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Referees must now \u201cconsider the consequence and the motivation of the player.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Riley said: \u201cFundamentally we want the approach to be one that best allows the players to go out and express themselves, allows the Premier League games to flow and means the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/19\/rivers-united-fans-beat-up-akwa-united-supporter-hold-referee-hostage\/\">refereeing<\/a> team, both as referee and as VAR, don\u2019t intervene for trivial offences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s create a free-flowing game, where the threshold is slightly higher than it was last season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least 32 goals were ruled out for offside via VAR decisions last season. 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