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Cardiff manager Neil Warnock said "the referees guessed a lot" and joined Fulham leader Claudio Ranieri, stating that VAR could not enter soon enough after controversial decisions over defeats in the Premier League on Friday. .
Watford beat the Bluebirds 5-1 after Josh Murphy was denied a penalty shortly before half-time.
Fulham lost 3-1 after West Ham striker Javier Hernandez scored with his arm.
"There will be mistakes, but they will have more success with VAR," Warnock said.
The video badistant referees have been used in the Champions League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup this season and will be introduced to the Premier League next season.
"The referees need help," Warnock said. "It's human nature, it's difficult to arbitrate, but the faster VAR comes into play … because it would have been solved in 30 seconds."
"Everyone on the field knew it was a penalty – it would not take long to take a look."
Hernandez's goal in West Ham canceled Ryan Babel's opener for Fulham before Issa Diop scored with a head high five minutes before half-time and Michail Antonio nodded in third position for the Hammers.
"It was unfortunate that the referee did not see the handball. The VAR is very important for next season," said Fulham's director, Ranieri.
"It's a lot better with VAR, I understand that it's not easy to adapt, but it's slowly improving."
Speaking live on BBC Radio 5, the former West Ham defender, Matthew Upson, said the use of the arm by Hernandez was "intentional" and that the Mexican striker "knew what he was doing".
"He told me that he had made a mistake" – Warnock
Cardiff led 1-0 when, in the 43rd minute, Murphy entered the area and was shot from behind by Daryl Janmaat of Watford just inside.
Watford midfielder Gerard Deulofeu then scored a hat trick and captain Troy Deeney added two more goals as Warnock became more and more frustrated by officials throughout the match.
The Cardiff boss claims that referee Simon Hooper told him after the match that he had made the wrong decision.
"He said that he had seen it again and that he had made a mistake," Warnock said. "Now, I'm 70 years old and you should not make any mistakes like that, not at this level.
"I'm disappointed, I like him as an umpire, but he's in a great position." His touch judge could not help him because of his angles, but the penalty is as simple as possible. "
"Troy Deeney, all of the Watford staff members, they all told me it was a penalty, which does not really help." The referee just told me that 39, he made a mistake, so what do you say to that? This does not help me when we have just been beaten 5-1. "
Warnock said he had to calm his players at half-time and that he had "never seen" that kind of reaction from them before.
"I had to try to lure him at half-time, their injustice," said Warnock. "I think the referees take a lot of time and we can not do that at this level, people know that if we go back to 1-1, it's a different ball game." The players were really on the ground .
"He did not make that mistake voluntarily, but it does not help us, we get kicked in the teeth, but we have to bounce back now."
"Anyone who has played the game knows that it's a penalty, I'm sure the referee is clueless, but that does not help me."
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