The use of video arbitration (VAR) and the intelligence of the forwards, in which the example of Cristiano Ronaldo is given, “helped” a greater number of penalties in the 2022 World Cup, considered the FIFA Study Group.
After the conclusion of the first day of competition, the FIFA technical group, made up of former soccer players Sunday Oliseh and Faryd Mondragón, coach Alberto Zaccheroni, and Chris Loxton, leader of the performance analysis and information group, evaluated the technical developments of teams and players. and game situations.
Among the various aspects, the increase in penalties in this edition of the World Cup was analyzed, a detail exemplified by Cristiano Ronaldo, author of the free kick that gave rise to Portugal’s first goal against Ghana (3-2). “It is because of the intelligence of the forwards, Cristiano Ronaldo, for example. We can say what we want, but it’s a matter of intelligence and it was intelligent.”explained the technical group, referring to the penalty committed on Ronaldo by the Ghanaian defender.
For this group, the 2022 World Cup has shown different aspects to the others, first of all depending on the time of year and being almost in the same place, without the usual wear and tear to which the teams are subjected, with many kilometers. “Footballers have only half a minute [jogados na época] compared to other World Cups, where they arrive with the season finished and this will be a key point for all teams???????? The weather is also important, which is an ideal temperature, and they are always in the same hotel”, justifies Faryd Mondragón.
Conditions that facilitate the performance of the players, “especially from South America, who are always forced to travel a lot,” according to the former Colombian goalkeeper.
According to the data already available, the technical team highlighted the “physical aspect” in this World Cup, with the players more on a similar plane, with less fatigue: “we see that they are more aggressive, with force, and exert double, triple or quadruple pressure????????
In the coming days, FIFA will study the stoppage time in matches, an issue in which Oliseh understands that it has been appropriate to stops and substitutions of five players
Source: Observadora
