Glad to see that how EPL still has some sense to prevent stupid goal keepers to do time wasting. It's always disgusting when i was seeing a goal keeper such as Raya and E Martinez were always doing time wasting.
The next rule is to give 8 seconds as the maximum time for the GK to holding the ball. When GK holds more than 8 seconds, and opponent will be awarded corner kick.
I do like this new rule as it's preventing team like Arsenal and Villa did time wasting.
Isn't this new rule a lighter version of the old rule? If I remember correctly, the old rules allowed you to hold the ball for 6 seconds and if you violated it, you would get a free kick in favor of your opponent (which is obviously more dangerous than a corner) and a yellow card at the referee's discretion.
To be honest, I don’t see any logic here; they could have simply more strictly demanded compliance with the rules already in force.