Due to concerns regarding the accuracy of the technology, Crystal Palace is anticipated to vote against eliminating VAR after the 2023–2024 Premier League season.
In response to a motion put out by Wolves, teams will vote at the Premier League annual general meeting next month, on June 6, on whether to do away with the system as of the beginning of the following season.
The Molineux team issued a statement denying that VAR is “eroding trust” and fostering “completely nonsensical allegations of corruption.”
“After five seasons in the Premier League, a critical and productive discussion on VAR’s future is warranted. We believe that the cost we are paying for a marginal improvement in accuracy is inconsistent with the spirit of our game, and as such, it should be eliminated starting in the 2024–2025 season.
However, it is anticipated that the majority of Premier League teams will continue to support VAR after this season, with Crystal Palace among those anticipated to support the technology, as journalist Ben Jacobs exclusively disclosed to GIVEMESPORT.
How VAR has affected Crystal Palace this season
The Eagles dropped two points to wrongful VAR decisions in the 2023/24 campaign
For Crystal Palace, a table without VAR for the 2023–24 campaign doesn’t appear all that different. They would have been predicted to finish two points and one place below their actual standings.
The primary distinction for Palace would have been that they would have lost to their primary competitors, Brighton, who would have received a substantial five additional points if technology had not been used during the season. The Eagles’ fans’ perception of their team’s accomplishments would undoubtedly have been impacted by this, since upstaging is a significant outcome of all rivalries. Apart from that, though, the South London team didn’t become up in too many VAR disputes during the season.
One particularly amusing incident occurred during their home match against Liverpool in December. It took three minutes for VAR to determine that Wataru Endo had been fouled by Will Hughes, potentially leading to a penalty for Palace. However, Premier League clubs are feeling a palpable sense of hope that efficiency will be one of the most important upgrades evaluated before the 2024–2025 season.
At their AGM meeting in June, Premier League clubs will cast their votes on whether or not to continue employing Video Assistant Referee technology for the upcoming season.
What Oliver Glasner has said about VAR
Eagles’ boss voices same opinion as his club’s hierarchy
Oliver Glasner is a fervent advocate of the system and thinks that, with minor adjustments, it can function better, but eliminating it could result in more people making bad judgements, as the Athletic reported earlier this month. He stated, “I don’t get a vote, but I support VAR,” before going on to say:
“I believe that we make more wise choices than poor ones. If we decide we don’t need it, I’m sure that after a year, some people will want it back because they made a lot of bad choices.
“It’s good, maybe there are a few bad choices, but right now every team deals with roughly five bad choices; without it, every club will deal with fifteen. Everyone will begin berating the umpires since, in sports, someone is always at fault for a defeat. When you are defeated, it is never the referee, VAR, or the spectators’ fault; it is always your own fault.”
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