In Ligue 1, there has been a protest about the VAR and its use. In recent days, Brest has complained about some errors, but no one thought it could take the situation into its own hands and bring it to the board of directors of the referees' federation. The president of the club from northern France, Denis Le Saint, surprised the executives of Ligue 1 by officially requesting the suspension of the VAR. According to L'Equipe, the club has sent a request to the body that will meet next Wednesday in Paris.
Despite a good start to the season, Stade Brestois has clashed several times with the VAR and the club president has this time taken a hard line. Even the coach Eric Roy complained on Instagram: "I still can't find the words to describe the feeling of injustice and misunderstanding that drives us". Words that resonate strongly after his team's defeat against Monaco at the beginning of November.
"The VAR controls the matches"
The technical director's concerns are also directed at the normal course of the matches: "How and why does the VAR inform the referee of some game actions and not others? Today, technology puts a lot of pressure on referees. From now on, matches are managed by the VAR which can, according to current rules, influence the result of a match. Even though we all imagined a more reliable and fairer system, in reality it remains subject to the same problems of interpretation and subjectivity as before. The most serious thing is that it has the effect of weakening our referees and instead of helping them it continues to put them in difficulty".
The Brest's request will hardly be accepted. On Wednesday, the Lfp will also have to examine the contract with the service provider that referees the VAR as well as the Goal Line Technology. For the future, two candidates (Hawk-Eye and Sportec Solutions) are in the running for Ligue 1, but also for Ligue 2, which will benefit from both technologies next week.
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