Former Tottenham star Glenn Hoddle believes VAR rules are contributing to the club's injury problems, claiming that assistant referees keeping their flags down forces defenders to sprint unnecessarily. Hoddle suggests this increased workload is leading to fatigue and injuries, particularly for Tottenham's backline.
as a precautionary measure, having only returned from the same injury last week against Elfsborg, and suffering the same injury last season.With Spurs' fitness struggles this season appearing to be never-ending, Postecoglou's playing style, training methods and team selection have all been touted as possible causes., the former Tottenham star suggested that assistant referees keeping their flags down is placing an added strain on players, particularly defenders.
“Defenders, back in the day, the flag would go up and they would actually probably run less than 17 sprints than they're having to do today.“ the ball goes over the top, the linesmen, because of VAR rules, they keep the flag down."He continued: “Defenders are sprinting so much more. And then the flag goes up. It's wasted energy. And their muscles are getting more tired and put under pressure.
And while Tottenham may be worst affected by recent rule changes in Hoddle's eyes this season, he admitted other clubs will likely be hurt by this too.
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