Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler urges clear rules on Arsenal time-wasting

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler has called for clearer rules on time-wasting after criticising Arsenal's game management and set-piece tactics ahead of the Amex meeting. Despite leading the Premier League, Mikel Arteta’s side have faced criticism for their approach, and Hurzeler demanded more stringent officiating to protect the flow of the game.

He said: "Some of the blockings or the way teams are blocking, there is no clear rule. Sometimes the referee whistles and it’s a foul, sometimes he doesn’t whistle. I think that’s why we have this topic at the moment, but for me the main topic is make a clear rule for how much time you can waste for a corner, for a throw-in, for a free kick." He also warned that when a leading side takes a corner it can take over a minute, reducing what he called a "natural game time of 50 minutes instead of sometimes 65 minutes." Hurzeler pointed to analysis showing wide discrepancies in active playing time: "The game is changing so much if you don’t have natural game time for all the games.

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