Newly signed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Naismith-c34205 voiced his support in favour of Football Association’s decision of introducing goal-line technology this coming season, and believed that it will help reduce the uncertainty surrounding some of the referee’s
decisions.
The technology will aid the match officials in deciding whether the ball has crossed the goal line or not and was approved by the FA on Thursday.
The debate of using state of the art technique to minimize the margin of errors in refereeing decision has not been a new one. Scores of players, pundits, commentators and managers had earlier spoken out on in favour of using modern methods in order to expunge
the controversies surrounding the legitimacy of some decisions.
The discussion reached its zenith after the 2010 World Cup in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 trailing at 2-1. However, the replays showed that the ball had crossed the line by
a margin of almost one foot. England went on to lose the match 4-1.
The debate was further fuelled during the European Championships. This time, it were http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ukraine-c3032 who were at the receiving end, as they saw one of their efforts which had crossed the goal line get invalidated by the linesman in a 1-0 defeat to the Three Lions.
Even though the system which is to be used is yet to be determined, Naismith welcomed the decision of the FA of taking the lead into the matter and felt that it will bring more clarity to the game.
He told the reporters, “I think it gives more clarity, I am for it. From a purely football point of view it clears up a lot of uncertainty.”
In the coming months, the FA will decide whether to go with the Hawk-eye system or with GoalRef.
The FA General Secretary, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Horne revealed, “The Premier League need to talk to the two technology providers and the clubs. My understanding is that clubs are supportive and, in principle, as long as all clubs agree it could be introduced part-way through
the season.”
Everton boss, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-c10409 Moyes also viewed the development as a positive step forward and opined that its introduction was inevitable.
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