Fulham have opened formal talks with the Professional Game Match Officials Limited after Florian Wirtz\u2019s goal was allowed to stand following a lengthy VAR review.<\/p>\n
Marco Silva confirmed the club contacted PGMOL in the wake of the decision that left him both shocked and angry. A last-minute strike from Harrison Reed produced a 2\u20132 draw and spared Fulham what Silva described as a “completely unfair” result, but the manager said his side remain without a satisfactory explanation for why the goal stood.<\/p>\n
Silva said he regarded Wirtz\u2019s finish as “clearly offside,” yet it did not meet the Premier League\u2019s little-known threshold introduced from the 2021\u201322 season. As the referees\u2019 organisation and former referees\u2019 chief Mike Riley have explained, changes loosened the strict nature of offside decisions. “The toenails and noses that might have been offside last year won\u2019t be next season,” Riley said when the adjustment was introduced.<\/p>\n
The process applies pixel-wide lines before the thicker broadcast lines are applied; when they overlap the attacker is given the benefit of the doubt. That approach allows a margin of error of around five centimetres, and that tolerance remains even with the introduction of semi-automated offside technology.<\/p>\n
Silva remained critical of the margin used in this case. “I don\u2019t have a way to measure, but in my opinion it is much more than five centimetres,” he said. “When you see the moment of the pass in all the images, the player was clear offside.”<\/p>\n
BBC Sport reported there are three frames showing Conor Bradley releasing the pass. The frame VAR analysed was one ahead of the broadcaster images, a choice that made Liverpool\u2019s No. 7 appear further behind Fulham\u2019s backline for the public than for the referees.<\/p>\n
Silva also expressed frustration at the lack of response. “The club is trying to get in contact [with PGMOL]\u2014until now we didn\u2019t have any feedback,” he said. “We are still waiting for some feedback from the Premier League, from PGMOL, because it is very important for us. We didn\u2019t have the one to make us understand why and not have the same opinion. ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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