Manchester Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola has in contrast video assistant referee decision-making to the “flip of a coin” and says he has by no means trusted the system because it was launched in England.
VAR has come beneath renewed scrutiny this week with – a call which had an affect at each ends of the Premier League desk.
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Guardiola believes his aspect have been on the flawed finish of referee choices and cited calls in his aspect’s FA Cup ultimate defeats in 2024 and 2025.
“We misplaced the 2 finals of the FA Cup as a result of the referees did not do their jobs they need to do, even the VAR,” the Spaniard mentioned.
Metropolis misplaced to in final yr’s ultimate, with the Eagles’ goalkeeper saving a penalty.
However the England man might have seen pink for dealing with outdoors the world, which can have modified the result of the sport.
That got here after Metropolis had been left aggrieved following the earlier yr’s loss to , believing they need to have been awarded two penalties within the sport.
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However Guardiola says it’s as much as the gamers to take VAR out of the equation.
“When this occurs it’s as a result of we’ve to do higher, not the referees or VAR,” he continued.
“I by no means belief something since I arrived a very long time in the past. All the time I discovered you must do it higher, do it higher, be able to do it higher since you blame your self with what you must do, as a result of (VAR) is a flip of a coin.”
Guardiola was talking earlier than Wednesday’s assembly with Palace, which they should win to chop Arsenal’s lead on the high of the desk to 2 factors.
That may nonetheless go away Arsenal needing to drop factors of their remaining two video games – towards relegated and Palace – for Metropolis to have any likelihood of profitable the Premier League title.
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“In fact it isn’t in our arms within the Premier League. All the time I say to the gamers, ‘Do it, do it, do it higher’,” Guardiola added.
“The one factor we will do is do it higher, that’s solely in your management.”
Guardiola’s aspect will play of their third FA Cup ultimate in three seasons after they meet at Wembley on Saturday.