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IMO There is one and literally only one way VAR could work...
Referees drop the ego and mission to prove themselves right and just make decisions for the good of the game. Clear and obvious has always been a way to protect officials long held belief that they always know better and are above question. The whole system is set up so that they cannot be questioned and the whataboutery and mental gymnastics make for a 'anything but admitting we need to be a lot better' type of stance.
Give an apology that fixes nothing, 'by the letter of the law' , 'he's used his common sense', dont want VAR to re-referee games, the ref cant win there... I could go on
Were they to have an approach in which decisions are looked and and correctly swiftly 'Andy you've called a goal kick, it actually hit the defender on the way out, it should be a corner' as an example, things would run so swiftly.
They spend too much time begging for sympathy and looking down on the rest of us like we haven't got a clue. There's always an excuse and consistency is what people often expect most. Weekly we see insane calls and it changes so often it's actually crazy. What's handball and a penalty today will be 'the arm was in a natural position' the following week.
They should sit down with a panel WEEKLY after each round of games, go through the decisions and analyse how they can improve consistency and decision making taking into account both the laws of the game and common sense in certain situations. Too much focus is on making themselves look good instead of just admitting fault and looking to correct it for the good of the game.
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