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Should we change extra time rules?


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By Claude Bawlz - 24 Jul 2014 11:02 AM

Do we need to change the rules of extra time so as not to get to the penalty shootout one on one.
I recently read this article.
http://exclusivesportsmedia.tv/should-fifa-revisit-the-penalty-shootout-debate/
By tbitm - 7 Oct 2014 4:17 PM

TheSelectFew wrote:
tbitm wrote:
TheSelectFew wrote:
The beauty of football is its lack of change.
rule was brought about in the 50s because in england they had too many replays in the fa cup iirc

If we axed it a positive would be that we won't see teams like Costa Rica did against the Dutch of parking the bus for the last 60 to take the game to penalties. Thing is some people see this a see a positive in that it adds pressure to the stronger side and intencity of the game.

But penalties seem like a shit way to determine the best team at a competition like the World Cup.

Just keep adding 15 minutes and you get an additional substitute every change of ends imo.


But then it'll become baseball with ridiculously late finish if no one can score.
Not that anyone here probably likes baseball at all but some of the greatest games are the ones that go into extra innings. Same for basketball and even penalty shootout a like the 15-14 (or whatever it was) Liverpool-Middlesborough game.

I imagine the same would be true for a game that goes to 5 extra times for example. Extra times suck now since one team is always looking for the penalties.

I honestly think this is a more 'purist' position when you think about it. Teams should play to win.