Jamie Carragher continues to complain about the time long throws are taking out of matches due to the delays that come from almost every team using the same tactic
Jamie Carragher
Jamie Carragher has been a prominent critic of the increase in long throws across Premier League matches this season
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Football experts have discussed implementing a countdown for goal kicks and throw-ins to improve the flow of play and minimise time lost for interruptions. Referees have already begun counting down how long goalkeepers are allowed to hold onto the ball this season.
The International Football Association Board's Football and Technical Advisory Panels (IFAB's FAP-TAP) met virtually on Tuesday to discuss potential law changes, as they do every October. Arsene Wenger, Luis Figo and Pierluigi Collina are among the football experts on these advisory panels.
That applying a countdown to throw-ins is an area for debate will be welcomed by Jamie Carragher. The pundit spoke out about long throws on Sky Sports' Monday Night Football last week.
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Referring to his comments on The Overlap's Stick to Football podcast, Gary Neville claimed: "Carra said the other night on Monday Night Football... I thought it was really interesting, because, to be fair, I disagree with the point, but he's not here - I wish he was here... he said he hates long throws and somebody else said it yesterday. They hate long throws. I'm like, I love long throws."
Carragher, on Tuesday morning, however, clarified his stance. "For the 100th time, I didn't say I hate set pieces or long throws! What I don't like is every team taking long throws and the time it's taking out of the game.
"I totally get teams doing it who struggle and lack the quality of getting the ball in the box. I also like seeing how teams cope with them."
"But teams who have great technical players and have spent hundreds of millions on them should be getting the ball in play as quick as they can to get these players on the ball. I'm no football snob, but this is taking the game backwards!"
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