The president of Referees Technical Committee (CTA) of the Real spanish soccer federation (RFEF), Luis Medina CantalejoHe said this Friday that video arbitration (VAR) “it is a very good and positive tool”, although he pointed out that “not infallible”.
Medinawho this Friday participated in Logroño in a meeting with Riojan collegiate, stated, in statements to EFEwhat VAR “is a safety net for referees”.
“Football has been around for a century and a bit and this tool hasn’t even been four years old, so It is difficult for the staff to understand the mechanism, since very different plays come out every week and not everything is black or white”he highlighted.
influenced the usefulness of WHERE to accurately determine dubious offside plays “because it can show if there is even a toe.”
Regarding the latest statements by club leaders, such as the president of Sevilla, José Castro, on mistakes made in the VAR, Medina Cantalejo assured that he “totally” understands these demonstrations because “there are moments of the season in which the objectives can be fulfilled or not”.
“My relationship with Sevilla and the rest of the teams is good and they know that when they have something to say, the Committee’s doors are open,” he said.
Medina Cantalejo He warned that “complicated moments are coming” in the season because “there are few days left and the teams are playing for the positions of ‘Champions’, relegation and promotion, among other things, and that implies economic and social potential for the cities”.
For this reason, he believes that you have to put yourself in the place of these people, “as long as they speak with respect, and the statements that have been made so far have been so”.
The president of CTA explained that their meeting in The Rioja It is related to the plan that it has to equate the operation of the regional arbitration committees and with the development of women’s refereeing, because “women have a lot to say and the Referees’ Technical Committee has to support them and give them time, because they have been refereeing for a very short time”.