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​Norwich boss Farke unconvinced VAR can work after Chelsea loss

Norwich City boss Daniel Farke isn't sold on the new VAR technology.

There was controversy with the system during Norwich's FA Cup third-round loss to Chelsea on Wednesday night. Chelsea boss Antonio Conte complained the VAR technology should have awarded his team a penalty when Willian was booked for a dive.

Commenting on the incident after the game, Farke said he had seen the same issues in his native Germany.

He said: "There are some problems in Germany. I am a bit old fashioned and not a deep believer in changing the game too much because I like the traditional game, but we have to be open in improvement if technology can improve the quality of the decisions.

"There are several examples like goal-line technology which helps, but it's really difficult and you have to have solutions in a fluid game like football. We have some problems in Germany and some big discussions.

"It's a good idea but it's a bit tricky to handle and we have to find a good way to handle it, but it doesn't work from the start and perhaps it needs some time and we will see how it develops."

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