VAR was meant to help eliminate problems in football. But it's only created even more issues.

This week in the Premier League there were countless incidents where VAR was criticised.

Wolves, Crystal Palace and Sheffield United all had goals controversially ruled out by technology.

But, sadly, this has been happening all season long and it can't go on much longer.

So, what should be done? Mark Clattenburg was one of the best referees in England during his career and he maintains that VAR should definitely not be scrapped.

In his column with the Daily Mail, he's argued that VAR is still getting a lot of decisions right that would have been controversial in recent years.

But he insists that it must be tinkered with. He's come up with a five-point plan to improve VAR and help make it a better experience for everyone.

1. Remove offside decisions from the VAR process

Clattenburg recognises mistakes will be made if this happens but at least players will know whether they have scored a goal or not.

"If you see a flag, you're off," he writes. "VAR was never introduced to rule out the types of marginal offsides we have seen recently."

2. 'Clear and obvious' needs to be defined better

At the moment, the definition of 'clear and obvious' varies from person-to-person.

Clattenburg hasn't come up with a solution, and he has admitted it is difficult to do so, but he wants the consistency of decisions and when to use VAR improved.

3. Allow the captains two challenges per match

This is something that is done well in other sports, such as Cricket and Tennis. 

In those sports, if you get a challenge right, you get to keep your challenge. While if you get your challenge wrong, you lose a challenge.

It's a simple concept but one that could be done well in football.

"This would put the ownership and responsibility back onto teams," he writes. "Make it so that they can challenge any decision they see fit, but limit it to two or three per game."

4. Referees must start using pitch-side monitors

There's a feeling that referees hide behind decisions made by the VAR team. 

In the World Cup, pitch-side monitors were used frequently and to great effect. Premier League referees are able to do the same but for some reason choose not to.

Clattenburg also notes that there are only two people operating VAR at Stockley Park. He wants to see more people helping so all angles can be viewed and decisions can be made quicker and more accurately.

5. Get the referees wearing microphones and make audio available to all inside the stadium and watching at home

Clattenburg simply writes: "It would increase transparency and understanding and deter dissent."

And he's right. There was some fascinating footage from Australia where audio was released explaining the referee and VAR's discussion in turning a yellow into a red card.

Sometimes, fans simply don't know what's going on and why a decision was made. Microphones would help drastically.

Again, it's something that's used quite well in Rugby. If if it works in Rugby, why can't it be used in football?

Clattenburg has made some great points that would definitely help VAR.

Some of his suggestions are really simple. Having two challenges works well in other sports, so why not give it a go in football.

The same applies for the referee wearing a microphone to help explain their decision.

Something needs to change, and fast. The Premier League would be wise to listen to Clattenburg's suggestions and implement them for the good of the game.