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David Villa was sent off during New York City FC's 3-1 Desert Diamond Cup loss to Houston Dynamo on Saturday night thanks to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system.

The system has been introduced in the MLS preseason as a way to help advise the on-field referee on "game-changing" decisions including goals, penalty shouts, direct red card incidents and mistaken identity.

In Villa's case on Saturday, cameras picked up the striker slapping the face of Houston Dynamo defender A.J. DeLaGarza with his hand during a tussle in the 18-yard box.

Initially Villa was handed a yellow card, but upon further review Villa was shown his marching orders.

MLS commissioner Don Garber has previously said that if the system proves to be a success, it will be implemented during the second half of the 2017 regular season.

nottsblue wrote:All depends on how it's policed.

As it goes I don't have much confidence it will be used correctly. I think there will be instances of certain players getting away with offences that others are punished for. Much the same way matches are referred at present.

It will be used as a stick to implement decisions that the authorities would like to be made

Wonderwall wrote:

nottsblue wrote:All depends on how it's policed.

As it goes I don't have much confidence it will be used correctly. I think there will be instances of certain players getting away with offences that others are punished for. Much the same way matches are referred at present.

It will be used as a stick to implement decisions that the authorities would like to be made

This is a great example of how it should be used. I am all.for it.

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:I'm all for it, I would have some reservations though in how it's applied, reason being the FA can review footage of Fabregas slapping Fernandinho in the face but fail to act, I wouldn't necessarily trust them to use this properly and consistently.

nottsblue wrote:Rojo's two challenges that he got yellow cards for being another. Bogbrush and his constant elbows. There are numerous examples of how the current legislators could have used video evidence but have failed to do so.

I hope it comes in, I really do. But not under the jurisdiction of the mob who run football at present

phips wrote:im just curious what the delay is with the in-game reviews. how long was it between Villa's yellow and when he got the red?
is it really quick? or is it a couple of minutes?

patrickblue wrote:It'll never happen here. That'll mean the FA, PL, Sky and the rest of the red shite, big four loving establishment losing control of the results.
They resisted goal line technology until it got to the point where they had no option, several years after their old mates the rags managed not to concede against spuds, although the ball was three feet over the line when it was "saved".

nottsblue wrote:All depends on how it's policed.

As it goes I don't have much confidence it will be used correctly. I think there will be instances of certain players getting away with offences that others are punished for. Much the same way matches are referred at present.

It will be used as a stick to implement decisions that the authorities would like to be made

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:I'm all for it, I would have some reservations though in how it's applied, reason being the FA can review footage of Fabregas slapping Fernandinho in the face but fail to act, I wouldn't necessarily trust them to use this properly and consistently.

nottsblue wrote:Has overturned two decisions in the France v Spain game. One for a goal awarded and one for a goal not being awarded. Correct decisions reached on both occasions