Stanton backs on-field officials, calls for VAR to be binned

The Jets were involved in a controversial VAR decision in the 3-1 loss to Adelaide United at Coopers Stadium on Friday night.

The assistant referee flagged Adelaide attacker Luka Jovanovic for offside in the lead-up to Hiroshi Ibusuki's opening goal in the 14^th minute.

However, the VAR intervened and overruled the on-field decision despite television replays appearing inconclusive.

In the 5-3 loss to Melbourne Victory in round two, Jets midfielder Clayton Taylor had a goal rubbed out by the VAR.

A-League referees boss Nathan Magill later admitted the goal should have stood.

"I don't like VAR. It takes away from the game and should be binned," Stanton said. "I feel for the referees. They don't get to make big decisions any more.

"How do you get better if you don't make big calls in big moments?

"The linesman put his flag up which to me means he was convinced that it was offside. Really we should be moving on because he has made the call.

"If the referees don't have the power to make decisions, how are they going to improve?

"If I, as a coach, don't create scenarios and an environment to expose players and make them better, how are they going to get better? If I don't put young guys in, how are they getting better? How are they going to improve? I think it is the same for the referees.The linesman made a decisions and they didn't back him."

Jets players, on seeing the referee's assistant flag go up, hesitated and didn't react quick enough when the ball was cut back to Ibusuki to side-foot into the net.

"The problem was that our boys stopped," Stanton said. "We have told them, don't stop until the action is finished, even if they think it is offside. If we stop and the officials have got it wrong, we are gone."

The Jets fought back from the early setback and had chances to equalise early in the second half before conceding two goals in two minutes, including a penalty, to hand Adelaide control.

"We came out after the break and for 15 minutes we looked really good. If we had scored there, it would have been a game changer," Stanton said. "When we conceded the second goal, straight afterwards the boys dropped their bundle for a 10-minute period."

Added to the angst of the defeat was a groin injury to Reno Piscopo.

"I'm disappointed for Reno," Stanton said. "He worked hard to get back in the frame and gave us a point of difference.

"He strode out when he got one-on-one with the keeper and when he struck the ball, he felt something [with his groin]. The early assessment is a grade-one strain. We are hoping for a quick return because he has done a lot of work. His body is in a better shape."

Trent Buhagiar replaced Piscopo against Adelaide and is likely to get the nod to start against Western United at home on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Ross Aloisi has quit as Brisbane Roar's A-League Men coach, effective immediately, to link up again with Kevin Muscat at Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port.

Aloisi's assistant Luciano Trani has been promoted to interim Roar head coach until the end of the 2023-24 season.

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FIRST GOAL

The linesman put his flag up which to me means he was convinced that it was offside.

When you start to go back in review. If in a couple of days they review it and come back and say it was a mistake, I'll be very upset. That would be two for us that we would have copped. I'd be very disappointed.

In saying that, I accept the referee's decision and move on.

I would be extremely disappointed if they admit that they have made another mistake.

I think VAR is killing the game. If they made the right decision, that is good for the game. But if they get it wrong, when they have all that time, then we have a big problem.

Do we have ENOUGH CAMRERA, in europe that have dozens

Here it obviously gets down to dollars and cents.

I feel for the referees.

They don't get to make big decisions any more.

How do you get better if you don't make big calls in big moments.

The linesman put his flag up which to me means he was convinced that it was offside.

The linesman has made a call. Really we should be moving on because he has made the call.

You take that away from the referees, then you take that ability to make big calls in big moments.

You take away the ability ton develop as referees. Just like players, if we don't create moments where they develop and grow, they don't get better.

I think it is the same for the referees.

I don't like VAR. It takes away from the game.

If you get a bad call against you and there is no VAR, you go Ok the referee has made a mistake, so what move on.

When you have extra eyes having time to decide and they get it wrong

I don't like VAR. It takes away from the game.

I feel for the referees. It doesn't allow them to be better.

If the referees don't have the power to make decisions, how are they going to improve.

If I as a coach don't create scenarios and an environment to expose them and make them better, how are they going to get better.

If I don't put young guys in, how are they getting better. How are the referees going to impove.

The linesman made a decisions and they didn't back him. Now they are saying to the linesman your not good enough.

I think we should bin it.

VAR costs money the league doesn't have.

ON CAMERAS

It adds more expense but doesn't change anything. We don't trust referee's anymore.

ON JETS

The problem was that our boys stopped. That is a problem. We have told them, don't stop until the action is finished . Even if they think it is offside. If we stop and they have got it wrong, we are gone. Then goals counts.

The first half, we were under pressure for long periods and were probably our own worst enemy at times.

We were weathering the storm and I didn't really feel like we were going to cop a goal.

There was a bit of controversy about the first goal. I felt it was offside.

We didn't have as much control as I would have liked but we were create moments. We didn't have the conviction when we got into the final third.

When Reno got one-on-one with the keeper and got injured, that rattled the boys.

We had to readjust. We came in at half-time and looked at what we needed to get better.We needed to get more connected and apply more pressure.

I thought we did that. We came out in the first 15 minutes and looked really good. If we scored there, it would have been a game changer.

When we conceded the second goals, straight afterwards the boys dropped their bundle for a 10-minute period.

I was happy that we kept trying to play aggressively. Young Vidic got his goal in his second appearance. I thought he took it really well.

There were some positives.

Adelaide had lost 3 in a row and you could see that they were desperate.

We created five big chances and they created five big chances. And they had a lot more shots.

In the end, we had enough opportunities to get something out of the game, not that we deserved it. A viewer watching it would probably say we didn't do enough. There were moments where we created chances. If you take those chances, it changes games. Overall, we probably got what we deserved.

Bar that 10 minute period where we lost our composure, I was happy.

The game is about moments. They had 5 big chances, we had 5 big chances. They had a lot more shots, but those big moments in the box are the ones which decide games.

We made a couple of mistakes, the penalty and things like that. That is where games are won and lost. We have to get better there

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ON RENO

He strode out when he got one-on-one with the keeper and when he struck the ball, he felt something [with his groin].

I'm disappointed for Reno. He worked hard to get back in the frame. He gave us a point of difference.

We think it is a grade one. On assessment it was a grade one. We are hoping for a quick return because he has done a lot of work. His body is in a better shape.

We have changed his progress to get more resilience from him.

Archie is getting close to more miniyes....

Vidic was good when he cane on. He is a good prospect.

We will be more of a front-foot team. That is how we got the goal.

Hoepfully he won't be out for too long. I could see he was down. We have to get him up, get him fit again so he can make a difference. He entertains and i want him on the park.

OVERALL

We showed we have a lot of growth left in us. The maturity didn't shine through as much. I was happy with the way we fought to the end and got the goal.

TRAINING

We train 2dats so we could give them 2 days off. Then we have a 3-day lead in.

It is good for some of the young boys to see their families. They need it some of them.

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BRANDON

The line of Jovanovic foot was level with Natta's

ON WESTERN UNITED - another desperate team

It is a good test. It is a good learning experience and growth exopereinec.

Refelcting on Adelaide - OK it was another loss, where do you get the learning from, where do you growth from.

Take me out of thr team, there is probably ;ess than 20 starts Unddr 50 appearances.

Are we a team gunning for top-two? absolutely not. Because of where we are and the experience we need to get as a team. We need to grown and we neeed to learm.

Aree we are team with bags of ability when we play our best football? Absolutely. We saw that against wellington and western sydney, and in patches in the other games.

From day-one of pre-season to now we are five times a better team. If we keep trending in the right direction, whether the result goes with us or against, I can see us being thereabout to play finals footy.

That is the realistic aim of an inexperienced team that is going through the stages of getting the runs of the ball.

MISTAKES

The only way to learn is by making mistakes. You make it once, you learn from it. If you make it again, then OK there is something that is more than a mistake and we need to correct it.

That is the growth you need to go though as a team.

If we can get consistency of makung the right decision at the right time, when we do, We need to find the blend.

JANUARY ladder takes.

Starting against Western United. It is a great opp to keep bridging the gap to the top 6. If we keep going matchin...

Our best is really good. Our worst is a chance for us to learn..;.