Premier League clubs vote against use of five substitutes

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Premier League clubs vote against use of five substitutes for 2020-21

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The Premier League is not going to continue with the five-substitute rule
Premier League clubs have voted against continuing to allow five substitutions in a match for the 2020-21 season.
The rule was brought in when the 2019-20 top-flight season restarted in June, having been halted for three months because of the coronavirus pandemic.
For next season, the league will revert to three permitted substitutions, after the vote at a meeting on Thursday.
The Premier League said clubs had also "approved the implementation of VAR, in line with the full Fifa VAR protocol".
It comes after world governing body Fifa took on control for overseeing the video assistant referee system from the International Football Association Board (Ifab), the sport's lawmakers.
In terms of the extra substitutions, many members are believed to have felt having five was unfairly benefiting the major clubs, despite Fifa allowing the continued use of the rule if leagues wanted.
Fifa said the five-substitute rule can be used in competitions until August 2021, meaning the European Championships and Copa America can adopt it next summer.
The Premier League also voted for a maximum of seven substitutes on the bench.

 

[Gary25]

Good

 

[Modo]

Perfect

 

[dilbert]

the fume will be fuming.

5 substitutes favours them heavily.

 

[Shadey]

Great news

 

[Bradley]

Brilliant. Are we also ditching the mid-half, half on field coaching session/drinks break.

I feel that is 50/50 on its benefit to us. Usually it gives the opposition a chance to regroup when we are turning the screw.

 

[mom]

Good

 

[refugee]

Brilliant. Are we also ditching the mid-half, half on field coaching session/drinks break.

I feel that is 50/50 on its benefit to us. Usually it gives the opposition a chance to regroup when we are turning the screw.

That was only for the summer, due to the expected heat.

 

[Modo]

Apparently, 11 of the 20 teams voted against the proposal. The main argument against it was that it would give the top teams who have more quality in their squads an advantage.
Personally, I don't think we would have benefited from it because the style we play is also about overwhelming teams which probably is why we score so many goals late in the game.
We tire teams out basically.
With 5 subs, they'd get 5 fresh players in there.

Glad it was voted down, but I have a feeling that we were for it. Reason being, so we can rest players for cup games, after internationals etc.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Shame. It would 100% of benefitted the better teams and we are the best.

 

[juniormember]

Shame. It would 100% of benefitted the better teams and we are the best.

Would have benefitted the best squads, not teams.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Would have benefitted the best squads, not teams.

We have a better squad than 80% of teams.
It would be a no Brainer for us to want this.

A great chance to give fringe players more game time and development

 

[Hansern]

Dont know why I’m asking but you think 4 teams in the league have a better squad then we do?

 

[keniget]

5 subs coupled with breaks made games feel like pre season.