Several controversial scenes and so-called wrong decisions occurred in the second round of the German Cup on Tuesday and Wednesday. The German Cup will not start using VAR until the next round. German star Hamann made it clear in his Sky Sports column that these games showed that the referees had lost their ability to enforce the law in the absence of VAR. He also severely criticized some unethical behaviors during the period.

Hamann wrote: "Discussions after the second round of the German Cup showed: What is now happening is that referees are often no longer capable of officiating games without VAR. This is shocking. The referees on duty are simply overwhelmed by the scene without additional protection."

"We are always told that even with VAR AR, the referee still has the final say. But who else needs final proof of this, they only need to look at the games on Tuesday and Wednesday. "

"The craziest thing is that some teams advanced because of the lack of VAR in the first two rounds of the German Cup. Might benefit from VAR. This is unacceptable to the eliminated clubs. "It is unacceptable to only use VAR from the third round or not use it for the entire tournament. How do you explain to them after Eintracht Frankfurt, Heidenheim or Cologne have been eliminated. Will VAR be used in the game? It means nothing to them."

"This is not to detract from the performance of the winning team. To beat them, everything must be perfect, but if the 1-1 equalizer does not count, then the second goal may not come. Going into halftime with a lead. It's all just hypothetical, but if you concede a goal like that, it becomes very difficult, if not impossible, to beat Bayern."

"However, if a referee can't even spot an obvious offside like Dias's, then he shouldn't be officiating at such a high level. Or raise the flag."

"In the past few years, in the early rounds of the German Cup, the referee's penalty usually did not cause much discussion, because the way they enforced the law was different and better. Now there are too many penalty kicks in the Bundesliga because the referee will think: Anyway, VAR will remind me if it is a foul. But if VAR only sees it. A slight touch and they say: It's not a clear misjudgment."

"But what happened in Heidenheim on Tuesday was a clear misjudgment. Hamburg's Fabio Vieira dived before the decisive penalty. This is a serious unsporting behavior and it must be punished. In my opinion, this is a situation where the sports court should intervene. "

"This also applies to Ondaev's remarks after the away game against Mainz. If you accuse the opponent of "intentionally" hurting the players, I think the sports court will intervene and suspend Ondaev for this statement. "