Petr Cech Posts Angry Reaction To VAR Penalty Rule And Suggests New Law

Petr Cech has posted an angry reaction to VAR causing penalties to be retaken due to goalkeepers being fractionally off their line - and suggested a new way of doing things.

"How is any goalkeeper supposed to cover an area of 7m 32cm by 2m 44cm without any foot movement," Cech began, "while the players shoot from 12 yards with average speed of 70mph, which takes the ball 0.35 seconds to cross the goal line is beyond my understanding."

However he also has a suggested update to the laws of the game to give keepers a fighting chance.

"It is easy to criticise without giving any solution so here it is: Can the referee just make a second line four feet from the goalline using the spray and the penalty has to be saved in between?"

It's an interesting idea. Officially, a goalkeeper must have one foot on the line when the ball is struck for a penalty. But in reality, before the advent of VAR, keepers would often move slightly before a shot is struck and - unless it was a blatant leap forward - they were not regularly punished by officials.

Now, with technology analysing a goalkeeper's exact foot placing after each unsuccessful penalty, Cech argues that keepers aren't being given a fair chance of making a save.

His idea would be to give goalkeepers some leeway by allowing them to leap forward to within four feet of the goalline. It's certainly a new one.

"I think his heel is on the line," Moyes said to Sky Sports post-match. "You need to have a microscope to see it. Surely the benefit should go to the goalkeeper, he has made the save."

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