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🚨HOWARD WEBB HAS FIRED BACK AT PUNDITS AND FOOTBALL FANS DEMANDING REFEREES' HEADS AFTER ANOTHER WEEKEND OF CONTROVERSIAL VAR DECISIONS. The PGMOL chief has responded to the wave of calls for referees and VAR officials to be removed after another weekend of heated decisions. In a clear and measured statement, Webb said: “I understand the emotion. Fans are passionate and they want perfection. But we must analyse the incidents properly rather than immediately call for heads. On the Cole Palmer claim against Sunderland: the contact was carefully checked. The on-field decision of no penalty was confirmed because the contact occurred outside the penalty area. That is the protocol. VAR does not invent a free-kick when the foul starts outside the box. The process was followed correctly. At the other end, the penalty awarded to Sunderland was also reviewed. These are subjective 50/50 challenges. Officials are asked to apply a consistent threshold. Calling every soft contact a penalty creates chaos. Calling every marginal one a scandal does the same. We have also seen the Leeds vs Tottenham incidents this weekend. The handball by Mateus Fernandes was checked thoroughly and judged to be in the green zone. The challenge involving Jayden Bogle was reviewed for serious foul play and confirmed as reckless, not a red card. Both decisions went through the full process. The Arsenal vs Hull situation with the shirt pull and offside was another complex one. The referee was sent to the monitor. The laws around offside and simultaneous fouls are detailed for a reason. These are not simple calls in real time. The message is simple: stop jumping straight to ‘sack the ref’ and ‘VAR is useless’. Look at the actual incident, the angles, the threshold for clear and obvious error, and the protocol that was applied. Referees and VARs are human. They will get some subjective calls wrong. But the majority of decisions this weekend followed the correct process. Demanding heads after every contentious moment is not analysis. It is reaction. We will keep reviewing every Key Match Incident. We will keep improving. But the constant demand for blood helps no one.” Webb finished: “Support the officials. Analyse the footage. Then judge.” The debate will continue. But the man in charge of the referees has drawn a clear line. #PremierLeague #VAR #PGMOL #HowardWebb #Chelsea #CFC