Xinhua News Agency, Doha, November 23 (Reporter Dong Yixing, Xiao Yazhuo, Zhang Yifei) will the high-tech auxiliary penalty affect the appreciation and fluency of football matches? This topic was widely discussed when FIFA introduced the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in 2016. However, the semi-automatic offside recognition technology (SAOT) enabled by Qatar World Cup once again aroused heated discussion after Argentina was sentenced to offside for three consecutive goals and lost to Saudi Arabia.
In the first group match of Group C on the 22nd, Argentina was sentenced to offside seven times in the first half, including three offside goals. In the 22nd minute, Macy got a single-shot opportunity near the middle circle arch top, facing the goalkeeper, he shot the door low but went offside first; A few minutes later, laotaro shot the door and was beaten offside again; The 34th minute, lautaro received a direct plug from Massey to score the ball, but he went offside again.
Except for the third offside, the first two offsides were “millimeter class” in the words of Argentina coach Scaroni “, only with the help of 3D animation images can the offside body parts of players be clearly displayed, but all of this is exposed in front of semi-automatic offside recognition technology.
The semi-automatic offside recognition system consists of three parts: special camera, in-ball sensor and artificial intelligence system. Special camera is used to track the football and each player on the field and accurately locate them, the sensor in the ball can judge the passing point more accurately, while the artificial intelligence system will analyze the data collected by the special camera and the sensor in the ball and make a judgment on the offside.
The introduction of this kind of new technology can undoubtedly help the referee to make more accurate and fair judgment, but it also leads to the controversy of “affecting the smoothness of the competition.
Different from other ball games such as basketball, ice hockey, rugby, etc., except for the intermission, the football match did not suspend or stop the table for 90 minutes, fluency has always been one of the reasons why football item is popular.
However, with the introduction of VAR, suspension and delay are more likely to occur in top football matches, because the referee and video assistant referee on the court need to watch the video playback before making a penalty, sometimes it takes a few minutes or even longer. All players, coaches and fans can only wait quietly for the referee’s decision.
Don’t be upset if you miss the chance to score, and don’t worry to celebrate after the goal, because everything can happen in the next few minutes. Argentine players have experienced such ups and downs in this game. It is hard to say whether the mentality and performance of the players have been affected.
Football has never been a black or white sport. Misjudgment and contingency have always been the charm of football, but it has always been a strong voice inside and outside the stadium to put an end to “grievance. We should not only maintain fairness and justice through technical means, but also try our best to maintain the fluency of football. Perhaps this is an unsolved dilemma.
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