The EFL will introduce a multi-ball system next season in an attempt to cut down on timewasting - a move that will be welcomed by Sunderland boss Tony Mowbray. Mowbray spoke out numerous times last season about opposition teams setting out to slow the game down and waste time, particularly at the Stadium of Light, and the failure of referees to consistently add on additional time on to compensate.
"I've found it [to be an opposition tactic] since I've been here, to try and slow it down, disengage the crowd, take time over goal kicks and free kicks," Mowbray said in February. "In our dressing room, we talk about playing fast, pressing, winning tackles and getting the crowd involved.
"So why wouldn't they do the opposite? There's nothing in the rules that says you can't.
