[Nucleolus]

(Original post by Scoobiedoobiedo)
A refreshing take on the 'penalty shootout' would be each team selects its best 5 marksmen.

Sepp Blatter is then tied to a post in the middle of the goal, on the goal line. The teams then take it in turns to kick the football at him from the penalty spot. Points are awarded for different areas of the target:

• 50 points - genitals
• 25 points - nose
• 5 points - rest of the body

After 5 shots the team with the most points wins

If after 5 shots the shootout is level, the first team to make him cry wins.

Regarding your last point, what if he's already crying [which would be most likely after being hit in the genitals/nose/overall body 10 times in a row]? And what if we can't make him stop? How do we bypass it? Just want it clarified before I start an online petition for this idea...

[ROYP]

(Original post by wenger16)
what do you mean?

it would be 90 minutes normal play then 20 mins then if one of team has scored more goals than other game over. If not we continue to penalty shoot out and then 20 minute final play with one team having to score and other having to just hold on for 20 minutes.

So for example:

After 90 mins England 1-1 Germany

After 90 +20 minutes England 2-2 Germany

then Penalties: Germany 5-4 on penalties

then play restart England have to score so injustice of penalties wouldn't out cried afterwards.

It finishes England 2-2 Germany or could be England 3-2 Germany etc
If 2-2 then Germany go through as deserved winners and if England 3-2 then England go through having lost on shootout but managed to find a way a way win through team skill and character etc etc.

It just sounds awful.

I see no problem with the current system. If the teams can't be separated after 120 mins, it's who can hold their nerve in the shootout. I don't think there's a better alternative

[Spaz Man]

Manuel Neuer is a badass. That penalty alone is the reason the shootout should exist.

[wenger16]

(Original post by ROYP)
It just sounds awful.

I see no problem with the current system. If the teams can't be separated after 120 mins, it's who can hold their nerve in the shootout. I don't think there's a better alternative

Why does it sound awful? At least give me actual reasons.

The current system is awful; penalties are test of individuals and if they can place one shot on target while my system is still about the team.

[jam277]

(Original post by tommm)
"If there is no winner at the end of 90 minutes of play, we would proceed directly to penalty kicks."
- Sepp Blatter, 2010, talking about his love of penalty shoot-outs and how they should be used in all World Cup games

"Football can be a tragedy when you go to penalty kicks... Football should not go to one to one. When it goes to penalty kicks football loses its essence."
- Sepp Blatter, 2012, talking about his hatred of penalty shoot-outs

What is wrong with this guy?

Sepp Blatter is a dickhead.

2008, "the english domination in the champions league is causing an imbalance in europe."
2012, "I would love to see an el classico final"

If he wanted to ban the english from europe he would without hesitation.

[ROYP]

(Original post by wenger16)
Why does it sound awful? At least give me actual reasons.

The current system is awful; penalties are test of individuals and if they can place one shot on target while my system is still about the team.

Well just from a practical point of view, I don't think you can have the tension and pressure of a shootout, and then resume normal play for 20 minutes. I can't word it but the shootout has to be the climax.

[Arturo Bandini]

If I had the chance to punch Sepp Blatter in the face I would do it without a second thought.

[wenger16]

(Original post by ROYP)
Well just from a practical point of view, I don't think you can have the tension and pressure of a shootout, and then resume normal play for 20 minutes. I can't word it but the shootout has to be the climax.

Well thats exactly the point the shootout for me has always been an climax that is just not satisfactory while resuming play after it would be the climax. In this way it would about the two teams not bunch of individuals. And having the shoot out in the middle would mean we would reach the end but in a more fair way. So basically in the new method the shoot out would not be as tense but just a regulation before the real test and tie breaker which would be the final 20 minutes.

[AntiMonarchist]

(Original post by Alofleicester)
The man's a fool, nothing new there.

I do quite like penalty shoot-outs, still hanging on to the drama of Golden goal. They should bring that back though, the extra time period was generally a bit more exciting with the "next goal wins" playground style of game.

Agree with you there, nowadays it is all too often that both teams play for penalties in extra time, as they are too tired to risk attacking.

[Arturo Bandini]

(Original post by Tommyjw)
Playacting has absolutely nothing to do with how easy a player has it. Whatsoever.
Like i have said, multiple times, and you have continued to ignore.



Yes, yes it is.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/sportSkills


.

I agree with you on this argument so I hate to point it out but your link puts tennis above football. "Football" on that table is referring to American Football, and "Soccer" is significantly lower

[jam277]

(Original post by wenger16)
what do you mean?

it would be 90 minutes normal play then 20 mins then if one of team has scored more goals than other game over. If not we continue to penalty shoot out and then 20 minute final play with one team having to score and other having to just hold on for 20 minutes.

So for example:

After 90 mins England 1-1 Germany

After 90 +20 minutes England 2-2 Germany

then Penalties: Germany 5-4 on penalties

then play restart England have to score so injustice of penalties wouldn't out cried afterwards.

It finishes England 2-2 Germany or could be England 3-2 Germany etc
If 2-2 then Germany go through as deserved winners and if England 3-2 then England go through having lost on shootout but managed to find a way a way win through team skill and character etc etc.

Add to the rule, if germany win the shootout, they get the golden goal rule for them so they score and it's over. When england score it's not golden goal for them, so england can win 4-3, but because they lost on penalties and germany scored then germany win.

[Banishingboredom]

(Original post by Jordan_1)
That certainly won't be Chelsea then.

Just had a quick skim through your football posts...you really don't like us do you. Also I hope you don't put any money on your match predictions.

[Jordan_1]

(Original post by Banishingboredom)
Just had a quick skim through your football posts...you really don't like us do you. Also I hope you don't put any money on your match predictions.

No one likes you.

[Scoobiedoobiedo]

(Original post by Nucleolus)
Regarding your last point, what if he's already crying [which would be most likely after being hit in the genitals/nose/overall body 10 times in a row]? And what if we can't make him stop? How do we bypass it? Just want it clarified before I start an online petition for this idea...

Good point. It could continue as sudden death.

[Banishingboredom]

(Original post by Jordan_1)
No one likes you.

Bitter little man.

[Jordan_1]

(Original post by Banishingboredom)
Bitter little man.

Bitter how? You must surely know that Chelsea aren't very popular? And rightfully so.

[Banishingboredom]

(Original post by Jordan_1)
Bitter how? You must surely know that Chelsea aren't very popular? And rightfully so.

4th most fans in Europe you mug.

[Jordan_1]

(Original post by Banishingboredom)
4th most fans in Europe you mug.

Wow, you have more glory hunters than most teams. Congrats! Seem to remember most people wanting Bayern to win though? Not to mention your source is 2009, you utter mug.

Chelsea are a history-less club who have bought their way to (some) success, are owned by an ignorant Billionaire, are a victim of player power and play mind numbingly, boring football.

Remind me, what is there to like about Chelsea?

[Banishingboredom]

(Original post by Jordan_1)
Wow, you have more glory hunters than most teams. Congrats! Seem to remember most people wanting Bayern to win though? Not to mention your source is 2009, you utter mug.

Chelsea are a history-less club who have bought their way to (some) success, are owned by an ignorant Billionaire, are a victim of player power and play mind numbingly, boring football.

Remind me, what is there to like about Chelsea?

Right, let's ignore all the obvious negatives I could throw out about Rangers and focus on your argument.

1) Most people? Based on what evidence? Not like there was a survey. The majority of the people I know are Arsenal/ United/ Liverpool/ Fulham fans and they were supporting us after our improbable victory against Barcelona.

2) The source is from 2009, but given that since then we've won the Premier League and FA Cup double as well as the European cup and FA cup double our fan base is hardly likely to have dwindled is it.

3) History-less club? What defines History then? We won a european trophy before Liverpool, have been a well known top flight club for most of the last 107 years, and have recently topped up our medal collection. Surely by your logic supporting a team because they've won a load of medals in the past is glory hunting? When I started supporting Chelsea (1998 Fa cup final was my first game) we'd won relatively little, but were still well known. I've had all the glory and pleasure of watching my team win trophies, more than fans my age of clubs with so called History have had.

4) "Bought their way to some success" - everyone buys the title one way or another. United, Arsenal, Liverpool, Madrid etc. have all paid for it down the years.

5) "owned by an ignorant billionaire" - who isn't these days (apart from Rangers, who noone would be stupid enough to invest in)

6)"mind numbingly, boring football" -103 league goals in the 2010 season, a premier league record. This season we came from behind to beat Napoli 5-4 on aggregate, thrashed Spurs at Wembley, and produced what was described as one of the greatest European performances ever away to Barcelona.

[jhuntley93]

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