"VAR is a video made on the knee that has not given football more justice. In the best case, the video will really help to determine whether the ball crossed the goal line or whether it was offside, because these decisions are based on simple facts ", - quotes the words of Platini Football Italia.
He noted that the use of this system does not leave room for interpretation, but, despite this, it is dangerous for the sport.
"Who knows, maybe in the future captains and goalkeepers will have headphones, and coaches will talk to them and give directions right during the games. But in this case, we will definitely kill football, as happened in cycling and "Formula-1". We have already finished the arbitrators. Why do the heads of the judging committees support the VAR? Because she covers their back, and they are always on the side of those who feed them ", - summed up the ex-head of UEFA.
March 3, the International Council of Football Associations (IFAB), responsible for changing the rules of the game, approved the use of the VAR system on an ongoing basis.
The first international tournament, in which the VAR system was used in full, was the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Earlier, the current head of UEFA Alexander Cheferin said that the organization does not intend to use VAR in the Champions League matches.