In Denmark's 2-0 defeat to Germany, which ended in the round of 16 of the European Championship, the VAR (video assistant referee) once again caused a huge controversy. Denmark experienced four minutes from heaven to hell in the game, with Anderson's goal ruled out for offside before he conceded a penalty of his own to put his team 1-0 down. After the game, Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel expressed his deep helplessness and disappointment.
The presence of VAR has indeed changed some of the traditional emotions of football. Schmeichel further said: "Now when you score a goal, you don't celebrate, you turn around and look at VAR. Football has become like this. "Many fans and players feel that while VAR adds to the fairness of the game, it also reduces the passion and immediate celebration of football to a certain extent. This change makes the moment after the goal full of uncertainty and waiting.
Although the introduction of VAR was intended to reduce miscalculations and improve the fairness of the game, it also brought new controversies and problems. Schmeichel believes that the Danes were very unlucky in this game, "We were disappointed that our luck was not on our side today, but we are proud of our partners, everything was against us today, we fought a fierce battle on our own. We had a chance to score but were very disappointed. These words not only expressed dissatisfaction with the outcome of the game, but also reflected the mixed feelings of the players about the current rules and techniques of football.
Fans also have different opinions on this. On the one hand, many fans believe that the existence of VAR makes the game fairer, reduces misjudgments and controversial decisions, and improves the overall fairness of the game. On the other hand, there are also many fans who complain that the intervention of VAR has made the game too mechanical, losing the original passion and immediacy of football. The waiting and suspense after the goal often greatly reduced the joy of that moment.
The application of VAR in football is a complex and contradictory issue. While it improves the fairness of the competition, it also brings many new challenges and controversies. How to balance the application of technology and the preservation of the original passion of football is still a problem that needs to be constantly discussed and solved in the football world. Schmeichel's helplessness and the confusion of fans both reflect the profound impact of the technological changes in football in this era.