A hard outburst by Antonio Conte, in the post-match of Inter-Napoli. Speaking to DAZN, the coach lashed out against VAR, guilty of not intervening during the penalty awarded to the Nerazzurri.
This is his outburst
What does it mean that VAR can’t intervene if there’s a mistake? What does that mean? When it suits them they intervene, when it doesn’t suit them they don’t intervene. A referee’s decision can change the game. Either VAR is there or it’s not to correct mistakes. Otherwise they hide behind this situation of could or could not. But what does that mean? When they want to decide the referees decide, when they don’t want to VAR decides? Let me understand. But what does it mean? This is something that really pisses me off and I think all the coaches. Marelli can say whatever he wants, logically VAR should be used to correct mistakes or to provide unseen situations by the referee. What does it mean that the referee Mariani has to decide if this mistake is glaring!? That can affect the game. We are finding again a situation, so that there are second thoughts. We started well and now we are here. If there’s VAR the referee has to go and see, then decide. Either in favour or against. VAR is a tool that should make me feel safe, it’s starting to make me feel less safe. Not that you leave the decision to the referee, otherwise second thoughts are created. All the coaches agree. VAR on call? Why should I call, if there’s a mistake it should intervene, you make the referee look less shitty.
