Goal line technology has been at the centre of many debates, disputes and problems that occur in Football. Sebb Blatter is the main reason for this not coming into place.
The reason that it has been urged to introduce it is the numerous of occassions the a controversial goal or no goal has been given, and the decision turned out to be horrifically wrong. The first for example is Manchester United versus Tottenham Hotspur in the premier league. A sot from Pedro Mendes was saved by Roy Carrol but then fumbled, leading to the ball crossing the line nearly half way between the line and the back of the net. Carrol swiped the ball back out and their was no goal given. The problems then came after the game where it was emphasised how much the technology was needed. Nothing had been done in the following years. World cup 2010, England versus Germany. England wen't 2-0 down early on, within a few minutes Matthew Upson got a goal back, meaning that if England scored another they would have had a chance at a comeback. Frank Lampard hit a shot that came off the crossbar, beat the German goalkeeper and then also beat the line. Or did it? Not according to referee Jorge Larrionda.
Fifa themselves have urged that maybe it is time to introduce it as the argument for the technology will only get stronger as more incidents happen. They set out a criteria for the technology though, which is as follows:-
1. The technology applies solely to the goal-line and only to determine whether a goal has been scored
2. The system must be accurate
3. The indication of whether a goal has been scored must be immediate and automatically confirmed within one second
4. The indication of whether a goal has been scored will only be communicated to the match officials (via the referee's watch, by vibration and visual signal).This cannot be argued against as the criteria is fairly simple, but it does what everybody wants, which is answers, and the correct decisions.
The reason that it has been urged to introduce it is the numerous of occassions the a controversial goal or no goal has been given, and the decision turned out to be horrifically wrong. The first for example is Manchester United versus Tottenham Hotspur in the premier league. A sot from Pedro Mendes was saved by Roy Carrol but then fumbled, leading to the ball crossing the line nearly half way between the line and the back of the net. Carrol swiped the ball back out and their was no goal given. The problems then came after the game where it was emphasised how much the technology was needed. Nothing had been done in the following years. World cup 2010, England versus Germany. England wen't 2-0 down early on, within a few minutes Matthew Upson got a goal back, meaning that if England scored another they would have had a chance at a comeback. Frank Lampard hit a shot that came off the crossbar, beat the German goalkeeper and then also beat the line. Or did it? Not according to referee Jorge Larrionda.
Fifa themselves have urged that maybe it is time to introduce it as the argument for the technology will only get stronger as more incidents happen. They set out a criteria for the technology though, which is as follows:-
1. The technology applies solely to the goal-line and only to determine whether a goal has been scored
2. The system must be accurate
3. The indication of whether a goal has been scored must be immediate and automatically confirmed within one second
4. The indication of whether a goal has been scored will only be communicated to the match officials (via the referee's watch, by vibration and visual signal).This cannot be argued against as the criteria is fairly simple, but it does what everybody wants, which is answers, and the correct decisions.
POSITIVES
The many positives that can come out of goal line tehcnology really backs up the point that we need to introduce this new technology that has already been applied to sports such as tennis and has been highly effective.
Firstly, bringing in the technology will stop any controversy over goals after the game has finished. When the tehcnology is put in place it will give a team an accurate decision which is the final decision menaing the players, managers, fans have nothing to dispute in terms of the goals. This will not stop them disputing decisions or arguing about other incidents such as penalty decisions, red cards, etc, but it will cut down one huge controversial topic in Football. Also it can lead to less rioting by clubs fans. The main source of the start of riots are decisions not going a teams way. If this is reduced with cutting out a big decision being wrong such as a goal then the total number of riots would be significantly lowered.
The referee's would then have less pressure and anger from fans, managers and players, giving them a better reputation.
One of the best examples to take about goal line technolgoy would be the England Germany game, or just recently the England Ukraine game. If both of these games had goal line technology in place then both decisions, which were incorrectly called, would have been avoidable, and the correct decision would hav ebeen made, meaning that they would be no unhappy fans or distressed fans, because the correct decision would have been made by the new technology.
The technology itself will not slow the game down. This is because the research into has been done well, and when carrying out tests it has been proved that it takes less than 5 seconds to come to a decision. It is argued that this is evne short than if there was no technology, because the players would usually swarm the referee for at least half a minute before the game resumes. So when people argue against it saying it wil slow the game down this is a huge counter arguement to show them that in fact it may keep the game flowing better than it is currently.
Another positive effect of goal line tehcnology being introduced is that it will remove the chances of cheating by the public. If a decision is to be made then it will be final, meaning that the bribery will be cut out of the game as the decision isn't something to dispute. The decision will not be able to be changed.
NEGATIVES
A negative effect of goaline technology is that the game itself needs to be consistent. The game should be played exactly the same whether it be by kids in a park or it is a World cup final. With the technology being introduced it would mean that the lower league clubs would be unable to introduce the tehcnology because the price would be far out of their reach. They cannot afford the prices of the cameras needs and therefore cannot introduce the technology. For example, if a team from the Premier league was to play a team from the conference in the FA cup, a goal line issue could occur during the game. This would be fine if the game was played at the top clubs ground because the technology would be in place, but if the game ended a draw, the return leg was played the lower league teams ground, and another issue occurred, then the decision would not be able to be cleared up because the ground does not have the technology in place because they cannot afford to put it in place. This is the problem that the FA face when looking into goal-line technology. There needs to be consistency.
Another reason for the technology not being brought in would be because of the fans actually finding the debating a big part of Football. Whether it be at home after a game or at the pub, people enjoy healthy banter and arguements. It is enjoyable to all involved as they get a chance to voice their opinion on a match changing decision. Although it is seen to be important that final decisions need to be made it will inturn take out an important part of the game which is the analysis of important decisions after the game, which will mean thelevision programmes like Match Of The Day (BBC1&2) will be alot shorter as the will not need to cover a dubious goal as their will not be any. This could mean that less people view the programmes as alot of football fans will watch it to hear the views of ex professional footballers such as Gary Linekar and Alan Shearer.
Lastly, the quality of the refereeing is being jepordised as they won't need to use their refereeing skills to assess a dubious goal anymore as the technology will do this for them. The referee's job is to make these decisions and handle any disputed or arguing from players.
COMMENTS
The many positives that can come out of goal line tehcnology really backs up the point that we need to introduce this new technology that has already been applied to sports such as tennis and has been highly effective.
Firstly, bringing in the technology will stop any controversy over goals after the game has finished. When the tehcnology is put in place it will give a team an accurate decision which is the final decision menaing the players, managers, fans have nothing to dispute in terms of the goals. This will not stop them disputing decisions or arguing about other incidents such as penalty decisions, red cards, etc, but it will cut down one huge controversial topic in Football. Also it can lead to less rioting by clubs fans. The main source of the start of riots are decisions not going a teams way. If this is reduced with cutting out a big decision being wrong such as a goal then the total number of riots would be significantly lowered.
The referee's would then have less pressure and anger from fans, managers and players, giving them a better reputation.
One of the best examples to take about goal line technolgoy would be the England Germany game, or just recently the England Ukraine game. If both of these games had goal line technology in place then both decisions, which were incorrectly called, would have been avoidable, and the correct decision would hav ebeen made, meaning that they would be no unhappy fans or distressed fans, because the correct decision would have been made by the new technology.
The technology itself will not slow the game down. This is because the research into has been done well, and when carrying out tests it has been proved that it takes less than 5 seconds to come to a decision. It is argued that this is evne short than if there was no technology, because the players would usually swarm the referee for at least half a minute before the game resumes. So when people argue against it saying it wil slow the game down this is a huge counter arguement to show them that in fact it may keep the game flowing better than it is currently.
Another positive effect of goal line tehcnology being introduced is that it will remove the chances of cheating by the public. If a decision is to be made then it will be final, meaning that the bribery will be cut out of the game as the decision isn't something to dispute. The decision will not be able to be changed.
NEGATIVES
A negative effect of goaline technology is that the game itself needs to be consistent. The game should be played exactly the same whether it be by kids in a park or it is a World cup final. With the technology being introduced it would mean that the lower league clubs would be unable to introduce the tehcnology because the price would be far out of their reach. They cannot afford the prices of the cameras needs and therefore cannot introduce the technology. For example, if a team from the Premier league was to play a team from the conference in the FA cup, a goal line issue could occur during the game. This would be fine if the game was played at the top clubs ground because the technology would be in place, but if the game ended a draw, the return leg was played the lower league teams ground, and another issue occurred, then the decision would not be able to be cleared up because the ground does not have the technology in place because they cannot afford to put it in place. This is the problem that the FA face when looking into goal-line technology. There needs to be consistency.
Another reason for the technology not being brought in would be because of the fans actually finding the debating a big part of Football. Whether it be at home after a game or at the pub, people enjoy healthy banter and arguements. It is enjoyable to all involved as they get a chance to voice their opinion on a match changing decision. Although it is seen to be important that final decisions need to be made it will inturn take out an important part of the game which is the analysis of important decisions after the game, which will mean thelevision programmes like Match Of The Day (BBC1&2) will be alot shorter as the will not need to cover a dubious goal as their will not be any. This could mean that less people view the programmes as alot of football fans will watch it to hear the views of ex professional footballers such as Gary Linekar and Alan Shearer.
Lastly, the quality of the refereeing is being jepordised as they won't need to use their refereeing skills to assess a dubious goal anymore as the technology will do this for them. The referee's job is to make these decisions and handle any disputed or arguing from players.
COMMENTS