Premier League referees have copped major criticism already this season and a former official believes the standard is not good enough with VAR making them increasingly lazy
Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett believes the current generation of officials are not up to standard.
Hackett said on the Fair Game's We Love You Football, We Do podcast : “What we have seen over the years is a decline in the standards of refereeing. They’ve lost some of the required management skills, the good communication skills between players and referees. However, the process is far from error-free, as Liverpool found out when they had a perfectly good goal ruled out for offside before a VAR clanger failed to reverse the decision.
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