Premier League on alert as tech continues to confound
for one second. If I do something wrong, I will be the first to judge myself. I will be my harshest critic. I know when I can do something better. I don’t keep criticism in my head.
“I wouldn’t say the Barcelona game was in my head, but people reminded me of it.
“Obviously, it was against Messi and sometimes I’m on Instagram scrolling and I see that goal. I can place it in my career, I can place it in my life, but I just had to move on. There is no point keeping that in your head because it will drag on. You just have to go forward, look at what you could have done better and move on.
“That’s why my f i rs t g a me a f t e r the Barcelona match was a good display. That’s what I did and you could see that for the rest of the season and now at the World Cup. I think I’m playing well, I have been for the past few months. I just help my teams out whenever possible.”
⬤ THE Premier League are keeping a close eye on how VAR is being used at the World Cup following the controversy in last night’s group game between Portugal and Iran.
Carlos Queiroz’s Iran side earned a draw against the European champions, thanks to a soft, late penalty awarded after a VAR review, while the technology also saw Portugal awarded a spot-kick — which Ronaldo missed — and the skipper avoid a red card for an elbow following a lengthy stoppage by Paraguayan referee Enrique
Caceres.
VAR will be trialled in the Premier League in the 2018-19 season but the widespread criticism of the way the technology is being used at the World Cup has been noted by League bosses ahead of the test. Trials will continue in the background of Premier League matches next season, while the technology will continue to be used in the FA and League Cups.
Referees, meanwhile, will discuss the teething problem in VAR’s use when they meet before the start of the new season.