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20th October 2022
10:14am BST

VAR checked the goal and allowed it to stand, but Antonio said he wanted to see more consistency with the technology and that officials are using it as a way to deflect the blame away from them.
Speaking alongside Callum Wilson on the The Footballer's Football Podcast, he said: "Consistency is what you want.
"I honestly feel VAR's made the refereeing worse, because they have something to fall back on. They go, 'alright, if I get the decision wrong, VAR will get the decision right'.
"It gives them the comfort of, 'I can leave it to VAR and if they mess it up, they're in more trouble than I am because they're looking at a video, whereas I'm watching it live'."
The Jamaica international isn't alone in his thoughts either. Tottenham boss Antonio Conte suggested that refereeing and VAR in England is not at the required level.
Additionally, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), admitted they had got controversial decisions made at Chelsea and Newcastle United wrong back in September.
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