London: Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology is important for the future of the game despite some early “hiccups” with the system.
Former England captain Alan Shearer labelled VAR a “shambles” after referee Graham Scott chose not to consult his video assistant over a penalty claim during extra time of Chelsea’s FA Cup third-round replay against Norwich City on Wednesday.
However, Wenger has long been an advocate of video technology and he said: “There are some hiccups at the start of the functioning certainly and we need to clear up the way it works, yes I agree.
“Is that enough to renounce (the current system)? I would say no, I am still a fervent supporter of it and I believe we have to move forward with it and improve the system certainly, but we have to go with it. We will have to find the proper way to do it, but it has to go that way.”
