‘Hope they get it right’: Burnley boss Vincent Kompany quizzed about VAR following Premier League investigation
Vincent Kompany says Burnley must take full responsibility for their struggles this season and not “deflect” any of the blame onto VAR.
It comes after the Premier League provided a frank assessment of the technology, acknowledging there are far too many checks, they take too long and supporter experience is “nowhere near good enough”.
The league’s statistics also show there have been 20 VAR errors this season, down from 25 this time last year.
One of those errors cost Burnley a potential win during their game against Nottingham Forest, when Sander Berge was wrongly penalised for handball before Lyle Foster slotted home.
When asked if the current system is working, Kompany said: “If there’s only 20 mistakes in the whole season, then it’s fine!
“It’s something I don’t want to get dragged into because I’m in a position now where it’s important we’re not seen to be deflecting. I have to be looking at what I can do, what my players can do and everything around it.
“If you look back at each and every game, the post-match analysis that we’ve done you will see what kind of trend is in what I’ve said this season.
“But to bring it back now it’s not relevant for me.”
