By Andrew Warshaw
November 22 – European coaches want more clarification over the handball rule – and most would like to see video technology introduced, instead of just for goal-line incidents.
These are just some of the results of a new survey undertaken by the managers and coaches across the continent.
A total of 110 managers working in 14 countries were quizzed on a range of issues affecting the game, with 83 per cent wanting more clarification over what does and doesn’t constitute a deliberate handball, an issue that referees continue to interpret differently.
The introduction of video and goal-line technology received a 62 per cent backing, while 63 per cent said football should consider a referral system such as in cricket and tennis.
Only four per cent opposed the use of any technology.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the game’s lawmakers, approved goal-line technology earlier this year and will use the Club World Cup next month as an experiment on the road to its introduction in time for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Other findings of the survey showed 66 per cent of respondents wanted both transfer windows scrapped, while 72 percent called for international friendlies to be cut back.
And two-thirds of managers thought the so-called triple penalty of penalty, sending off and suspension for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity inside the area was unfair.
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