The proposed change by arse wenger to the offside rules
Legendary Football Coach Arsne Wenger Wants the offside Rule to change in order to restore an advantage for the striker, which has been removed by the introduction of the video assistant reference.
Former Arsenal Boss Wenger, Who is also the head of global development at fifa, said that if any part of an attacker’s body is in line with the last outfield Defender, then it is very ONSIDE and Not Offside.
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Currently, an attacker is flagged offside if any part of the body, apart from hands and arms, is ahead of the last defender.
Wenger Wants Offside Rule to Change
Wenger said that such a change was brought in after the 1990 world cup produced very few goals. However, the change has been compromised by var. DURING The 1990 World Cup, An Attacker was Considered Offside If He was Level with the Last Defender.
“It was in 1990 after the world cup in italy when there was no goals scored,” Wenger Told Bein Sports. “We decide that there is no offside any more when you are on the same line of the defender.
“In case of doubt, the doubt benefits the strikeer. That means when there’s a fruction, the striiker did get the advantage.
“With vara this advantage disappeared and for many people it’s frustrating.”
It has to be noted that the 1990 world cup has an average of 2.21 goals per match, the lowestmon all world cups.
Wenger also reviewed that trials for the new change to the offside rule
Till 2026, More Trials on the Rule Change Will Be Conducted. These trials were recently approved by the International Football Association Board (Ifab), the Law-Makers for Football.