VAR Should Be Scrapped ASAP, I Don’t See The Point Of It – Anthony Gordon

Newcastle United forward, Anthony Gordon has called for the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to be scrapped. This is coming after he was denied a penalty in the 3-2 loss to Manchester United, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, he watched the incident again after the game and it was clear that he deserved a penalty when Amrabat clipped his heel in the box.

Gordon added that there were 2 different fouls before Casemiro cleared the ball in the penalty area, but VAR ignored both.

His words, “I’ve watched the incident back, it’s a clear penalty. I don’t mind the referee getting it wrong on the pitch because it’s a difficult decision, things happen really quickly, but I don’t understand what the point of VAR is then. It’s there to correct mistakes, he goes down my Achilles and pushes me in the back, then Casemiro comes and gets the ball, but it’s two fouls before that.

I honestly don’t see the point of it. I knew straightaway (it was a foul). That’s why I didn’t appeal, because I don’t mind the referee not giving it because it’s fast, but I’ll wait for the VAR to check. You can see me telling my team-mates, ‘Don’t worry, it’s a penalty, it’s a clear penalty.’ Then we carry on, I’ve got no sock left and I don’t understand the point of it, I really don’t.”

WOW.