Valdano charges hard against the VAR

Jorge Valdano affirmed this Thursday in a conference that he is against Video Assistance to the Referee (WHERE) because he thinks that this tool “is the beginning of a invasion what is going to deform football “.

“Football is 150 years old, it has captured the attention of the whole world and I do not see the need to invade it with regulatory modifications such as the five changes, with theories to improve it, such as kicking out of the band with the foot, or with the invasion of the VAR that takes away the rhythm of the game and they end up deforming it. We speak as if it were a new game that has just appeared and we are looking for the content ”, explained Valdano.

Valdano assured that the element of justice is incontestable, but pointed out that with the VAR “injustices get bigger and you end up believing that there is a conspiracy against your team ”.

On the other hand, the former soccer player expressed that it is increasingly important that academically prepared people come to football, because this sport has mobilized the leisure industry and now there is a need for young people not to disengage, because this type of audience has 10,000 different entertainment possibilities that compete with football.

“That journalism students do not forget that when they talk about soccer they talk about emotions. And that has no competition”

“They confuse soccer with entertainment and that is a major brand mistake. Soccer is not entertainment, it is emotion. It is entertainment plus feeling. There is a natural sequence from parent to child when you join a team, you stick with your community team. That journalism students do not forget that when they talk about soccer they talk about emotions and that has no competition ”, he explained.

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