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West Ham's goal against Arsenal was correctly disallowed. The rest is just noise
The Gunners’ title charge was strengthened by a goal called back, in a perfect encapsulation of what modern soccer has become
TL;DR
- A potential equalizer for West Ham against Arsenal was disallowed by VAR due to a foul on the goalkeeper.
- The article argues the decision was correct because Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya's shirt was pulled by Jean-Clair Todibo.
- Despite other fouls occurring simultaneously, the shirt pull was deemed to have the most material impact.
- The extended VAR review time is acknowledged as a drawback of the system.
- The incident exemplifies the controversies and fan fatigue surrounding VAR in contemporary soccer.