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Howard Webb wants to recruit ex-players as refs to improve VAR. (www.mirror.co.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by ByeByeMan666@alien.top to c/premierleague@soccer.forum

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[–] ER1916@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Ridiculous. Obviously ex-players are always lobbying for this but they surely they need specialists whether ex-players or not.

High performing clubs hire analysts with PhDs or similar to perform highly specialised roles. Why have a different standard for video refereeing? Get a nerd who can master and improve the tech’s capabilities, knows the laws of the game inside out and can proactively be good at the job as their chosen profession. Rather than relying on people who rose through the refereeing ranks or playing ranks.