I think the problems are a couple of things, it’s no longer ball to hand if your a defender. Your arms have to be by your side, which can be tricky for anyone who moves. Also the other issue I think is everything is so scrutinised.
It is and was a ridiculous decision. I remember Mark Delaney having a pen against him for exactly the same in a match against Middlesbrough or maybe Sunderland. No VAR back then just a ref who didn’t like us much from my recollection.
It’s a good idea in principle, but I think the main reason why those of us who don’t like it in practice is that we don’t really understand the rules and there seems to be a lot of inconsistency in its application. Until those two things are sorted, there are always going to be people moaning about it. I’d rather it was ditched personally. But it doesn’t look like happening any time soon, so failing that, at least make it work to the point where people aren’t left scratching their heads at a lot of the outcomes from it.
I’m ok with VAR but the handball rule is a joke. Saying that, deliberate hand ball can be very hard to prove unless someone is doing a Kanchelskis