Sa'ad da Michael Oliver ya jagoranci jami'ansa zuwa fagen wasa don rabin lokacin na biyu na nasarar Chelsea 4-3 akan Brighton a Stamford Bridge ranar Lahadi, ya rasa wata kayan aiki mai muhimmanci — jakarsa ta sadarwa.

A duk tsawon rabin lokacin na biyu, Oliver, mataimakansa Stuart Burt da James Mainwaring, jami'in huɗu Tom Bramall, da VAR Andrew Kitchen a Stockley Park ba su iya yin magana da junansu ba. Ana tsammanin wannan shine karo na farko a kimanin shekaru 20 da jami'an Premier League suka tilasta yin aiki ba tare da rediyo ba.

Abin da ya faru

BBC Sport ta fahimci cewa tsarin ya kasa aiki ne saboda hayaniyar taron jama'a ba a tace ta ba, wanda ya sa ya zama da wahala ga jami'an su ji juna a sarari. Yawanci, waƙoƙi da hayaniyar masoya ana murkushe su ta hanyar fasahar kunnuwa, wanda ke ba da damar sadarwa a fili tsakanin alkalin wasa, mataimakansa, da VAR.

Da zarar ya bayyana cewa ba a iya warware matsalar ba, an yanke shawarar watsar da kayan aikin gaba ɗaya a ci gaba ba tare da su ba — wata halin da ba a taɓa sani ba a zamanin zamani na Premier League.

An fara amfani da sadarwa ta rediyo ga alkalai na Premier League a farkon kakar 1999-2000, kuma wani tsarin ci gaba ya fara amfani da shi daga kakar 2006-07. Ko da yake matsalolin fasaha da suka shafi batura ko hanyoyin sadarwa sun haifar da ɗan gajeren dakatawar a baya, wannan shine karo na farko da jami'ai suka tilasta kammala cikakken rabin lokaci ba tare da wani rediyo da ke aiki ba.

Yadda VAR ya ci gaba da aiki

Babbar ƙalubalen aiki shine na Kitchen, wanda aikinsa a matsayin VAR ya dogara ne kan hulɗa kai tsaye da alkalin fagen wasa. Da wannan alaƙa ta yankakke, Kitchen ya dogara ga tsarin baya, yana aika saƙonni zuwa agogon Oliver maimakon yin magana da shi kai tsaye. Kuma ya sami damar kiyaye hulɗar rediyo da Bramall.

Wannan tsari ya nuna cewa duba-duba na VAR an gudanar da su bisa kimantawar Kitchen kaɗai ga abubuwan da suka faru, ba tare da amfana da ra'ayin Oliver ba — wani bambanci daga ka'idojin da suka zama ginshiƙin yadda VAR ke aiki a ƙwallon ƙafa na Ingilishi.

Aikin alkalanci na zamanin da a zamani na yanzu

Wannan lamari ya tunatar da mu yadda aikin alkalanci a matakin koli ya dogara ga fasaha. Alkalai na Premier League a yau suna ɗaukar kayan aiki da yawa zuwa fagen wasa, ciki har da feshin ɓoye da kayan aikin RefCam. A rabin lokaci ɗaya a Stamford Bridge aƙalla, Oliver da tawagarta sun koma tushe — suna gudanar da wasa mai cike da ƙwallo mai ban sha'awa kamar yadda alkalai suka taɓa yi kafin kunnu ya zama wani ɓangare na rigar su.