Rangers boss Philippe Clement makes ‘circus’ admission after IFAB announcement
Rangers manager Philippe Clement believes the implementation of sin bins could have a negative impact after it has emerged they will be trialled in high-level games (IFAB).
Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Wednesday (29 November, via Football Scotland), the Gers boss said it could become a “circus” with players coming in and out of matches all the time following the latest proposal by the International Football Association Board (IFAB).
He added that sin bins would “create more fuss” than is necessary because there will be debate around when players are allowed to come back onto the pitch following their punishment.
“That for me is a difficult thing because I think it would become a little bit of a circus with players coming in and out constantly during a game,” said Clement.
“I think some people are already protesting against VAR because it stops the game and the referee needs to go out and in – but it makes the game more honest. So you need to see the negative things, which for me are less than the positive things in that way. You get more honest results in the end so I am positive about that.
“But if players need to go out for two minutes, five minutes – I don’t know how much time – because of a yellow card, what is the moment to come in? It is already difficult at the moment if you have an injured player and you restart and he’s on the sidelines.
“It can be difficult to get them back in sometimes and there’s a big discussion with the referee because ‘where is the ball, what is the danger’ and whatever. So I think it (sin bins) would create more fuss than is necessary.”
Splits opinion
This is a topic that unsuprisingly splits the opinion of many stakeholders within the footballing world because a lot of people are adverse to change.
There is, however, sometimes a grey area between what is a sending off and what isn’t, so a sin bin option could potentially be a solution to that issue.
The reason for its implementation is also to cut down on the abuse officials receive and to improve the overall behavior of players on the pitch, with some individuals regularly stepping over the line.
The key thing is that it needs to have as minimal impact on the game as possible because the last thing anyone wants is for it to interrupt the flow of a match.
That is one of the biggest criticisms that has been aimed at VAR since it’s implementation, so it simply can’t follow down the same path and must prove to be effective in helping the game.
In other Rangers news, a former Celtic man has downplayed the impact of Clement at Ibrox.