The filthy "Hand of Drog"
With no offence meant to the Argentine magician Diego Maradona, I start this post.
The sport is called Soccer or football. There have been instances of players using their head literally like in the case of Miroslav Klose who used it to such an extent that he missed a "sitter footer" six metres from goal post in the 2002 final against Brazil. Teams like Celtic and Bolton use their head a lot to score almost all the goals and use the two feet only to kick the ball long and high in the air into no man's land making one feel whether the sport should be rechristened "Head Ball". But there has been a new development in the sport. Using hand to control the ball so stealthily and sneak a goal is hogging the headlines in recent weeks. And no prizes for guessing who is the humdinger of this "refreshing change"....
How a champion should not be? Best Example: Chelsea. The Blues are making a hue and cry about the love and respect they are due for.John Terry insists that it is going to be Chelsea's days under the sun in the near future and they want to estabilish a foothold as strong as that of Real Madrid. But they have been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons... Disciplinary committee, Diving, Play acting and now a 'novel' way to score goals... This only shows the champions in poor light. For the second week in succession, Drogba has tried his antics and has succeeded for a change. Chelsea were a goal ahead and were doing more than enough to guarantee them a legitimate second goal. But out from nowhere, a 25 million pound striker scores using his hand and shamefully admits it to the media. This only highlights Chelsea's arrogance and a win-at-all-costs attitude. With such a mindset, they'll not be able to even gather as much as respect as the invincible gunners had, leave alone the great 80's Liverpool and 90's United teams.
Now how does one solve this ugly problem of using hand? It's very hard to detect amidst all the melee happening in the box. Some suggestions are as follows:
1) Borrow the third umpire concept from cricket. Already with lot of pauses in a 90 minute game due to injuries and substitutions, the fans might not be patient enough to wait for the 3rd umpire. Also, we've witnessed 3rd umpires take some outrageous decisions in cricket. Known to be volatile, the fans may just crucify the man in the hotseat in case he gives a horrendous decision.
2) Some embedded chip inside the football which detects and lists the players in the order of who touched the ball first. The linesman will have a monitor which gives the list. Obviously, the chip should ignore the defending goalie when determining who touched the ball first. The problem is that the linesman might err in his normal duties in trying to come to terms with the new technology.
3) Post additional linesmen especially behind both the goal posts. I think, UEFA is going to experiment with one more linesman from next year.
4) Don't do anything new. After the match is over, watch the video of the debatable goal and red-card the player who used his hand and dock a point from the cheating team's tally for every single handled goal. Uncaught divers may also be brought into this net.
With no offence meant to the Argentine magician Diego Maradona, I start this post.
The sport is called Soccer or football. There have been instances of players using their head literally like in the case of Miroslav Klose who used it to such an extent that he missed a "sitter footer" six metres from goal post in the 2002 final against Brazil. Teams like Celtic and Bolton use their head a lot to score almost all the goals and use the two feet only to kick the ball long and high in the air into no man's land making one feel whether the sport should be rechristened "Head Ball". But there has been a new development in the sport. Using hand to control the ball so stealthily and sneak a goal is hogging the headlines in recent weeks. And no prizes for guessing who is the humdinger of this "refreshing change"....
How a champion should not be? Best Example: Chelsea. The Blues are making a hue and cry about the love and respect they are due for.John Terry insists that it is going to be Chelsea's days under the sun in the near future and they want to estabilish a foothold as strong as that of Real Madrid. But they have been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons... Disciplinary committee, Diving, Play acting and now a 'novel' way to score goals... This only shows the champions in poor light. For the second week in succession, Drogba has tried his antics and has succeeded for a change. Chelsea were a goal ahead and were doing more than enough to guarantee them a legitimate second goal. But out from nowhere, a 25 million pound striker scores using his hand and shamefully admits it to the media. This only highlights Chelsea's arrogance and a win-at-all-costs attitude. With such a mindset, they'll not be able to even gather as much as respect as the invincible gunners had, leave alone the great 80's Liverpool and 90's United teams.
Now how does one solve this ugly problem of using hand? It's very hard to detect amidst all the melee happening in the box. Some suggestions are as follows:
1) Borrow the third umpire concept from cricket. Already with lot of pauses in a 90 minute game due to injuries and substitutions, the fans might not be patient enough to wait for the 3rd umpire. Also, we've witnessed 3rd umpires take some outrageous decisions in cricket. Known to be volatile, the fans may just crucify the man in the hotseat in case he gives a horrendous decision.
2) Some embedded chip inside the football which detects and lists the players in the order of who touched the ball first. The linesman will have a monitor which gives the list. Obviously, the chip should ignore the defending goalie when determining who touched the ball first. The problem is that the linesman might err in his normal duties in trying to come to terms with the new technology.
3) Post additional linesmen especially behind both the goal posts. I think, UEFA is going to experiment with one more linesman from next year.
4) Don't do anything new. After the match is over, watch the video of the debatable goal and red-card the player who used his hand and dock a point from the cheating team's tally for every single handled goal. Uncaught divers may also be brought into this net.
posted by Marauder | 12:08 PM
2 Comments:
The best option would be to red card the player and dock a point from the team's tally. I doubt any other option would work.
Chelsea's win-at-all-costs policy has made them unlikeable and it's no wonder they don't get the respect they crave for!
I would like to see how the chip technology works. atleast for goal line crossing balls, the technology should be implemented.
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