I don't watch that many half-time/full-time shows, but I was astounded how much shite so called "Analysts" can take about the game without being challenged. It really shows why the refs need to be mic'd up. I've mentioned it a couple of times, but in rugby when they're analysing a situation they explicitly go through the various factors that they need to take into account. French refs at the world cup in big games will even communicate in english so the dummies at home know what's going.
Mic'd up refs could easily have clarified what went on. Michael Oliver could have told VAR that he saw the ball deflect of Silva's hand onto Trent's, because of this it would definitely not have been a penalty, As Trent was so close and was unexpectedly deflected in a way he couldn't anticipate and his hands were in a natural position, he found there was no handball and thusly no need to bring back play for the first handball. It takes a lot of wind out of the media which are going after talking points rather than competently analysing the situation. The authorities would be forced to confirm whether this interpretation is right or wrong which helps create precidents and thusly consistency.
Q&A: VAR chief on big talking points
Communication: Shown an example of a clear decision broadcast to players and fans in rugby union, he said: "It took rugby union six or seven years to get to that position. That doesn't happen overnight. You've just got to give us time."
Broadcasting decisions: Could fans watch or listen to VAR decisions, as in rugby or cricket? "You cannot use any referee communications like that because IFAB (football's lawmakers) protocols don't allow us to."
Offside: Swarbrick said the one-pixel lines used by VAR were magnified for TV broadcast which could make decisions seem more marginal than they are. "We are held by the laws of the game. Once we have made that decision with the lines, there's no interpretation, no tolerance band. It's either onside or offside."
Pitchside monitors: Referees in the Premier League have not tended to use the review screens. Will that change? "Quite possibly it will do. At the moment, the feedback we are getting back from the clubs, managers, players etc is they are quite comfortable in how we are operating."