Roberto Martinez

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680 appearances 8 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2016 last heard 7 Jul

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over-referee the ref.

It's almost he needs to help him.

And I think that incident is very dangerous because, as you said, that hasn't happened so far.

What's going to happen from now on?

I think you can understand why Lee Mason gave the penalty, but I don't think B.I.

should be used like that.

But the BIA is positive.

I think we shouldn't confuse the football fan.

BIA is positive when it's a tool to help the referee to make a final decision or something factual.

Now, when there is interpretation, we're still too green.

In the first season, we've been working with it in Belgium, and this is the fourth season.

And I can tell you every year it gets better, but it's because everyone has got a different criteria and it makes the tool work for the referee.

At the moment, I think we've gone too quickly in the Premier League, allowing the VAR to affect him too much this season.

No, and that's why you have to take every day with the maximum intensity.

I've always been very fortunate to be able to have my passion as a job, which is football, and I'll carry on doing it as long as I can.

Sky Sports Premier League Podcast · Walcott sends Everton eighth · 23 Apr 2018 podcast

Theo, it's Roberto Martinez here.

I just wanted to ask you before I go any further, I think you sued that top anyway, what is it like to play with Seamus Coleman?

Well, I think Goodison Park is not an easy place to play your football.

And I think Theo comes across to be that type of player and person that he would embrace that expectation around the ground.

Someone that he can make the final move, someone that he can use his pace to penetrate, someone to get fans at the edge of their seat.

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