Premier League ‘set’ to introduce huge VAR change with Man City affected

The Premier League are set to introduce a major change to VAR as of next season after a successful trial in the Champions League.

VAR was initially brought to football as a trial in attempt to eliminate any controversial decisions – but we still have fans disagreeing with calls made by officials on a weekly basis.

Not to mention how slow it takes VAR to conclude on pretty much every decision. It takes away from the atmosphere in a big way.

However, VAR is set to become more advanced according to The Times that claims the Premier League is set to introduce semi-automated offside decisions after a successful trial in the Champions League.

The new system should hopefully eliminate any controversy surrounding offsides in the Premier League.

Currently, top-flight VAR officials have to draw the lines when making offside calls but the new system uses artificial intelligence and 29-point skeletal tracking to make an instant decision.

Not only that, the most important thing is that the time it takes to come to a decision is only a few seconds, meaning there will be no more waiting two or three minutes for the officials to decide whether somebody’s armpit is a millimetre in front of the defender.

The proposal is set to be voted on by all Premier League clubs after the World Cup, but it’s difficult to see a situation where any club would disagree with this idea.

Manchester City already have the capacity to implement the extra cameras to facilitate the system, along with eight other Premier League clubs including Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham.