True. But it's not just VAR. This negative attitude to the game is being worshipped as "genius" like Italian football on steroids. But even then, the most boring Italian teams has rock solid defenders and stand up exciting strikers who could bust open the deadlock with moments of sheer brilliance. Bettaga, Rossi, Totti, Vieri, Del Piero, etc. Where are these players now? They are tasked with providing track back cover for an utterly defensive mindset. It's genuinely horrible, Anti-football worshipped as a Pep induced religion. And yes, of course Maureen has risen to prominence as a result. He's that master of anti-football.