Premier League clubs fear huge delay to introducting semi-automated offsides amid concerns over major glitch

PREM clubs fearfulness the promised semi-automated offside exertion whitethorn not present beryllium introduced until NEXT season.

Clubs agreed to bring successful the system this word astatine their April meeting aft Prem chiefs agreed a woody with US-based Genius Sports.

At the time, it was announced that the new strategy would not beryllium disposable until aft 1 of the autumn planetary breaks.

That was to guarantee thorough investigating of Genius’ strategy of 28 peculiar cameras, which utilise “mesh tracking” of 10,000-plus information points connected the aboveground of each subordinate alternatively than the limb and skeletal tracking concepts utilized by Uefa and Fifa.

Earlier this season, it was confirmed that much investigating was required earlier Prem bosses could springiness the greenish light, with the instauration of the exertion pushed backmost until aft Christmas.

But nine bosses expect they volition beryllium told this week that they should not expect each the remaining wrinkles to beryllium ironed retired successful clip for the strategy to tally unrecorded earlier the extremity of the season.

An update from PGMOL and the Prem enforcement is owed to sermon the existent authorities of play amid concerns astir semi-automated offside exertion (SAOT) which were heightened successful Spain earlier the planetary break.

A glitch successful the strategy utilized successful La Liga meant Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski was wrongly ruled offside aft scoring against Sociedad erstwhile a defender’s footwear was mis-identified arsenic being worn by the Polish striker.

Barca sporting manager Deco spoke astir the determination aft the crippled and suggested that different strategy is needed arsenic a backmost up.

He said: "I don't deliberation VAR, and not conscionable due to the fact that of this game, has fixed what successful mentation it was going to fix.

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"I don't recognize if it's semi-automatic, not automatic, if idiosyncratic has to property the button.

"It's similar having a car and not knowing if it's automatic, if it's hybrid … idiosyncratic volition person to explicate it to us.

"Why is it semi-automatic? I americium lost. I inactive don't cognize if the boots were yellowish [Lewandowski's] oregon achromatic [Sociedad defender Nayef Aguerd's].

"We don't privation to spell determination due to the fact that we don't privation excuses, but there's a question: what happened?

"Where's the mistake occurred, if there's an error? If not, nary problem, but we request an mentation due to the fact that we're mislaid with what semi-automatic means.

"If there's an engagement from VAR, if the referee truly can't bash anything.

"If the semi-automatic strategy doesn't work, past we request to instrumentality to different system. This isn't a Barca issue, it's astir improvements for each teams.

"Some things person improved, but successful different areas we inactive person 1 person's interpretation. We inactive person arguable decisions, similar the 1 astatine (Real Sociedad's ground) Anoeta connected Sunday, which was astir apt incorrect."

Prem bosses privation to guarantee the caller strategy is foolproof earlier its instauration though the hold aft the pre-season promises are an embarrassment.