Minutes Played In La Liga Is At Its Lowest In History: Diving Is One Of The Culprits

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JAKARTA - Each match in La Liga turns out to last between three and five minutes less than the other four major European leagues.

In the top football of the Spanish League, each match lasts only 50 minutes and 57 seconds. While in Ligue 1 they played 55:41, in Serie A 54:30, in the Premier League 54:15 and in the Bundesliga 53:26.

Manuel Pellegrini had a possible explanation after Real Betis' draw against Cadiz last Friday, when he mentioned a potential solution.

"At the referee's meeting they told us that (LaLiga) is the slowest European league, (because) it takes longer to take free-kicks, there are constant simulations and there is a spectacle we have to take care of," the Betis coach said. , August 26.

"We deal with this or that against the spectacle, people pay for tickets for a reason.

"Referees have to be quick, goalkeepers have to be quick to take kicks, throw-ins (too), players must not dive. We have to keep the spectacle going."

The number of minutes played in La Liga is at its lowest in history. The lowest average was in the 2019/20 season, with 51:49 and now, at the start of the season, it's down to 50:57.

Whose fault?

Here are the three affected parties in this matter and the question is how they can solve this big problem.

Player

Don't dive and waste too much time during set pieces.

Coach Referees ask coaches to educate their players and force them to avoid wasting time and diving because that way they are constantly interrupting the game.

Referee Allow the match to be played, allow more extra time when players are wasting time and avoid stopping play too often.