"We want to return to the origins of VAR," explained UEFA's head of referees, Roberto Rosetti. He referred to moments like Diego Maradona's Hand of God goal against England at the 1986 World Cup.
"We are no longer satisfied with this way of using VAR. We want to take a step back and put referees back at the centre," he explained.
In the future, VAR should "only intervene in clear and obvious situations," said the Italian. "For a while, the trend was towards more and more interventions, but in the end, we overdid it."
They no longer want to make "microscopic interventions." Nor to give the referee a "second chance." Instead, VAR should be used exclusively for "clear and obvious errors."
"This is football, not PlayStation. We have to be very, very careful," Rosetti added.
The length of VAR reviews is a major concern for Rosetti, too. Any review that takes longer than 90 seconds risks "losing credibility."
When it comes to red cards, the dynamics of the situation should become more important as a basis for decisions. So-called "freeze-frame decisions" will still be shown, but will be followed by several real-time replays.
New tool 'Clear Line' introduced
UEFA's head of referees Rosetti explained this during the presentation of Clear Line - a new online platform that provides clear guidelines for the consistent application of the rules and VAR use in European leagues and European club competitions.
Decisions by referees should become more transparent through Clear Line, which is accessible to everyone on the UEFA website and offers around 150 reference scenarios.
"The idea is to ensure more consistency in the application of the rules," said Rosetti at a press event with a few selected media, including kicker.