The former player of the Dutch national team and AC Milan, Marco Van Basten, proposes to eliminate offside in order to have a better show.
The former Dutch football player Marco Van Basten He suggested doing away with the offside rule as it would be a decision that would benefit football and fans would enjoy better games.
In statements to Sky SportsConsidered one of the most dangerous forwards in world football history, Van Basten said offside has caused much unnecessary controversy, so he insisted on scrapping the rule to improve play.
I still have my doubts about offside, because I am convinced that it is not a good rule. In any case, I would like to do a test to show that football can also be done without offside. I’m sure it would be better without it. We have a lot to do to improve football, make it more spectacular, more interesting and more exciting.
How often do we talk about offside decisions? A lot of. If we weren’t offside, we would have a lot less problems and teams would have other solutions to deliver a good game. Teams would find a way to play without being offside, ”he said.
On the other hand, Van Basten pointed out a few days ago in an interview with the Spanish newspaper ‘El País’ that many of the current stars should play a more important role on the field.
Now we are actually talking about coaches, because the ones who make the difference are the coaches. That is not good. Coaches have become too important. Players need to take on more responsibilities because they are the ones who can exert the most influence. If a team plays well or badly today, we attribute that to the coach. And I really don’t know what the influence of the coach is. Little by little we have forgotten the real role of the players. Liverpool is Klopp, Madrid is Zidane, City is Guardiola, ”he noted.