Plus: VAR confounds another MLS side, and D.C. United escapes from its post-O'Brien struggles
O’Brien rapidly endeared himself to United’s fanbase but left in the blink of an eye. His final match was a 4-0 loss to the New England Revolution in mid-July – the same game in which last season’s leading scorer Taxi Fountas made his final appearance for United, albeit in very different circumstances.
Since that game, United had lost three of their next four in all competitions and are currently right on the playoff line after being more comfortably positioned earlier this season. In this span without O’Brien , United have generated fewer chances, taken a full five shots fewer a game and have had much less of the ball in the final third.Chicago is right there at the playoff line with DCU, so this might not have been exactly a statement win.
“We’re going to continue fine-tuning our interpretation of what is and what isn’t a clear error,” Webb said. “That’s always been the benchmark of a VAR’s mark — getting involved when they need to, getting involved when there’s a situation where the VAR feels a clear error potentially has happened. By doing that, we can be true to this mantra of minimum interference.
“We know there’s a lot of subjectivity in our sport so we have to remember: What is video review there for? It’s there to rectify those situations where pretty much everybody would say, ‘Yeah, that’s a mistake’ — not one that splits the opinion.”Over five years later, the VAR process has hardly been unifying.
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