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Two concepts lead the discussion. Во-первых, увеличить добавленное время во время перерыва и в конце, чтобы лучше отражать перерывы во время игры. This was tested at the World Cup in Qatar and received universal approval.

Statistics from Opta Analyst calculators show that FIFA’s approach has worked. На чемпионате мира 2022 года мяч находился в игре в среднем 58 минут и четыре секунды (исключая дополнительное время), что на три минуты и 15 секунд больше, чем в среднем в игре Премьер-лиги в этом сезоне.

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Only Manchester City, known for their possession-based passing game, have kept the ball in play for over an hour on average – 60 minutes and 40 seconds – on average this season. Newcastle United, on the other hand, ranks second among all Premier League clubs with an average ball time of 51 minutes 36 seconds.

Leeds United are the only club among them, averaging 50 minutes and 56 seconds. True, with varying degrees of success: Newcastle are third in the table, Leeds are 14th.

Newcastle’s approach infuriated Arsenal fans during a goalless draw this week and caused Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to lose his temper on the touchline.

On one occasion, substitute Jamaal Lascelles, who was not playing, deliberately interfered with Oleksandr Zinchenko’s throw-in, for which the Newcastle defender received a warning when he did the same to Mark Cucurella when they played Chelsea in November.

However, despite the complaints, 36 other games this season had less time to hit the ball than Arsenal’s 51 minutes and 23 seconds against Newcastle.

The shortest time the ball was in play was the Aston Villa rout against Brentford in October, when the ball was in play for just 43 minutes and 26 seconds. Compare that to Manchester City’s victory over Southampton in October, when the ball was in play for 68 minutes and seven seconds – the longest time this season and a difference of almost 25 minutes – and it shows how unbalanced the current system is.

And the lack of playing time is a problem in European football. Only the Dutch Eredivisie and the French Ligue 1 have spent more playing time this season than the Premier League – 57:40 and 55:20 respectively. In the German Bundesliga (53 minutes and 16 seconds), in the Italian Serie A (53 minutes and 55 seconds) and in the Spanish La Liga (53 minutes and 42 seconds) it was less.

It has also been found that while VAR checks help ensure correct decisions are made, they contributed significantly to stoppages during play, and goal celebrations can last for several minutes, which were previously overlooked.

Legendary ex-referee Collina said shortly after the first matches of the World Cup group stage, where there was a noticeable increase in the number of injuries, that this was a way to increase playing time.

“If you want more active time, we have to be ready to see that kind of extra time,” he said. “Imagine a game with three goals. The celebration usually lasts a minute or a minute and a half, so if you score three goals, you lose five or six minutes.

“We want to accurately calculate injury time at the end of each half.”

For example, almost 30 minutes were added in England’s first match against Iran, reflecting a long delay when Iran’s goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand suffered a head injury and a lengthy VAR check over a penalty not awarded to England.

Collina added: “Reviews have been positive, especially from the spectators at the stadium. There was no negative reaction from the people I met. I think it’s important to give the viewers and viewers in attendance a good show and good entertainment.”