Thierry Henry, the retired footballer who previously played for Arsenal and Barcelona, has transitioned into a role as a commentator on CBS Sports.
During an analysis time, he mentioned among five of the changes he wishes to see in the future of football is for referees to be given microphones.
Henry is now an analytic of Champions League matches and recently shared his ideas for the future of football during a broadcast.
Henry proposed five changes that he believes should be introduced to the sport. One of the key areas he addressed was the role of referees, who often find themselves at the center of controversy.
Henry emphasized the need for greater clarity and consistency in refereeing decisions to enhance the overall integrity of the game.
“Referees have to come after the game and talk to the press, please, and wear a microphone also,” he said. “I want to hear what you say because they are not that polite sometimes, I wasn’t also at times.
Please can you explain your mistakes or how great you were, we want to tell you how great you were sometimes or how bad you are like people used to tell us.”
Rewarding good football
Another of the novelties he proposes is to ‘punish’ teams that don’t want to play. “When one refuses to play, time wasting, kicking the ball out… the referee can award a free kick about 25 meters from the goal and you can put the ball wherever you want,” he commented.
An extra point for goals
The third change is to reward teams that play on the attack and give an extra point, regardless of the final result to those who score at least three goals.
Another novelty has to do with the sporting directors who would be obliged to travel and get to know future signings in depth. “You don’t buy a house without visiting it,” explained Henry and continued, “I’ve seen many players arrive at places without anyone knowing if they could adapt to the place.”
And the final change would be to introduce temporary injury substitutes to prevent teams from being down to ten players when someone needs medical attention from doctors.