- Jurgen Klopp has revealed he would vote to get rid of VAR in the league
- Wolves have put forward a proposal to get rid of the system five years after it was launched.
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Jurgen Klopp has revealed he would vote to scrap the use of VAR in the Premier League, claiming officials “cannot use it properly”.
It emerged on Wednesday that all 20 clubs will vote on a Wolves proposal to scrap VAR, the controversial system first introduced in 2019.
And the Liverpool manager, in his final pre-match press conference, stated that he would vote to get rid of the technology.
He said: ‘The way it is used is definitely not correct. How they use it, I would vote against. These people can’t do it properly.
“VAR is not the problem, you can’t change people, so I would vote in favor of eliminating VAR.”
Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he would vote in favor of eliminating the use of VAR in the Premier League
The Premier League will look to improve VAR next season as clubs prepare to vote on its use.
On Wednesday night, the chances of the controversial system, which was first used in the top flight in 2019, being abandoned from next season were described as “unlikely” with 14 of the 20 clubs They were due to vote in favor at their Annual General Meeting in Harrogate on 6 June.
Premier League sources said they would oppose the motion, adding they were confident they had enough votes to block it.
They will point to statistics showing an increase in correct decisions from 82 per cent to 96 per cent since the introduction of VAR, and urge clubs to focus on improvements that will speed up decision-making. For example, semi-automatic offside calls are being introduced.
Mail Sport has also learned that several clubs believe the top flight will expand its referee pool to allow Europe’s elite officials to take charge of matches.
While the decision to abandon VAR is likely to end in failure when clubs vote at the end-of-season Annual General Meeting, it is clear that teams want firm commitments from the Premier League with a view to improving the system and its benefits. processes.
The fact that a large number of Premier League clubs playing in European competitions will use VAR next season and the inconsistencies in decision-making that players will face week to week are among the fears of scrapping the system entirely. .
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