Thomas Frank reveals two rule changes he wants to bring to the Premier League

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Thomas Frank would like to get rid of one major rule in football and bring in a new one which would allow managers to have a more direct impact on each game.

At the start of the season, the implementation of VAR has attracted widespread criticism, with many questioning the need for the technology to rule out what appear to be perfectly legitimate goals.

The debate over VAR will continue to rage on, and many will feel that its costs outweigh its benefits.

However, it is not clear if doing away with the technology altogether is the right answer either, as there would be no way to change even clear and obvious mistakes from the referee, which is what the technology was brought in for in the first place.

However, it is not the use or implementation of VAR that is the main gripe of the Tottenham head coach, who has suggested a major rule change in football.

Frank admitted that he is not happy with the handball law as a penalty is too harsh a punishment for what is a minor offence in many cases.

When asked what rule change he would like to see implemented in football, the Spurs head coach told BetMGM (via The Mirror): “I would take out the handball rule, as for me it’s not right. If there’s a handball and it touches your arm in the penalty area, you are giving the biggest chance to the opponent just because it ‘touches’ your arm.

“Of course, if you’re standing on the goalline and you try to save it like a goalkeeper in the old days, that’s different, but I simply don’t understand how if it just touches a player’s arm, and it touches their arm in certain areas, it gives the opportunity for the biggest chance in the game. It’s a rule that has to be changed to improve the game and make it fairer.”

Frank would like to see football bring in one feature from other sports

The former Brentford boss admitted that he wanted to see the concept of timeouts added to football, just like the ones which exist in basketball and the NFL.

Frank suggests that giving managers the option of calling for a timeout in each half will help them tweak things and have more influence on the game.

He added: “I’d have a timeout in each half. From a coaching perspective, I think it would be lovely to have an opportunity during the game to speak to the players and be able to adjust something.”