Arsenal has faced challenges in recent weeks in the Premier League, currently sitting in 4th place in the standings at the start of 2024, although they have played more games than Manchester City. Despite the struggles, the Gunners have been competitive in challenging for the title in two consecutive seasons and remain hopeful of clinching the championship.
Aston Villa has emerged as a strong contender for a top-four finish this season, adding a new layer of competition for Arsenal in the race for Champions League places.
VAR has played a significant role in the campaign, and according to a report by The Sun, if the Premier League table were to exclude VAR decisions, Aston Villa would be at the top with 46 points, followed by Liverpool. Arsenal would be in third place, with one additional point compared to their current standing. This analysis suggests that VAR decisions may have hurt Arsenal’s chances of winning the league by potentially influencing the points tally in a way that is less favourable to the club.
Just Arsenal Opinion
We have had a bad time with VAR this season. We may not be the most affected team by the technology, but it is clear to see that it does not work for our good.
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Arsenal would have been closer to the top and certainly wouldn’t have lost to Newcastle and Aston Villa
No VAR would not have changed the Newcastle goal.
According to the table, we’d be one point better off, but spurs would be 2, villa would be 4 and Brighton would be 5 better off, so do we really have a cause for complaint?
Of course it’s all nonsense anyway – it doesn’t say whether var was wrong to change the decisions, just that it did. It also doesn’t indicate when var should have intervened, but didn’t…
This kind of thing doesn’t really tell you anything of substance.
It isn’t nonsense. Whats nonsense is people saying WE are getting a bum deal with VAR and the stupid conspiracy theory that its corrupt and run from the middle east. We obviously aren’t singled out by VAR as some try to say.
Everyone is saying they are getting a bum deal out of VAR.
That says everything – not so much about the technology but how it is used.
It is not VAR which is just a TV screen but the cretins – sorry officials that use it.
Personally I would just use VAR for offside decisions and let the referee make the decisions on the pitch.
After all it worked for the 160 odd years before VAR came along
Everyone was saying they were getting a bum deal from the refs before var – the issue is the refs, the rules, and fans biases towards their own teams. The latter will never change so long as there’s any room for interpretation within the rules, which there always will be so long as contact is allowed.
I agree with your point, but this kind of analysis is nonsense. Like I said, it doesn’t tell you anything one way or the other
So, Arsenal would have been closer to the top, one point better off, Aston Villa certainly Haven’t benefited. BUT
“We have had a bad time with VAR”
Can we write proper sensible articles?
VAR is not likely to alter ANY teams final league position much if at all.
But my objection to its existence at all, is that it spoils the excitement of a goal being scored, time and time and time again for fans, in the ground and those watching on TV.
AND that it is WRONG HEADED and STUPID TO UNDERMINE THE PITCH REF, WHO OUGHT TO BE always obeyed,. as the Prem league are trying to bring in, while at the same time themselves wilfully undermining the very ref who they instruct others to obey!! BEYOND CRAZY !!
They are acting against their own stated ambition therefore,in bringing in VAR,( until it can be fully automated without human involvement and constant errors).
MOST IMPORTANTLY OF ALL, it ruins the natural flow and pace of the game and that is a retrograde and extremely foolish decision.
It’s pointless writing this article without giving the VAR decisions that would or would not have affected the various teams positions. Whoever the writer is has said “a report by the Sun…”, but with no further info. I’m certainly not going to waste my time referencing the Sun’s articles.
Click on the ‘Sun’, (highlighted in red) takes you straight to the article by Martin Lipton.
So the two teams (only) who should be pissed by VAR decisions are Villa and Brighton. Other than that VAR has not punished only Arsenal like some on here have claimed. So lets shut this stupid VAR conspiracy against Arsenal down now.
Not necessarily – var may have been 100% correct in the villa and Brighton games, in which case, what would be their cause for complaint?
Its with no VAR, so VAR would not have intervened. So its playing without VAR intervention. VAR could not correct or mistake any decision because its without it.
What it is saying is VAR has took points off Villa and Brighton more than anyone else.
Yeah, but if var was right to take points off them, how can they really complain? If it hadn’t been for var maybe they’d have gotten extra points unfairly (potentially)?
Thats correct!!! But the article is about having NO VAR and where teams would be.
Yes, but it’s trying to say we can have a gripe because of it, and you said Brighton/villa can, but we and they can’t. It’s pointless.
They can have a gripe and we cant really but it all will get nobody anywhere. At least it proves the VAR conspiracy theory is BS.
I don’t see how var technology can be even thought of in conspiracy terms – it’s just a machine!!
However, the officials who use it are making a pigs ear out of it, along with the rules that have been introduced to decide handball and when to flag for offside.
It gets us nowhere knowing the answer. Supporters only moan when VAR is seen to have gone against them. The worst part of it is that supporters have not the time or the inclination to be more sporting enough to allow it to work.