VAR language changes: goodbye for a moment to “on field review” or “high behind”

Four interventions from the monitor VAR had already reached the First Division at the end of the first three days. And two of them are in this last day. The first is in Celta-Alavés of the first day, correcting the expulsion of Aspas and leaving it yellow. The second was on Saturday at Olympic Stadium in it Barcelona-Athletic Club of Bilbao to correct Gil Manzano. The man from Extremadura did not see a penalty Cubans which ended up being corrected Pizarro from VAR. The last two are in Rayo Vallecano-Barcelona and Real Sociedad-Alavés.

This means four interventions in 30 games, which represents 13.3 percent when going to the monitor. Reflecting the line marked by CTA to reduce this performance and try to have the decisions of the on-field referee.

But the change in language in the conversations in the room is also significant. VOR including the field referee. Both on the part of the referee who acts as VAR as the main one that goes to the monitor.

Because by now they have lost expressions like “high behind” (camera behind the goal), “on field review” (review at the foot of the field) and even “app” (review of the beginning of play). .

In the talks that the CTA clearer language is used “I recommend that you look at the monitor”, as well as the various cameras are described in Spanish, avoiding the phrases that became so popular when the refereeing team, RFEF and League They reached an agreement to communicate these reviews from the monitor at the end of the day.

According to sources consulted by MDthere is no specific indication about avoiding these expressions of the protocol VAR of an international nature. In fact, in some tests on the monitor in the Second they were used. But the truth is that at the moment “Spanishizing” is the language in the highest category of Spanish football.