the rules governing body (IFAB) just put that handball rule into place this spring. VAR just allows them to review to see if it happened.
IFAB announces major rule changes in football
Good post. There was a lot of talk about this change on The Guardian's football pod in the lead-up to this season and how it would change the way games are called.
I know that there was confusion over what constitutes a handball in the past and that it seemed too much up to ref discretion, but I think this is a bad rule to correct that confusion.
I don't hate VAR, but some of the rules that VAR has been able to properly assess seem harsh. If the player has his arm at his side and doesn't know anything about the ball as it comes in and hits him on the arm, taking a goal away because of that just doesn't seem fair.
I'm not smart enough to craft a better rule, I admit.
Just think there must be a better way to assess handball.