Sean Dyche launches rant at VAR concept despite Nottingham Forest win, he’s demanding change

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Sean Dyche was happy to see his team emerge victorious as Nottingham Forest defeated Wolves 1-0 at Molineux.

Igor Jesus bagged his first Forest goal, heading home after a delicious Omari Hutchinson cross from the right-hand side.

Earlier in the game, Jesus had seen a goal disallowed when Dan Ndoye had strayed in front of the goalkeeper and prevented him from challenging for the ball.

Jesus was also robbed of a first Premier League goal in the 3-0 win at Liverpool, but here there was no such disappointment with the Brazilian now off the mark.

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Sean Dyche disgruntled with VAR concept

Don Goodman was left baffled by the VAR in the Forest contest with Wolves, and Dyche appears to have shared his sentiments.

The game was stopped for over four minutes whilst Jesus saw his first goal checked, despite it looking like an obvious decision to everyone sitting at home.

Dyche thinks the referees now have too much on their plate and wants their responsibilities to be streamlined somewhat going forward.

He told the BBC: “I don’t understand talking to the crowd and I just think that it’s a waste. It’s already taken forever. Just call it and get on with it.

“They tell me all the stakeholders wanted it. I’d love to know who those stakeholders are, because I speak to the managers and they go: ‘We didn’t want it.’

“Referees have a hard job, and I think they do a great job overall. Why put them under more pressure? It’s not natural for everyone to want to speak in front of 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70,000 people. So why put that on their plate too?

“Given them a chance to breathe and get their job done without layering up more and more on top.”

VAR is far too complicated

Ultimately, there are far too many discrepancies still with VAR and last night it reared its ugly head once more.

The decisions that were checked took far too long, and from a fan point of view, it ruins the experience of being in the ground and watching football at he top level.

Dyche – and Goodman – made good points about things last night, and in fairness, they’ve both stuck up for the officials to a certain degree, suggesting they do a difficult job.

Things have to get better with VAR and with the concept here to stay, it will be fascinating to see how it evolves next year, with a number of high-profile situations already this season.