The era of technology continues to march in the world of football, because after the arrival of VARone who is hated by many because of his decisions and controversies going on all over the world, but who will now have a new “friend” be SAOTmechanism that help you make faster decisions in games and it has already been used in UEFA Champions League.
The most important tournament at club level in Europe is back and has left us with an injury to Karim Benzema and the American from AC Milan. However, the tournament also used this new system, which had previously been used in the UEFA Super Cup and now also made its debut in the match between Borussia Dortmund and Copenhagen.
What is SAOT?
The one who is known as Semi-automatic offside technology This is a measure taken by UEFA and FIFA to reduce the time for making arbitration decisions.something that has been criticized – at least when making decisions outside the game – on various occasions, players, fans, coaches and even storytellers.
How does SAOT work?
The system has several cameras for better track the player’s limbs and set the exact transfer timesomething that in theory might help to know where each player was when the ball was passed from one player to another.
“There are 10 to 12 cameras that detect 29 points on the player’s body, 50 times per second, and the software analyzes the data in real time, accurately calculating the moment of transmission and the position of the players.. Not only that, he does this by inserting nets to highlight offside. It then automatically sends it to the VAR station, which has an answer to be given by the arbiter in cases of objective offside. which are the most numerous. Time? Of course, much faster than today, ”explained FIFA refereeing director Pierluigi Collina.
Is SAOT a replacement for VAR?
No, this new system is used in the Champions League and which will also be as part of the next FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022, will not be a replacement for VARbut it will help assistant chief referees for faster determination and no problem if they have to stop play for offside, be it a few inches or many feet.
Source: La Opinion
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