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VAR Revolution: How technical referees reshape the ecology of Chinese football

12:23am, 27 August 2025【Football】

The average goal count dropped from 2.8 to 2.5, but the number of exciting shots increased by 14%. This shows that technology does not kill creativity, but only makes the offense more precise.

Perhaps we should look at this change from a more three-dimensional perspective. Just like an old fan wrote in the comment area: "We were the ones who scolded the black whistle back then, but now we were the ones who thought VAR interrupted the game. "Technology is never the root of the problem, and how to use technology is the eternal topic. When every atom on the green field is digitized, the human temperature that protects the football becomes the most precious defensive counterattack.