Starting from the 2020 season, VAR (video assistant referee) will be used at the Meiji Yasuda J1 League. Here we will share the interview conducted with Vice Technical Director YAMAMOTO Masakuni of the JFA Technical Committee on the topics of what VAR will bring to football and how we should cope with the new system.
*This interview was conducted on 5 February
――What is your honest opinion on the implementation of VAR?
Yamamoto I am all for it. The quality of football will get higher and we should see more goals. In fact, since implementing the system, we saw a dramatic increase of penalty calls at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia (a total of 28 calls, compared to 13 calls from 2014 World Cup in Brazil). From my perspective, the quality of plays and approach inside the penalty area have changed since the implementation of VAR......
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10MA TOPICS! [JAPAN FA]【Let’s learn about VAR】“A chance for football to reach new heights” Interview with Vice Technical Director YAMAMOTO Masakuni of JFA Technical Committee
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