[ad_pod ]VAR. The mystery assistant referee found itself embroiled in another controversy on Tuesday night after a dubious penalty was allowed to stand during Liverpool’s Champions League bout against Napoli. Andrew Robertson was the unfortunate protagonist in this case.With the luxury of watching numerous replays from *almost* every angle (some referees don’t see them all i.e. Fernando Llorente’s goal for Tottenham against Manchester City), you’d have thought the crack team of officials positioned in their cosy little room – presumably for safety purposes – would get it right.However, you’d be wrong to expect so much from our trusty friends in black.Watch Liverpool Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

Indeed, VAR appears to have achieved one thing and one thing only since its introduction into mainstream football, and that’s frustrating fans.

While we could’ve once excused episodes of negligence down to human error – they are making split-second decisions, after all – the same leeway is not afforded when those responsible have the full backing of modern technology.

TalkSPORT’s Alan Brazil turned a different shade of red when he analysed the decision to award Jose Callejon’s dive with a spot-kick…