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S ATTWELL - Brentford v Wolves
By: TheThingFromLewes Date: March 16, 2026, 3:49 pm
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Looks like everyone has missed a deliberate backpass to the
Wolves goalie, which started the move which lead to the Wolves
goal.
Can VAR get involved with backpasses picked up which leads to a
goal.
Is this a clear and obvious error to not penalise the Wolves
keeper for picking it up?
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Re: S ATTWELL - Brentford v Wolves
By: TA_Ref Date: March 16, 2026, 3:51 pm
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[quote author=TheThingFromLewes
link=topic=7826.msg102944#msg102944 date=1773694161]
Looks like everyone has missed a deliberate backpass to the
Wolves goalie, which started the move which lead to the Wolves
goal.
Can VAR get involved with backpasses picked up which leads to a
goal.
Is this a clear and obvious error to not penalise the Wolves
keeper for picking it up?
[/quote]
Definitely a clear and obvious error in my book but unsure if
it’s in VAR’s remit or not.
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Re: S ATTWELL - Brentford v Wolves
By: El Referee Date: March 17, 2026, 1:09 am
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It really shouldn’t need VAR to intervene.
I think they made some cobblers up about it being a challenge
(or words similar). The defender has deliberately passed it to
the keeper. Doesn’t need much more saying
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Re: S ATTWELL - Brentford v Wolves
By: Ref25 Date: March 17, 2026, 3:55 am
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It is a clear ‘backpass’ offence that should have been
penalised. There is nothing about being under pressure /
challenged for the ball to come into it. Only if the defender
was tackling the attacker would anything like that be relevant -
then you would say it most likely isn’t a deliberate kick to the
goalkeeper. The Wolves defender was in controlled possession of
the ball and deliberately kicked it to the goalkeeper.
I can only suspect there was uncertainty about whether the ball
touched the Brentford attacker after being played. Otherwise,
the offence is clear as day. It is AR1 (C Hatzidakis) who should
have seen it and had the best view. They were poorly positioned
and made no real effort to get in line with the second rearmost
defender around the time the throw in was taken. Had they done
so they would have had a clear view of the pass. I’ll mention
here that I think this was (and often is) a common feature of
this AR’s performances. They often amble up and down the
touchline walking / light jogging when they perceive there is no
danger and look disinterested / lackadaisical. Signals are not
great either, indicating many throw ins whilst on the move. Pay
attention to the basics and look the part - it helps with
everything else.
VAR - It will depend on what is considered the ‘Attacking
Possession Phase’ or ‘APP’. The VAR protocol on the Laws of the
Game say:
11. The period of play before and after an incident that can be
reviewed is determined by the Laws of the Game and VAR protocol.
…
For decisions/incidents relating to goals, penalty/no penalty
and red cards for denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity
(DOGSO), it may be necessary to review the attacking phase of
play which led directly to the decision/incident; this may
include how the attacking team gained possession of the ball in
open play
The Premier League website says:
VAR: Attacking possession phase explained
The starting point for a phase of play that leads to a goal or
penalty incident will be limited to the immediate phase and not
necessarily go back to when the attacking team gained
possession.
Other factors for consideration will be the ability of the
defence to reset and the momentum of the attack.
You often hear on the Mic’d Up show the VAR say “APP” in the
build up to a goal. That call of APP is a marker for when they
will look for fouls etc. in the build up. It isn’t always going
to be how the scoring team came to get the ball or everything
since the last restart. My guess is that the APP will have been
set when the Wolves player who makes the assist for the goal
picks the ball up in midfield and drives towards the Brentford
half. After the backpass / release of the ball, there are a fair
few passes around the back line including back to the goalkeeper
again. Can’t really be said Wolves gained possession in open
play / started an attack from the release from the GK’s hands.
Seems a bit unfair given the significance of a clear backpass
offence, but I don’t think VAR can intervene.
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