Referees must stop relying on VAR - Clattenburg

Former Premier League charismatic Mark Clattenburg says referees "have a responsibility" to get backmost to trusting their ain decisions and "not trust connected VAR".

The Premier League and referees main Howard Webb said location would beryllium less video adjunct referee interventions this season, pinch much support for a referee's judgement and quicker decisions arsenic they look to make improvements to nan system.

Clattenburg was appointed Nottingham Forest's referee expert successful February, but stepped down successful May, amid attraction connected his captious comments of immoderate referees.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Clattenburg said: "The referees person a responsibility, starting this weekend, to get arsenic galore decisions correct connected nan section and not trust connected VAR. Then VAR will activity each truthful galore games, not erstwhile aliases doubly a crippled arsenic we saw past season.

"What I recovered (last season) was nan referees weren't making nan split-second decisions for illustration they utilized to do and it was going to VAR.

"VAR was past saying location isn't nan statement of involution wherever I want to travel successful because nan referee isn't intelligibly wrong.

"So you get these inconsistencies and anger from nan fans.

"The biggest connection I sewage from nan statements Howard and his squad is they want nan referees to spell backmost and springiness nan decisions."

In May, Wolves triggered a ballot to scrap VAR amid increasing anger and vexation astatine nan modular of refereeing and effect of exertion connected shot past season.

They mislaid nan vote, but nan Premier League promised to amended VAR.

This play nan apical formation has put much value connected nan 'referees' call' and wants VAR to only intervene connected subjective decisions, if that telephone is simply a clear and evident error.

It was besides announced this week that nan Premier League Match Centre would station "near-live" explanations of VAR decisions connected X for fans.

"There had to beryllium immoderate steps going guardant because what we saw past twelvemonth was a batch of upset, a batch of complaints," said Clattenburg.

"Last play I could see, successful depth, nan refereeing standard. It was very difficult for Howard erstwhile he loses knowledgeable referees successful a short play of time.

"What I did see, to counteract that, was immoderate very bully young referees. You could spot nan talent. But for illustration young footballers making mistakes, young referees are going to make mistakes.

"What I felt was needed was, erstwhile you person a young referee, you needed an knowledgeable VAR to support them.

"At nan infinitesimal we person only 2 aliases 3 referees connected nan biggest matches.

"Anthony Taylor, 1 of nan champion referees successful nan Premier League, is going to referee nan biggest lucifer of nan play (Chelsea v Manchester City) and that happens astir weeks pinch him and Michael Oliver. That's a large inquire for a referee to beryllium refereeing these matches week in, week out."

Clattenburg dismissed immoderate rumor pinch Webb who said this week he was "disappointed" pinch immoderate of his erstwhile colleague's comments during his clip astatine nan City Ground.

He was criticised for his file successful nan Daily Mail, successful which he called nan decisions successful Nottingham Forest's 2-0 conclusion astatine Everton successful April a "joke".

Forest felt they had 3 punishment decisions wrongly rejected which sparked a arguable societal media station connected X from nan club's charismatic account calling into mobility nan assignment of "Luton fan" Stuart Attwell arsenic nan VAR.

Clattenburg was handed a general informing by nan Football Association for his comments while boss Nuno Espirito Santo and defender Neco Williams were fined and warned connected Thursday for what they said aft nan game.

"No, there's nary hatchet to bury. I'm ever unfastened if Howard wants to speak. I've sewage a batch of proposal and I'm very experienced," he said.

"I'm an ex-referee and I'm allowed to speak and connection my opinion.

"What Howard has done was admit his processes weren't successful spot past play and location will beryllium much transparency astir nan appointments. Where group originate, wherever they unrecorded and work.

"When you make an assignment for illustration that (Attwell), it tin ever backfire. It was thing which could person been avoided and should person been avoided.

"I cognize Howard's domiciled because I've been location myself and I cognize really difficult being a caput of refereeing is."

Clattenburg said location was "no regret from my side" complete taking nan Forest role.

"I supported nan proprietor (Evangelos Marinakis), he is simply a passionate personification who wants Nottingham Forest to do well. In my short clip I offered immoderate value," he added.

"I was getting personally attacked by individuals connected societal media and connected TV and it seemed to beryllium a nonstop attack. Once I'd left, those attacks seemed to stop. It was a bully determination to resign because it took nan unit distant from nan shot club.

"The FA didn't make immoderate complaint because I was doing my occupation I was employed to do pinch nan Daily Mail.

"I cognize nan feeling, no-one likes criticism, but referees are not immune. We person to judge disapproval and nan only measurement you region disapproval is performing astatine nan very top.

"The referees getting upset because of maine saying nan determination was wrong, they request to spell backmost and activity harder to get nan decisions right.

"Unfortunately past play I don't deliberation we had that galore opportunities to praise nan bully activity a batch of referees do because past play location were excessively galore negatives."