MOURINHO BACKS VAR AMID MIXED RESPONSE
London, Feb. 13: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho supports the use of the Video Assistant Referee system despite the mixed response it has generated since its debut in English football in the FA Cup last month.
United play their first match with VAR when they travel to Huddersfield Town for their FA Cup fifth round clash on Saturday and Mourinho stressed that the technology had to be embraced, although it needed to iron out some issues.
“Of course they ( VAR) need adjustments,” Mourinho told the club’s website.
“They need to make sure they don’t change the dynamic of the game too much, the emotion of the game too much — people waiting a couple of minutes to know if they can jump ( and celebrate) because it was a goal. But from my perspective, I like the feeling of a right decision coming. It’s a penalty or not, it’s handball or not, it’s a red card or not. I think a fair decision is a feeling that I like.”