Goal line technology has become a reality in both league and international soccer events, and ever since Hawkeye system has been approved to be used in Premier League season, everyone is excited to see its first use in one of the highly admired soccer leagues in the world. In fact, experts are now living in their comfortable zones coz they will not have to see some of the biggest mankind mistakes in a soccer a match like Roy Carroll incident in 2005 or a ‘ghost goal’ by Reading against Watford back in 2008. At the moment, everyone seems to be happy with technology selection coz Hawkeye system uses 14 high resolution cameras which will capture each moment in great details and help referees in deciding whether ball has actually crossed the line or not, but there is one person who wants to fix its limitations to save referees sovereignty in the game; he is none other than Cardiff City manager Malky Mackay who says this is the right time to decide when and how this technology will be used else referees will be demoralized to use their hundred percent. The first English match to use the technology in reality will be Sunday’s Community Shield match between Manchester United and Wigan. Actually, Mackay is excited to play in the Premier League for the first time and if a wrong decision can cause his team relegated to the bottom, he would surely love to see optimum use of technology in crucial moments.
What he said about his maiden Premier League campaign is, “It will only come up once every five or 10 games, but when it does it will help make those decisions clearer. Three points can make the difference between staying up or going down and if modern technology can help then it should happen. One of the most important factors of football is scoring goals and it won’t slow the game down that much.”
“I think if you start bringing it in to other parts of the game then it will and it will change the spectacle. I don’t think goal-line technology will slow the game down too much and goals are a massive part of football. I think if it goes much further then it will change the way the game is perceived.”
His suggestions look promising, though, only time will tell if there is a need to fix Goal line technology’s limitations or not…let’s wait and watch!