Why Premier League Referees’ Blind Spot on Tactical Offending Could Change the Game Forever
But these new additions to the Laws of the Game do seek to tackle an aspect of the game that fans genuinely find infuriating. Lots of people don’t like time-wasting and over-engineered set pieces, and football has moved to take the edge off.
There’s another area fans find irritating. Tactical fouls can be sneaky and antithetical to the spirit of the game. Fans don’t all want to watch teams trying to eke out minor advantages any which way.
A fresh start for Premier League referees?
Professional fouls, time-wasting, diving, injury breaks – all of these and more can be categorised as the sort of tactical offending that disrupt what’s good and liquid about football.
That’s the bad news. The good news is there’s an opportunity that comes with it.
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