Arsene Wenger insists football's new time-wasting rules will be better in the long run and bring game length down through conditioning player behaviour.
Extended stoppage team and an increased number of bookings have sparked controversy, with UEFA last week revealing it will not follow the protocols.
Former Arsenal boss Wenger, now FIFA chief of global football development, says he could already see the positive effects at the men's and women's World Cups in Qatar and then in Australia and New Zealand.
He also dismissed the idea it would physically affect players.
He told The Independent: 'I would say are you against time-wasting?