
Michail Antonio (©Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Candid man Antonio tells the sour truth of VAR ruining the game
Reading Time: 1min | Wed. 19.10.22. | 22:19
West Ham forward claims vide-assistance made refereeing worse
West Ham's go-to guy Michail Antonio says VAR has made refereeing worse as referees now have "something to fall back on".
The Jamaican striker complained about refereeing in the Hammers' draw at Southampton.
"It gives them the comfort of, 'I can leave it to VAR, and if they mess it up, they're in more trouble than I am because they're looking at a video, whereas I'm watching it live'," Antonio said.
He claims Romain Perraud's opening goal in their 1-1 draw should not have stood as the referee Peter Bankes accidentally blocked Jarrod Bowen's path to the ball while claiming Kyle Walker-Peters had committed a foul throw in the build-up - but a VAR check allowed the goal to stand.












