Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp took one final jab at the Premier League referees in his final club pre-match press conference on Friday. The division are set to vote on whether to scrap VAR moving forward, following Wolves’ complaint, with the departing German head coach admitting that he would be in favour of outlawing the technology.
English top-flight clubs will be asked to vote on the possible abolition of VAR next season, with Wolves’ proposal due to be heard at a shareholders’ meeting on June 6.
The Premier League board are thought to be against that possibility, but following complaints made by clubs throughout the season and consistent controversy surrounding decisions, Klopp admitted that he would be in favour of scrapping VAR in its current form.
“I think they are voting about how VAR gets used because it is definitely not right,” Klopp said. “These people are not capable of using it properly. VAR is not the problem. I would vote for scrapping VAR the way it is.”
Liverpool were on the receiving end of one of the most contentious decisions since VAR’s inception, when Luis Diaz’s goal was wrongly disallowed for offside in the Reds’ October clash with Tottenham.
VAR Darren England and assistant Dan Cook did not overrule when Diaz was flagged offside at 0-0. Liverpool ended up losing 2-1 thanks to a 96th-minute own goal from Joel Matip.
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