Graeme Souness has slapped down the idea that Premier League stars could "turn away" when tackling after football restarts.
It's been claimed bosses will look to implement significant changes to how players interact as England's top-flight works towards a closed door return.
One potential change mooted is players looking away when tackling and avoiding face to face contact as much as possible to reduce the risk of transmitting Covid-19 to an opponent.
But Liverpool legend Souness insists that's a non-starter.
"(The guidelines have) been written by someone who has never played the game and doesn't understand the game," he told Sky Sport.
"So you're meant to make your tackle and turn away? What if you make the tackle and end up with the ball at your feet? That's the daftest thing I've heard so far about us returning to football.
"When you're playing football at the highest level, you get yourself to a place where you're only focused on the next five seconds, that's how you get through 90 minutes. You haven't got time to think about anything else.
"Corner kicks, free-kicks... you have to look at the man. That isn't going to change. Defenders are paid to keep the ball out of their net, that's their focus.
"The only thing that may change is the celebration. But the rest of the game cannot change. You're in the moment.
"It's not a rule, it's a suggestion, a recommendation. But if you're a player, you're only interested in what is a metre in front of you, and you've been programmed like that for many years."
