LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 11022 posts, RR: 45 Posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1105 times:
It seems Joseph "Septic" Blatter is getting some fancy ideas regarding World Cup finals and penalty kicks. He is planning on them to be gone for the World Cup final 2010 and is thinking of either re-instate re-matches or reducing the amount of players and playing until a goal is scored.
Here's a nice idea: why not re-introduce the old Sudden Death rule from 1996? I really don't like what Blatter is thinking. Though to be honest, maybe extra time with the infamous "Golden Goal" Sudden Death rule is one way of preventing penalty kicks. It certainly worked for us in the Euro 96 final in Wembley and for France in 2000.
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Banco From United Kingdom (England), joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 56 Reply 2, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1092 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Thread starter): Here's a nice idea: why not re-introduce the old Sudden Death rule from 1996? I really don't like what Blatter is thinking. Though to be honest, maybe extra time with the infamous "Golden Goal" Sudden Death rule is one way of preventing penalty kicks. It certainly worked for us in the Euro 96 final in Wembley and for France in 2000.
Because it meant the game finished in anticlimax, that's why. Someone scores a goal, and instead of it being the joyous moment the proponents of the idea thought it would be, it was just a let down. The game was over, no way back for the opposition. It just didn't work.
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Cornish From United Kingdom (England), joined Feb 2005, 7934 posts, RR: 52 Reply 3, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1088 times:
Marvellous idea. I hope that means all penalty shoot outs will be gone from now on throughout the tournament, not just the final.
Definitely one of their better ideas
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Nighthawk From United Kingdom (Scotland), joined Sep 2001, 3828 posts, RR: 29 Reply 4, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1074 times:
Quoting 777236ER (Reply 1): Though the purists won't admit it, penalties are the most exciting thing in any football match.
especially when england are playing
Penalties have been a part of the game for years. Theres no point changing it now. Leave the rules alone!
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LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 11022 posts, RR: 45 Reply 6, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1070 times:
Quoting Nighthawk (Reply 4): Penalties have been a part of the game for years. Theres no point changing it now. Leave the rules alone!
My point exactly. Penalties are always a pain in the ass, but nonetheless, they're part of the game. I mean there was a reason why re-matches were reduced to something that is only done in extreme circumstances after being replaced with penalty kicks, for when the score after extra time is still tied.
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BristolFlyer From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 1823 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1051 times:
LTU932 From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 11022 posts, RR: 45 Reply 9, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1051 times:
Quoting ME AVN FAN (Reply 7): while it would be better, each time there is no win, to extend the playing time by 15 minutes.
I'm not a fan of that, but how about generally extending extra time? 2 periods of 20 or 30 minutes, so it takes longer to get to the penalty kicks stage.
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ME AVN FAN From Switzerland, joined May 2002, 12427 posts, RR: 19 Reply 10, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 18 hours ago) and read 1042 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 9): I'm not a fan of that, but how about generally extending extra time? 2 periods of 20 or 30 minutes, so it takes longer to get to the penalty kicks stage.
Why not. Still better than that penalty business, which is not really sports but rather a form of Russian Roulette.
Banco From United Kingdom (England), joined Oct 2001, 14752 posts, RR: 56 Reply 11, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1024 times:
Quoting Thom@s (Reply 5): I say reintroduce the coin toss. No other way is better for deciding a game after 120 minutes of football. Justice for all.
The English would say there's no point practising the coin toss, as you can't replicate the pressure of the live situation. The Germans would meticulously study the properties of every coin potentially being used to ensure they aren't beaten for 30 years, the Dutch would show considerable flair in practice but bottle it when it came to the crunch, the Italians would bribe the referee to use a double headed coin - then call tails, and the Scots would fail to qualify.
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BristolFlyer From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 1823 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 17 hours ago) and read 1021 times:
N1120A From France, joined Dec 2003, 22904 posts, RR: 79 Reply 14, posted (2 years 1 month 3 weeks 2 days 6 hours ago) and read 901 times:
Stupid idea. Penalties are not only exciting, but they are a true test of player and goalkeeper skill. Take a look at what Ricardo and Jens Lehman did and tell me that they are anti-climatic
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I really don't like what Blatter is thinking. Though to be honest, maybe extra time with the infamous "Golden Goal" Sudden Death rule is one way of preventing penalty kicks. It certainly worked for us in the Euro 96 final in Wembley and for France in 2000.
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