http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40359262
Interesting suggestions. Some are really no brainers and should be adopted immediately.
Interesting suggestions. Some are really no brainers and should be adopted immediately.
- The 60 minute game with the clock stopped during dead periods has always been on my mind. What a fucking tragedy time-wasting has become in football. Players are professionally trained to do it.
- The offside rule needs modification. If you beat the offside trap, you should no longer be subject to the offside rule in subsequent passes. This means, if you are already past the last defender and a teammate of yours is ahead of you, the offside rule should no longer apply. You should be able to pass it to your teammate even if he's in an offside position by current rules.
- The offside rule should also be completely ignored for attackers who are only a few inches offside. A player must be at least 1 meter in offside for the rule to apply. This is hard to enforce with naked eye, so the benefit of the doubt should always be given to the attacker.
- I wish there was a fucking automatic red card for players who walk like Hollywood stars on a red-carpet during substitutions. A player should get less than 10 seconds to exit the field (from the closest exit point). They should actually time these things and give these fuckers red cards. Nothing kills a game in the last minutes like a substitution.
- Faking injuries and play-acting should become a major crime in football. Performing theatrics and pussifying the game should carry serious punishments. It's disgusting and totally gay.
- Penalties should only count as half a goal. Penalties suck balls.
- A team that has made no attempts on goal (on or off target shots) in more than 10 minutes should be penalized with a penalty kick.
- The offside rule needs modification. If you beat the offside trap, you should no longer be subject to the offside rule in subsequent passes. This means, if you are already past the last defender and a teammate of yours is ahead of you, the offside rule should no longer apply. You should be able to pass it to your teammate even if he's in an offside position by current rules.
- The offside rule should also be completely ignored for attackers who are only a few inches offside. A player must be at least 1 meter in offside for the rule to apply. This is hard to enforce with naked eye, so the benefit of the doubt should always be given to the attacker.
- I wish there was a fucking automatic red card for players who walk like Hollywood stars on a red-carpet during substitutions. A player should get less than 10 seconds to exit the field (from the closest exit point). They should actually time these things and give these fuckers red cards. Nothing kills a game in the last minutes like a substitution.
- Faking injuries and play-acting should become a major crime in football. Performing theatrics and pussifying the game should carry serious punishments. It's disgusting and totally gay.
- Penalties should only count as half a goal. Penalties suck balls.
- A team that has made no attempts on goal (on or off target shots) in more than 10 minutes should be penalized with a penalty kick.
Football must remain football. There are things you can't change to make them better and football is one of them. It's not the most popular sport for nothing . by changing and applying these rules you just change the game not making it any better. VAR is the only thing missed in this game and can really help.
I heard starting this season in EPL , any fake diving will be a subject of one game suspension. overall some are trying to Americanize the game and it seems they are doing it right , slowly but surely
I heard starting this season in EPL , any fake diving will be a subject of one game suspension. overall some are trying to Americanize the game and it seems they are doing it right , slowly but surely
I agree that everything about football is what makes it the most popular but sometimes not changing certain things can damage it. One for sure is these (specially in recent years) time wasting methods. When they changed the rule that keepers cannot pick up the ball if it is passed back to them, it was a great change.
I personally like to see:
1. One hour active game play.
2. VAR which seems to be part of the game in all competitions.
3. Enforcing heavy fines/suspensions for fakers. If replays during/after the game can prove beyond doubt a player faked an injury/foul he should be suspended for a long time.
I personally like to see:
1. One hour active game play.
2. VAR which seems to be part of the game in all competitions.
3. Enforcing heavy fines/suspensions for fakers. If replays during/after the game can prove beyond doubt a player faked an injury/foul he should be suspended for a long time.
It's exactly the face of the game that needs changing, not its core.
Thanks to the game's lack of evolution in rules, football is made out to be this boring, looong, low-scoring sport where strangely enough athleticism is mixed with utter pussification. The core idea behind the game is absolutely addictive and beautiful, but not its face. Football critics (like many Americans and Canadians) actually do have a point about football not being exciting because they are looking at its face.
The biggest problem is time wasting and dead periods. Something needs to be done.
Thanks to the game's lack of evolution in rules, football is made out to be this boring, looong, low-scoring sport where strangely enough athleticism is mixed with utter pussification. The core idea behind the game is absolutely addictive and beautiful, but not its face. Football critics (like many Americans and Canadians) actually do have a point about football not being exciting because they are looking at its face.
The biggest problem is time wasting and dead periods. Something needs to be done.
In theory the 60 min idea is really good. We all want time wasting to leave - the issue however becomes how do you control a game where a team goes to ground (and is ok with the stoppage in time) because they simply want to disrupt the flow of the game.
Some games you can give 100 extra minutes, but the opponent will grassroll so much that the flow is ruined.
Selfishly I also don't like how many commercials there would be. I feel that this is being tailored to the American market.
There also needs to be heavier retroactive penalties/fines/punishments.
Some games you can give 100 extra minutes, but the opponent will grassroll so much that the flow is ruined.
Selfishly I also don't like how many commercials there would be. I feel that this is being tailored to the American market.
There also needs to be heavier retroactive penalties/fines/punishments.
I don't like the idea of commercials either, but stopping the clock makes total sense because even if a team aims to disrupt the game, they're simply giving the attacking team more rest, focus and time. The game should never be disrupted for more than 10 seconds though. Except in case of injuries, this is easily possible.
As for grassrolling opponents, the other suggestion I made is for that reason: A team that has made no attempts on the opponent's goal for more than 8-10 minutes should be penalized with a penalty kick. This also takes care of bus-parking teams that suck the life out of the game.
As for grassrolling opponents, the other suggestion I made is for that reason: A team that has made no attempts on the opponent's goal for more than 8-10 minutes should be penalized with a penalty kick. This also takes care of bus-parking teams that suck the life out of the game.
