Getting rid of the offside rule is the only way it will be solved
Wenger is just one predictable miserable voice, the fans have demanding a change all season.
Getting rid of the cartels power is the 1st step and then getting rid of their stool in Riley would be nextGet rid of PiGMOL and it's corrupt/ inept referees and interpretations , and the system applied sensibly would make more sense
All good points - stick it to 'em spiny ;)There is merit in what Wenger proposes. Generally attacking players have other parts of their body in front of their feet as they move forward whilst the opposite is true for defenders. Armpits and toes will no longer be a critical factor with feet placement more important restoring the advantage to attackers. Handball continues to be a nonesense as does the whole area of fouls in the build up to a goal.
Just ban the offside rule. Worked out ok years ago. More entertaining.....
Don't understand why this isn't straight forward? It's immaterial where you set the line, his front toe, his rear heel, whatever physical extremity near or far, there will always be a point of uncertainty where a notional line is drawn ie NOT CLEAR AND OBVIOUS. In which case, if it NOT CLEAR AND OBVIOUS, the benefit of doubt goes to the attacking player! Perhaps there needs to be a "clear and obvious zone", say all agree at 50mm (2" in old money).
But then all you've done is create ANOTHER contentious zone, what if it's just on the edge of the 50mm?? There will still be howls if bias and cheating.
The solution? Fuck VAR off COMPLETELY! Take the game back to as it was.
And this is from somebody, who before this season, firmly believed technology in football was a must. How wrong was I? It's been an unmitigated disaster!
Keep goal line tech tho, that's useful.