Pep Guardiola makes a valid point about VAR and Manchester City
Pep Guardiola makes a valid point about VAR and Manchester City VAR, as it so often is, has been a major talking point this week. The Video Assistant Referee’s decision to disallow West Ham’s late equalizer in their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal at the London Stadium last Sunday has seen VAR dominate the headlines, especially considering that one VAR decision has affected both ends of the Premier League table. Putting that decision, and a host of others that have gone against Manchester City this season, to the side, Pep Guardiola made a valid point about VAR when asked about the subject yesterday.
He said his team simply has to be better to put any VAR decisions out of the equation. That is all City can do, and it is what they have previously done in years gone by. Pep Guardiola doesn’t trust VAR and wants his Manchester City team to be better so they don’t have to worry about VAR decisions.
Speaking ahead of another Premier League fixture that Manchester City must win against Crystal Palace, Pep Guardiola was asked about VAR following the controversy that has erupted since Arsenal’s 1-0 win over West Ham. The City manager explained that he doesn’t trust VAR, and his team simply has to be better and not worry about refereeing or VAR decisions. He explained, in quotes relayed by Sky Sports : “ What is important is tomorrow, then we’ll see what happens when we get to the next one.
I always learned that when you lose focus, you’re in a dangerous situation. Only we can do what we have to do and do it better. That is only in our control.
” “ We lost the two FA Cup finals because the referees didn’t do their job that they should do. Even the VAR. When this happened, it’s because we have to do better.