Sean Dyche has lamented VAR following Everton’s defeat to Brighton.
Saturday’s Premier League opener saw Dyche’s side succumb to a three-goal reversal in what was their final Goodison Park curtain-raiser after 132 years.
The Blues were offered a lifeline during the second half when referee Simon Hooper awarded a penalty for Lewis Dunk’s foul on Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
But the match official reversed his initial decision after being advised by VAR operator Darren England to review the incident on the pitch side monitor.
And Dyche admits that he was perplexed by the entire process, which flew in the face of guidance from the Premier League ahead of the new campaign.
He said: “I can’t really work it out.
“We go to these meetings [with the Premier League] and we have just been told the bar is going to be incredibly high now for the referee to make a decision.
“He makes a clear decision, he has a perfect viewing point, and lo-and-behold is called over to overturn the decision.
“What is the point in having that high bar then? Because when you look back, apparently one of the official lines is that Dom’s foot lands on one of their players.
“For one, obviously he doesn’t want to put his foot on their player’s foot, and their player is out of control on the floor and drags his foot along with the top of his foot and the bottom of Dom’s so that clearly pulls him to the ground. What is a pen then?
“That is contact in the box and we have all seen the tiniest – someone treads on a toe and they give a penalty. So I think we are all confused by it.
“There is no reason for confusion. If he lets the referee give that, I don’t think there are too many complaints.”