Recently video technology has been one of the major talking points in the footballing world, but is it needed or would it make football come across as a computer controlled sport.
The issue arose when France faced off against Republic of Ireland in a World Cup Play-off match where Thierry Henry famously gave France a "helping hand" into the World Cup group stages. It was called for again in the World Cup round of 16 when England faced Germany and with the game balanced on a knife-edge, Frank Lampard's shot bounced down off the underside of the crossbar and then made contact with the ground two foot past the goal line. Germany went on to win the match 4-1.
With football being one of the richest sports worldwide why is it technology hasn't yet appeared. One of the reasons given by Michel Platini and Sep Blatter are that it would turn football into "Playstation football''. But in my opinion why not it could make football a fairer game, it could help cut out diving in the modern game and see closer and tighter games hopefully resulting in the leagues becoming closer and more exciting.
Video technology is used in American football, Cricket, Tennis, Rugby and occasionally in Golf so why does football not take advantage of it. Every match a team would have three appeals and every time you successfully use an appeal you get to keep it, however when you unsuccessfully appeal you lose that appeal, when an appeal happens the referee looks up to the big screen to see the replay of the event on different camera angles taking place and can decide what action or decision to take.
I can definitely think of one occasion when Arsenal were blatantly robbed of a goal when it crossed the line and like you say there have been numerous other occasions when the same thing has happened other teams .
ReplyDeleteTotally agree that there should be goal line technology. If it's good enough for cricket, then it should be good enough for football . Some would argue that it takes away the traditional aspect of the game but I say we are living in the present and not the past and if goal line technology is going to make the game fairer,then so be it .