Ange Postecoglou hits nail on head with verdict on IFAB's new rule change
The International Football Association Board want to trial sin bins in professional football - but Tottenham's Ange Postecoglou has urged them to leave the game's laws alone
Ange Postecoglou insists "there's not that much wrong with the game" and is against the introduction of sin bins in football.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB), who determine the laws of the sport, have already trialled temporary dismissals at grassroots level and now plan to do the same higher up the pyramid. They announced their controversial decision earlier this week.
Tottenham boss Postecoglou was asked for his opinion on the proposed law change at his pre-match press conference on Friday. Spurs, who have lost three consecutive Premier League games, face champions Manchester City at the Etihad on Saturday.
Postecoglou replied: "Bin it mate, bin the whole idea. Just forget about it. I don't know why they (the IFAB) keep interjecting themselves into the game.
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The IFAB made their decision to trial sin bins for dissent and 'specific tactical offences' at their annual business meeting on Monday. Another trial will see only the team captain approaching the referee in major game situations to stop players from crowding around. Referees will also start wearing body cameras after a 'successful' trial at grassroots level.
The IFAB's changes are designed to limit dissent in game, a problem which is getting worse. "This might be the cancer that kills football," said FIFA's refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina when asked for his opinion on the abuse and physical dangers facing officials.
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Postecoglou was also asked for his opinion on VAR. Several controversial decisions and mistakes have been made in the Premier League this season, including the failure to award a legitimate goal for Liverpool in their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham in September.
He said: "I think if they stuck to why they brought it in initially less people would have an issue with it. If I hear one person say that it doesn't re-referee a game I'll explode mate because that's exactly what it's doing. It was brought in for clear and obvious, right?
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"A clear and obvious error for me would be if all of us in this room saw something and go, 'That's definitely wrong'. I think at the moment it's going with the majority in this room say it's wrong. Just leave it for what it was there for.
"If you've got to look at something from seven different angles, slow it down to the minute... that's not a clear and obvious error. That's re-refereeing the game."
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