In response to the incidents that took place during the loss at Tottenham, where Luis Diaz’s goal was incorrectly denied by VAR intervention, Liverpool has issued a statement.
After the PGMOL acknowledged a “significant human error,” the repercussions from the calamitous failure of VAR to intervene and give Liverpool a goal on Saturday has continued.
The Premier League officials’ competence has been called into doubt by a string of recent occurrences, and Liverpool has now responded with a statement of their own.
It states:
“Liverpool Football Club accepts PGMOL’s acknowledgement of their shortcomings yesterday night. It is obvious that the rules of the game were not correctly applied, which compromised the integrity of sports.
“We completely acknowledge the demands that match officials face, but the introduction and use of VAR is designed to lessen, not increase, these pressures.
“Therefore, it is unacceptable that no subsequent intervention was made and that adequate time was not provided to allow the right decision to be made.
It is particularly unacceptable that such errors have already been labeled as “significant human error.” Only the review, in full transparency, should determine any and all results.
This is crucial for the validity of decisions made in the future because it pertains to all clubs and the lessons learned will be applied to better processes to ensure situations like this won’t happen again.
Given the obvious need for escalation and resolution, “we will explore the range of options available” in the interim.
The statement’s concluding sentence and the accentuation of the phrase “sporting integrity being undermined” are scathing and indicate that a definite course of action is required.
Liverpool has recently twice missed out on winning the title by one point, and it is unacceptable that these incidents may have such a big impact on a season’s conclusion.
Liverpool’s statement speaks eloquently about the current state of play and the necessity for protocols to be carefully examined because players and managers are unable to talk freely.
