Norwich City manager Johannes Hoff Thorup has called for the introduction of VAR in the Championship after his side benefitted from a controversial decision at Derby County on Saturday, with Leeds United due at Carrow Road next week. The Canaries enjoyed their second win in three games at Pride Park, with Borja Sainz the hat-trick hero in a 3-2 victory over Championship new-boys Derby. But there was major controversy regarding his opener, with the assistant referee failing to notice the ball going out of play as Josh Sargent’s cross set him up.
Advertisement Advertisement Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Yorkshire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Decisions seemingly went against both sides in a frantic affair, with Derby’s second goal offside, and Thorup refused to point fingers at the referee. Instead, he called for major reform in a bid to help officials.
“I think we need VAR,” Hoff Thorup said. “The best league over here has it, and I know there is a lot of discussion every week over here over decisions. But there will always be mistakes and I will not sit here and blame the referees, Saturday after Saturday.
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