Blatter asks for an alternative to penalty shoot-outs

[Mr Angry]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18205513

How utterly galling for Blatter and the rest of the anti-English FIFA international Committee, that an English team dare win a penalty shoot-out; so much so, that Blatter is now asking for an alternative to be found.....and is asking the President of Bayern Munich to investigate!

Where was he asking for an alternative after England lost on pens in 1990, or 1996, or 1998, or 2004?

Tosser.

[TBM]

Still, it will benefit us [England] going forward

[sandman]

Still, it will benefit us [England] going forward

Nah, you'll still go out in the quarter finals.

[ZacNaloen]

Okay, lets Brain storm.

Alternatives.


Keep playing until someone scores?

Keepy uppy competition?

Skillz Skool style face off voted for by the crowd?

mass brawl?

Coin flip?

[Bandini]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18205513

How utterly galling for Blatter and the rest of the anti-English FIFA international Committee, that an English team dare win a penalty shoot-out; so much so, that Blatter is now asking for an alternative to be found.....and is asking the President of Bayern Munich to investigate!

Where was he asking for an alternative after England lost on pens in 1990, or 1996, or 1998, or 2004?

Tosser.

Agreed. Not to mention the lack of complaint about taking advantage of goal-keeping errors after England lost in 2002 and the repeated failure to ban metatarsal injuries.

Has anyone ever demonstrated such utter contempt for the English as Sepp, so-called, Blatter?

[cmonurz]

Extra time is four periods of 15 minutes, during which teams can use an additional three substitutes. First goal wins.

[TBM]

Extra time is four periods of 15 minutes, during which teams can use an additional three substitutes. First goal wins.

Golden goal again then

[Dare to Dr£am]

Extra time of standard 15 mins per half. Every 10 mins a team loses one player and has to decide who. People get tired, pitch gets bigger, tactics are key.

Epic scenes.

That or first one to have a heart attack wins.

[BR2]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18205513

How utterly galling for Blatter and the rest of the anti-English FIFA international Committee, that an English team dare win a penalty shoot-out; so much so, that Blatter is now asking for an alternative to be found.....and is asking the President of Bayern Munich to investigate!

Where was he asking for an alternative after England lost on pens in 1990, or 1996, or 1998, or 2004?

Tosser.

Why immediately see this as anti-English?
The game is gradually moving towards goal-line technology,we have goal-line officials so why not look again at different options to penalty shoot-outs which many have felt a less than ideal solution to decide a match?
A very exciting finale for the fans but for exhausted players to have a break which always seems to last for at least 10 minutes and then have to take a spot kick may not be the ideal answer.
Oh and why not ask one of the most succesful player and manager in world football look into it?
Who would you prefer,John Terry and Joey Barton?

[cmonurz]

Extra time is four periods of 15 minutes, during which teams can use an additional three substitutes. First goal wins.

Golden goal again then

With an extra 30 minutes on top, and the opportunity to freshen the legs with three more subs – to stop it becoming 30 minutes defence v defence like often happened in the past.

[Whore Jackie]

Quite like penalty shoot-outs TBH. The only change I'd make is that all 10 outfield players have to take one.

[TBM]

3pts for every shot on goal
1pt for every time the woodwork is hit

Whoever has the most points at the end of the game, wins.

[Maguire]

Pens are fine. If teams can't be sensible enough to settle things in 120mins of football then they get what they deserve.

[M-U-R-T-Y]

Take off the goalies, put two balls on the pitch and see who gets to 20 fastest.

[Simon's Church]

Put a rabbit on the pitch, first team to score or catch the rabbit wins.

[TBM]

blindfold the players (bar the keeper) and then put a bell in the ball

[frimmers3]

blindfold the players (bar the keeper) and then put a bell in the ball

be oxf*rd chaos when they signal for last orders...

[blindedbythelights]

My idea, which I have gone so far as emailing the FA, UEFA and FIFA with before is

a dead ball shoot out within the arc of the box.

Player puts ball anywhere they like within arc, keeper remains on line like with pens, player has 1 kick.

Much more exciting than pens imo
more skill required
emphasis much more on keeper to save

[Silver Fox]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18205513

How utterly galling for Blatter and the rest of the anti-English FIFA international Committee, that an English team dare win a penalty shoot-out; so much so, that Blatter is now asking for an alternative to be found.....and is asking the President of Bayern Munich to investigate!

Where was he asking for an alternative after England lost on pens in 1990, or 1996, or 1998, or 2004?

Tosser.

Why immediately see this as anti-English?

Shit, I agree with Vic

Blatter's an absolute tool but this is an extreme persecution complex to think he's come up with this just because Chelsea won the CL, if that was the case he'd have mentioned it in 2005 surely? By all means have a go at him for dishing up meaningless soundbites and ignoring genuine issues but to call this anti-English is a bit odd. Also, why mention that it's the president of Bayern who has been asked to investigate? Why not say it's the head of the existing group that investigates rule changes, who happens to be a widely respected player and coach?

FWIW and IMHO penalties are no less flawed than any other suggestion people always come up with and as they are a part of the game, which regular withdrawal of players etc isn't, then at least it makes sense as a way to decide a drawn game.

[Dare to Dr£am]

The ref and linos take it in turns to stand on the goal line while each team get one shot each. You get one point for hitting any part of the the body, and two extra points for hitting them in the bollocks.