England Women’s captain Millie Bright has voiced her astonishment at the absence of the video assistant referee (VAR) in their Nations League loss to the Netherlands, calling it “mind-blowing.”
Renate Jansen’s 90th-minute goal secured a 2-1 victory for the Netherlands, with Alessia Russo equalizing after Lieke Martens’ opener. However, Danielle van de Donk appeared to be in an offside position when Martens scored the Netherlands’ first goal.
Bright criticized the inconsistency in the use of VAR in women’s football, saying, “There is no consistency. We push the level of the game to be so high and professional, yet we sometimes have VAR, sometimes don’t, sometimes have goalline technology…”
She emphasized that this is not an excuse for the team’s performance but stressed the importance of demanding better officiating. Bright believes that these decisions have a significant impact on the outcome of matches, especially in international football.
England secured a 2-1 victory over Scotland in their first Women’s Nations League match but faced controversy over potential penalty decisions and disallowed goals. The use of VAR is not mandatory in the group stages of the competition and is at the discretion of each host.
England manager Sarina Wiegman expressed frustration with the “obvious” offside goal and called for consistency in the use of VAR. She highlighted that either VAR should be consistently present or not at all.
England must win their Women’s Nations League group to have a chance to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games on behalf of Team GB.
Midfielder Georgia Stanway echoed the sentiment, stating that there is still work to be done in women’s football to ensure VAR is available in every game.
In the defeat against the Netherlands, England struggled to maintain consistency and intensity, particularly in the second half. Wiegman lamented the unnecessary loss, emphasizing that they “gave it away in the last few minutes.”
Netherlands boss Andries Jonker acknowledged England’s recent struggles and expressed confidence in his team’s abilities in women’s football, believing they can compete with anyone when performing at their best.
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