Coaches confused by handball rules in Premier League

According to British media, many coaches have told Premier League leaders that they do not understand the handball rule.

After many controversial decisions, the Premier League recently held a meeting with coaches. Here, Tony Scholes - former CEO of Stoke and currently Director of Football of the Premier League, revealed that a coach admitted not understanding the handball rule - that is, what is illegal when touching the ball with the hand, and vice versa - and was supported by many coaches.

Since then, Scholes said Premier League leaders have spoken to captains, coaches, team executives, and consulted with the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA), the Football Managers' Association (LMA) and the Football Supporters' Association to find a solution.

A Luton player handled the ball during the 4-4 draw with Newcastle in round 23 of the Premier League.

According to BBC Football , a player is guilty of handball in the Premier League if: the hand/arm is clearly away from the body and outside the "body line". The player is clearly leaning towards the path of the ball. The ball has travelled a distance. The ball touches a hand/arm that is clearly raised above the shoulder. The player falls and the hand/arm is extended horizontally or vertically away from the body. The apparent deviation makes no difference when the ball touches a hand/arm that is extended away from the body and/or above the shoulder. Immediately after touching the ball with the arm, even accidentally, the player has scored or created a goalscoring opportunity.

Professional Game Match Officials (PGMOL) chief Howard Webb and the body have been criticised for a number of controversial decisions since the start of the season, with Arsenal, Wolves and Nottingham Forest among the clubs to have written formal complaints.

However, Scholes said this was a "disappointing view" and said the verdicts of the Premier League's Critical Situations Review Board, which includes former players, managers and referees, showed current Premier League managers were "doing as well if not better than ever".

Premier League figures show that of the 57 decisions overturned by VAR since the start of the season, only three - Luiz Diaz's disallowed goal in Liverpool's game against Tottenham, Sander Berge's goal in Burnley's game against Nottingham Forest being ruled out for handball, and Kai Havertz's penalty being taken away in Arsenal's game against Man Utd - were mistakes.

Diaz was not offside when he received the ball and scored, but the referees' mistake caused Liverpool to have a goal disallowed in the match against Tottenham in October 2023. Screenshot

There were also 17 other incidents where VAR should have intervened, but Scholes pointed out: "Last year there were 25 of those so far this season and now we have 96% of the right decisions."

Scholes, however, admitted that some VAR decisions were taking too long and referees were wary of making mistakes. "If the aim is to improve the accuracy of decision-making then VAR has been a huge success," he said. "Any mistake can have an incredible impact on a club or an individual and we know we can always improve. It's not perfect.

Scholes also believes that VAR's slow decision-making has a negative impact on fans, but does not guarantee the introduction of semi-automatic offside technology - which is already used by FIFA and UEFA - next season.

Meanwhile, according to ESPN , Liverpool have suffered four adverse decisions from VAR since the start of the season - the highest figure in the Premier League. Notably, Luiz Diaz scored a legitimate goal against Tottenham in September 2023 but it was disallowed due to a misunderstanding between the referee and the VAR team. Brighton and Wolves followed with three incorrect decisions from VAR, while Arsenal suffered two disadvantages. In addition, eight other teams suffered one disadvantage, meaning that more than half of the teams in the Premier League this season have been affected by adverse decisions from VAR this season.

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