Paul GARDNER

VAR: from the subliminal to the ridiculous

A young Jimmy Greaves once made the observation that football was getting more complicated. That was back in the1960s and he was commenting, unfavourably, on the licensed coaches who were bringing a new and highly technical approach to the English game.

The quote survives in different forms, of which my favourite version goes like this: “The way those guys talk, you’d think scoring a goal is more difficult