I thought he was fine last night. Got the big calls right. Managed the game pretty well. I could have used with a little less physical play on Villa and Maxi, but overall he was in line or better than what we usually get.
MLS didn't even put the penalty call in the condensed game and just showed the penalty.
He called a penalty on the ball off the defender’s back? Seriously?
So basically they’re just admitting Chapman screwed up. Incredible.
Both the VAR ref and Chapman should miss the same number of weeks that Herrera ends up missing, for no other reason than they committed malpractice by not getting the call correct that resulted in an injury. That’s the entire point of VAR, to review serious fouls, and this one was so plain as day, with studs crushing the ankle, that their judgement is a real concern.
Depends on what exactly the VAR ref said to Chapman, but I agree with you. With Chapman being Chapman (and for some reason, really, really appearing to dislike Herrera - see last year's Chicago game), I could see the VAR official saying to Chapman that he needs to look at this and Chapman blowing him off.
To be fair, he called a good game when we played against Atlanta. Perhaps that's the exception that proves the rule.
