A Twitter user has broken down Arsene Wenger's proposed new offside rule and claimed it could be could be 'one of the worst ideas'.
Wenger's proposed rule change would mean a player is onside as long as any part of their body they can score with is in line with the defence.
The rule, which is an attempt to combat recent VAR controversy, could be trialed at Euro 2020 but ESPN journalist Dale Johnson has heavily criticised the idea.
Ok, a Wednesday VAR thread on the suggested change to the offside law.
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) February 19, 2020
To explain why I think it could be one of the worst ideas I've ever heard, solves nothing, and to introduce without testing has the potential to ruin football worldwide for a year and make Euro 2020 a joke.
He begins by stating the rule change is very unlikely to happen this year as law changes are usually agreed by the IFAB [International Football Association Board] board in December.
Johnson argued that VAR would still be used in these situations despite the rule changes and that it would just analyse a different part of the action.
Let's start with the practicalities and how it will "end marginal armpit and toenail offsides".
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) February 19, 2020
It won't. What do people think will happen here? The VAR stops looking at offside?
No. The VAR will still check EVERY goal for offside. It is just checking at a different point.
He also uses a diagram to show how a player would be classed as onside with the new rule, explaining that the rule doesn't consider situations such as free-kicks.
I'm obviously a true professional with the magic wand tool, but here's a crude image I made to show how far Raheem Sterling could be "onside" on a free-kick with this new law.
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) February 19, 2020
NB: This would still face a delay for crosshair tech to be applied to see if Sterling is onside. pic.twitter.com/g4xkPadg8f
Also, this is a good example from a few years ago. The circled Chelsea player here would now be onside, because his toe is level with the defender's heel. pic.twitter.com/025U8gnd2m
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) February 19, 2020
Johnson also insists that trialing the system could risk ruining 'football worldwide for a year' with officials having no experience.
But Wenger's plan suggests we throw this new offside law into Euro 2020 without any testing, with linesmen having no experience.
— Dale Johnson (@DaleJohnsonESPN) February 19, 2020
Let's make this clear: linesmen naturally judge offside with the forward lean of players and their shirts (er, armpit?), not on heels and heads.
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source https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news-reactions-twitter-user-explains-why-proposed-offside-change-wouldnt-work-20200220
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