Bayern profited from a misjudgment! Eberl: Worried about the deterioration of linesmen s ability, supports the earlier introduction of VAR

October 30 News Bayern reversed Cologne 4-1 in this round of the German Cup. Bayern was completely suppressed by the home team in the first 30 minutes, but Dias's supplementary shot in front of the goal helped equalize the score, and Bayern was able to take the initiative. "Bild" pointed out that Bayern's goal would not be recognized if it were played in the Bundesliga.

Bayern Munich defeated Cologne 4-1 away from home in the second round of the German Cup and successfully advanced to the top 16. After falling behind for a while, Bayern reversed the situation in just 130 seconds.

The German record champion was blessed by luck this time: Luis Dias's (28-year-old) equalizing goal was obviously offside and should have been ruled invalid. However, because the video replay system had not yet been activated in the second round of the German Cup, referee Tobias Wirtz made an incorrect goal-valid call - and Bayern benefited from this.

The root cause of this rule is that the home stadiums of low-level league teams often do not have technical support conditions. After the game, Bayern director Max Eberl (52 years old) advocated that the German Cup should enable the video replay system in advance.

The Bayern sports director said: "If you ask me honestly, I am a supporter of video assistant referees. I think its introduction from the second round will be of great benefit. Although I am not sure whether today's penalty will be detrimental to us, it is a matter of great interest. It is completely feasible from a technical perspective, and I agree with its implementation from the second round."

Eber explained: "The number of participating teams in the second round is considerable, and most clubs already have the technical conditions. What will happen to the few teams that advance to the top 16 but do not yet meet the conditions? Because they will also have to adapt by then."

When asked whether the normalization of VAR in recent years has led to linesman's ability to call offside with the naked eye. When his strength deteriorated, Eberl responded: "This is a good question, and this is exactly my concern. When you do not rely on the naked eye to make penalties throughout the year, even if you know that the size of the rule review team is expanding. In such a high-intensity cup competition, penalties will still be more difficult. Cup games are always full of passion, about promotion and elimination, and involve major interests. So I think: Now that I have become accustomed to it and experienced it, To prove the reliability of a certain technology, you should insist on using it. "

Cologne coach Lucas Quasniok (44 years old) held a similar view: "I think he could have seen or even had to see this offside. This is indeed a problem. "And made a sharp metaphor: "When you always rely on navigation to drive, you will eventually lose the ability to recognize the road. "