Alistair Johnston, who saw VAR in action at Hearts last Saturday, hasn’t been quiet about it since.
The South Korean was given the boot for a questionable red card, and the Celtic defender criticized the decision to send him out.
Brendan Rodgers is now feeling the brunt of the issue after the Celtic manager was cited by the SFA for remarks he made against VAR official John Beaton.
After the officiating assistant dominated the news for a week, the Canadian international is now clear about what he wants to see happen with the refereeing technology.
After the drama in Celtics, Alistair Johnston wants VAR to get better.
Johnston acknowledges that he thinks VAR will stick around because he feels the technology will benefit the game in the long run.
He does, however, express his desire for improvements, saying that he is occasionally left feeling angry by the way the referees use it to influence calls made during play.
Johnston told The Herald, “I think we have had some difficulty with that here.” Since it has only been in place for a few years, the system is still new to all of us, and we are aware that there may be some growing pains.
“While it may not be flawless, VAR is ultimately likely superior in the long run. They constantly brag to us about how many more wise choices they make as a result of it.
“As a defender, I find black-and-white information such as offsides to be quite useful. However, it can be annoying to pull things out of context when you freeze-frame every tackle.
Although the Scottish Premiership clubs are still not happy with VAR, it appears that the technology is here to stay and there is very little likelihood that it will be removed.
Consider it. How awful would it appear if we were among the few nations in UEFA without access to the necessary technology?
The rules set forth by UEFA for the application of VAR are very explicit. The debate will not go away, but it would decrease the likelihood of referees making blatantly obvious mistakes if Scottish referees simply followed their lead.
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