Wenger and injury or 2 things that couldn’t exist without each other. But VAR would have helped

Thanks to the VAR system, football has changed a lot over the last few years, as Arsene Wenger is aware of, and he is particularly pleased to see fewer vicious fouls, which often lead to months of treatment. What he wouldn’t give to have it working back in the days when he used to sit on the dugout at Europe’s biggest stadiums.

Wenger managed to hold together a great and stable team at Arsenal for a number of years, at least for the finances that abounded, something that the management quickly realised after his departure.

It’s just that we often saw more players sitting in the stands amongst the injured than playing. Years later, Wenger then admitted that he felt guilty for several of his players, most notably Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey

However, this also comes with a change in the rules, including VAR, as players are now much better protected than before. Of course, this mainly applies to those technical footballers/back-up players, which we can definitely include the aforementioned pair.

“I see more positive things. Before, the players were kicking a lot and I must say that the media approved of it. Therefore, VAR has brought more respect for the offensive game into the game,” the former Gunners coach is pleased with the benefits of VAR.

He is certainly right in that statement, can anyone else remember seeing Neymar theatrically slumping to the ground and faking an injury in recent months?

In addition, hard fouls on ankles and knees have started to be punished uncompromisingly, often ending in a break of several months. Thanks to VAR, most of these tackles are now detected by referees and it has certainly helped many players.

“When you look back at players like Wilshere and Ramsey who were badly injured early in their careers, and you’re their coach, you feel responsible for that,” Wenger continued in an interview with The Telegraph.

The French football legend will celebrate his 72nd birthday in less than a month, but even at this age he is still working to improve the game he has lived for all his life!

However, one of the latest changes he has advocated has raised a wave of opposition. This is because Wenger is in favour of the World Cup being played every two years. This proposal is now up for debate as many do not like it and are fundamentally opposed.

It should be added that it is astonishing that it is Wenger who is advocating this change, which would place a much greater burden on players who will be at risk of more frequent injuries.

But we will find out how it all turns out in the coming months or years. Either way, Mr. Invincible has already done a lot for football, no doubt everyone agrees on that!

Source: The Telegraph