Wilson: VAR in EPL will spoil the fun

<p>Bournemouth and England striker Callum Wilson fears that the introduction of video assistant referees (VAR) in the Premier League next season will take the “fun” out of the game.</p>, <p>Substitute Wilson looked to have bundled a late winning goal in for England in their Nations League third-place play-off against Switzerland, only to be punished for a shirt-pull as the Three Lions succumbed to VAR for the second time in five days.</p>, <p>England went on to win the game on penalties, but Wilson feels the presence of VAR will take the fun out of the Premier League next season.</p>, <p>“Obviously I’m disappointed not to score the winner. It’s going to be like that next season I think,” he told Sky Sports News.</p>, <p>ALSO READ: Hazard’s Real shirt number revealed</p>, <p>“It’s going to stop a lot of the fun in the game. You score and you celebrate but then you are waiting for it to be allowed – and when it’s not it feels like an anti-climax.</p>, <p>“It’s frustrating on a personal note, of course. I don’t there was much in it, he’s a big centre-half and I only moved him to the side a little bit to get half a yard on him and he’s just dropped to the floor.</p>, <p>“If centre-backs are going to keep dropping to the floor next season there will be a lot of disallowed goals that shouldn’t be.</p>, <p>“It’s a contact sport and I think strikers should definitely get the benefit of the doubt.”</p>, <p>VAR will be implemented across all 20 clubs in the Premier League for the 2019/20 campaign, with Liverpool and Manchester United being the only two sides unable to show replays inside the stadium.</p>