Chelsea were on Monday beaten 2-0 by host Manchester United,
who closed in on the Champions League place 2 on the English Premier League
Table.
However, the Frank Lambard side was not content with the
victory after a contentious video assistant referee (VAR) decisions went
against them
And now, Fifa’s chief of global football development Arsene
Wenger proposes that there might be a room to change the offside law “a
little bit” in response to VAR.
According to BBC Sports, VAR has contentiously ruled out a
number of goals for marginal offences and Wenger has a go-way.
“I’m speaking about the offside by a margin of a
fraction of a centimetres,” said the former Arsenal manager.
“Maybe there is room to change the offside rule a
little bit so we don’t say a part of his nose was offside.” Said the
former Arsenal Manager.
Fifa Chief of global football Arsene Wenger. Image|Getty
Current rules show that, a player is offside if any part of
their body with which they can score is ahead of the second-last opponent.
Wenger’s suggestions states that “you will not be
offside if any part of the body that can score a goal is in line with the last
defender, even if other parts of the attacker’s body are in front”.
He also said, “there are not enough VAR specialists and
that will improve very quickly,” adding, “former referees have to be
involved” and “experienced players” could also be used.
Wenger’s role at the world governing body includes sitting
on the technical panel of the International Football Association Board (Ifab),
which sets football’s laws.
Source: BBC Sports
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