Emma Hayes says it’s “ludicrous” and “embarrassing” that goal-line expertise and VAR will not be within the ladies’s recreation after Chelsea’s Guro Reiten was denied a objective in opposition to Tottenham after the ball clearly crossed the road.
Reiten bundled the ball over the road within the 2-1 victory for the WSL champions however the on-pitch officers didn’t give the objective. The Chelsea attacker even wheeled away to have fun however was left bemused when it was dominated it had not gone in.
Fortunately for Chelsea, Lauren James scored seconds later as Niamh Charles, who collected a move from the celebrating Reiten, crossed for her to faucet house.
“I wish to know why are we not investing in it [technology]?” Hayes instructed Sky Sports activities after the sport. “That needs to be put to the board who make the selections. It is embarrassing.
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Guro Reiten’s shot appeared to go over the road in opposition to Tottenham
“Everybody knew within the stadium it had gone in. Honest sufficient there may very well be a human error however that is what VAR is for, however I most likely should not say that after Tottenham vs Liverpool yesterday!
“If that is the Premier League of girls’s soccer, the highest stage, we have already confirmed we are able to have VAR-lite, we had it at Kingsmeadow in a pre-season recreation.
“We are able to discuss investing in youth soccer however we’d like [goal-line technology] – it is ludicrous. We had it on the World Cup. We had it within the FA Cup last however not the semi-finals.”
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Lauren James tucks house an amazing cross, giving Chelsea a 2-0 lead over Tottenham at Stamford Bridge
Hayes later stated in her press convention: “I stated to the fourth official, ‘I wager you are grateful that [James goal] went in’. As a result of everybody within the stadium noticed it crossed the road.
“There’s human error, VAR isn’t foolproof, however not having goal-line expertise in a stadium that already has it’s insanity. However then, on the similar time, subsequent week we go to a stadium that does not have it.
“We’ve to have some consistency with it. I do not perceive why we do not have VAR-lite throughout the league. We carried out it at Kingsmeadow in pre-season so there are no excuses.”
What the pundits stated…
Karen Carney to Sky Sports activities: “We have been talking for too lengthy about expertise. We’re on the fundamental stadium, good, however that objective may very well be the distinction – it is a objective. The title may very well be gained by two factors, the relegation, the highest 4 is marginal. I really feel for managers as there isn’t a room for error for them however why can we enable room for errors in expertise?”
Izzy Christensen to Sky Sports activities: “The sport is transferring on. These selections outline video games. If Chelsea hadn’t scored seconds after that we might be a very completely different outcome after which on the finish of the season after we look again at issues like that occuring, that are preventable, then it is a massive fear.”
Rachel Yankey to Sky Sports activities: “The largest factor we are able to do is hold displaying it and pushing for it. Then hopefully there will likely be change. The soccer has acquired to such a stage that we won’t not discover this. It [goal-line technology] needs to be there.”
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