Ex-Fifa official: Liverpool told to make urgent Anfield change as MOTD footage analysed – ‘it’s a recipe for disaster’
Liverpool need to relocate the pitchside monitor at Anfield, according to Keith Hackett.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Fifa and Premier League referee admitted he had a “big worry” as the pitchside monitor is currently located down the tunnel entrance towards the dressing rooms.
As shown on the BBC’s Match of the Day 2 programme, Anthony Taylor had to review a Man City goal as Liverpool beat the Premier League champions 1-0 at Anfield on Sunday (16 October).
He eventually judged that Erling Haaland had fouled Fabinho in the build-up and the goal was chalked off.
“My big worry is that I do not believe that it is conducive to good officiating for the referee to walk past the occupants of the technical area to a tunnel area surrounded by fans above his head to look at the pitchside monitor,” Hackett said after analysing the footage with Football Insider correspondent Connor Whitley.
“That is just a recipe for disaster. I am not suggesting in any way shape or form that it would influence a referee of Taylor’s experience but it is unfair.
“In the current climate that monitor has to be close to the field of play. The argument might be that it obstructs views but it has to be there and it folds down.
“It’s in the wrong position and they have to rectify that.
“The ultimate aim is to have it on the big screen but it’s not on the big screen because the authorities would not allow that.
“That would raise another problem at Anfield and Old Trafford because they don’t have big screens.”
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