow-through and Dominic Calvert Lewin in a one-on-one situation.

Villa had a flurry of chances late in the day. John McGinn had the first, but his shot was stopped on the line. The next player to enter was Jhon Duran, who nearly bounced the wrong side of the post with a flicked effort.

This was as good as it would get for Villa, who were relegated to a tightly contested game and their first 0-0 draw of the season. This is just another instance of not being able to get past an opponent’s low block.

Spectators were more interested in the ruling that eliminated Moreno’s goal than in the outcome.

Jamie Redknapp discusses VAR.

Moreno’s “opener” came from a short corner routine. Bailey found Douglas Luiz, he gave it to John McGinn who fired it back to the Jamaican. He found the left back on the edge and he smashed it into the bottom corner.

A great goal but there was a feeling amongst fans and the commentators that the goal would be chalked off. Looking at the replay, it seemed clear that Bailey was offside.

Nonetheless, it took nearly four minutes to check whether or not the goal should count. This involved checking offsides and a potential foul by Clement Lenglet.

He responded, “It’s three minutes and forty-five seconds we’ll never get back.” He’s attempting to stop Danjuma in order to keep Bailey onside, which is a foul.

“Why in the world are they focusing on it instead of the offside? It’s evident from a few perspectives that this is a clear foul. The foul is committed when he pulls his shirt and blocks him. It hardly matters if he is offside.”

It’s safe to argue that the length of time it took to make this kind of decision defies logic. This is a fairly binary conclusion; it is not a subjective one. Why does it take more than thirty minutes once they notice he is offside?

Redknapp’s dissatisfaction is echoed by nearly everyone.

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