Any suggestions? Fifa president Sepp Blatter has asked Bayern Munich honorary president Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative to the "tragedy" of penalty shoot-outs. Beckenbauer is head of the Football Task Force 2014, a group designed to recommend rule changes. "Football can be a tragedy when you go to penalty kicks," Blatter said. "Football should not go to one to one. When it goes to penalty kicks football loses its essence." He added: "Perhaps Franz Beckenbauer with his football 2014 group can show us a solution, perhaps not today but in the future." The Champions League final was decided on penalties this season , with Chelsea winning after Bayern Munich dominated the game. It was the 10th time that the European Cup final has gone to a shoot-out. What was there before penalty shoot-outs? Zambia also won a major cup in a penalty shoot-out this season, beating Ivory Coast for the Africa Cup of Nations . The World Cup final has twice been decided on penalties, with Brazil beating Italy in 1994 and Italy seeing off France in 2006. Blatter referred to the "tragedy" of shoot-outs after Italy's win, although four years later he suggested having all draws in World Cup group games ending with penalties.
It is unbelievable amounts of pressure on the player for a penalty shoot out and nail-biting for the fans and therefore i think should be left in However this is an excuse to have potential replays which makes money which means FIFA/UEFA will opt for that
For me it should incorporate Goals/Shots on target/Saves throughout the whole tournament, one with the most points wins if its a draw. (not sure how to work it out, but it needs something) Sick and tired of watching big tournaments, and both teams are too scared to lose so they play out a piss poor boring, fall asleep 0-0, and thats even in the group stages.
I wonder if I am alone in absolutely loving the drama of a penalty shoot out and that's despite the heartaches I've experienced with club and country. I just don't see a better alternative imo. They are must watch moments for me. I just wish it was something we were more involved with, as that would mean we were successful.
A German teams loses on penalties, and then this? hmmm. The whole idea of penalties is to separate teams that were no better than each other. Its cup football here, a draw decides nothing. If neither team was good enough to win the original game, what happens if the replay(s) are the same? Yes it hurts to lose by penalties, but how does it feel to win, or does that not matter now that one of Blatters chums has suffered as a result?
I once played in a cup final were afer extra time the side with the most corners won. This could easily incorporate shots on goal
How about topless WAGS mud wrestling? Surely the myriad of page 3 slags that then progress to become WAGS would be better than any European ones?
Communal **** off over Sepp Blatter's face in the centre circle, the last to shoot loses (but get the girls)
Yep. Blatter has said f*ck all about when England have lost, Germany lose and "hey lets do something about it". Do one, keep the penalties. The tw*ts get paid enough to accept responsibility and its exciting for us lot watching.
I don't like this as it favours the big teams. Say for instance we are playing Man Utd in the cup, now obviously, just about every game they would have more possession, shots, corners etc.. Our keeper plays a blinder and we manage to get the draw. I don't think that would be fair at all to then say we go out after holding a top team to a draw. Keep to penalties, it's the fairest way.
Then one team (the winner of the penaltys) will go about time wasting if it's still drawing at half time and could kill the game off with boring tactics. Leave it as it is.
I am a bit puzzled by this, is it because the Germans lost a pen shoot out or is Blatter wanting the publicity?Leave football alone since statistics prove nothing. Remember Euro 96 final and the German golden goal during extra time, the game ended then with that score? No complaints from anybody then as far as I remember - especially the Germans. I believe it was introduced to avoid the dreaded shoout out.
South African army, British army, American army & Russian army. Straight knock out. The whole of FIFA & UEFA as targets.
