VAR: Arsene Wenger suggests offside rule could 'change a little bit'

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Arsene Wenger

Wenger left Arsenal in Can also 2018 after 22 years accountable

Fifa’s chief of world football style Arsene Wenger says there would possibly per chance well per chance be room to the alternate the offside rule “a bit bit” basically based fully on video assistant referee controversy.

VAR has contentiously dominated out a series of targets for marginal offences.

“[I’m speaking about] the offside by a margin of a allotment of a centimetres,” acknowledged the ragged Arsenal manager.

“Maybe there would possibly per chance be room to alternate the offside rule a bit bit so we don’t recount a phase of his nostril used to be offside.”

Wenger’s role at the sector governing body includes sitting on the technical panel of the Global Football Affiliation Board (Ifab), which fashions football’s rule and can just defend its annual frequent meeting in Belfast on 29 February.

At contemporary, a player is offside if any phase of their body with which they’ll ranking is earlier than essentially the most appealing defender.

Wenger additionally acknowledged there were “no longer ample VAR specialists and that can toughen very speedily”.

He added “ragged referees have to be sharp” and “skilled gamers” would possibly per chance well per chance additionally be ancient.

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