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The Uefa Football Board says VAR needs to go much "consistent, transparent and understandable" for players, fans and coaches.
The board, which is led by erstwhile players and elite-level coaches, met successful Nyon, Switzerland connected Monday.
It said that VAR should beryllium utilized arsenic a instrumentality to thief referees, and that "its interventions should not beryllium perceived arsenic a antagonistic judgement connected referees themselves".
"It is clear that not everything connected nan transportation whitethorn beryllium seen by nan referee," nan connection added.
Uefa's comments travel aft a arguable play for video adjunct referees (VAR) successful nan Premier League.
Nottingham Forest have asked for nan audio betwixt officials from Sunday’s conclusion astatine Everton beryllium released publicly, aft they criticised VAR decisions connected societal media.
The Premier League said it was "extremely disappointed" by Forest's societal media station but it has led to much statement surrounding nan technology.
Coventry City besides had a precocious extremity ruled retired for a marginal offside by VAR during their epic FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United connected Sunday.
Everton head Sean Dyche said nan process is "a bully point for nan outcomes of games" but added that he understood immoderate frustrations.
"The thought of VAR was to tidy up arsenic galore decisions arsenic possible, and statistically it's shown that it is doing that," said Dyche.
"I admit that it tin get successful nan measurement of things from a supporter's constituent of view, but location has to beryllium immoderate shape of getting these decisions right."
Wolverhampton Wanderers head Gary O'Neil added: “The exertion doesn’t look to person cleared things up arsenic we hoped it would.
"I’ve ever thought VAR would beryllium a large use to nan crippled but possibly it hasn’t been arsenic overmuch of a use arsenic overmuch arsenic I expected."
The committee besides called for an betterment successful subordinate behaviour towards referees and officials, and to trim instances of diving and time-wasting.
"The behaviour of players and coaches towards lucifer officials successful respective caller instances has go a captious rumor and does not lend positively to nan bully image of nan game," nan connection said.
"The Board concluded that it is important for coaches to group nan illustration for their teams and for nan mobbing of officials to beryllium eliminated."
They besides called for a player-led run to discourage "situations of players faking injuries to summation an unfair advantage, discarded clip and disrupt nan travel of nan game".
The gathering was chaired by Uefa shot advisor and erstwhile Portugal subordinate Luis Figo, and different representatives included Rafael Benitez, Rio Ferdinand, Jurgen Klinsmann and Patrick Vieira.
