I didn't realise the old punishment was an indirect free kick, you are correct. Where was it taken from?
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Wouldn't happen now, no way the Yanks will get that decision in today's climate!
As I wrote, it's from the point the offense occured, so wherever the keeper was standing at that point. Same procedure as if he picks up a backpass. So if he was four metres in front of his goal... indirect free kick from there.
Extremely rare to see that rule enforced - most refs would just throw up a yellow card for time-wasting to the keeper without giving the free kick.
Might see that change now and refs actually calling the corner for the opposing team if keepers keep the balls in their hands for more than eight seconds.
Would be interesting to see how that offside change would transform tactics.
My first thought is that we will see teams being less compact. Which would be good for football as a spectacle.
My first thought is that we will see teams being less compact. Which would be good for football as a spectacle.
Seems to me like it would just force teams to defend deeper to counter how much easier it'd be for pacy strikers to run in behind.
Thank you. I honestly don't remember a free kick inside the box for time-wasting ever, but I do have a very dodgy memory so maybe there have been.
I get a ref would be more likely to give a corner, but I'm not sure that's a good answer to the problem, as corners themselves use up time and generally give possession back, so it seems a strange punishment. Worth a try though I suppose, if it doesn't work it doesn't have to be kept forever.
They enforced it for about five minutes in the early 00s. You'll see Newcastle given one here (from 3:52):
Even though Jaaskelainen was actually trying to get rid of the ball quite quickly, all the Newcastle players appeal for it and it gets given. It was 'a thing' for maybe a couple of months, and now every keeper in every game holds the ball longer than the Bolton keeper does there.
I actually remember that now. Crazy.
It's definitely one of those rules that are technically in the books but the referees and teams rather quickly decided to ignore it exists.
Teams that want to score goals need to figure out how to do that within that paradigm. It won't change the fact that goals win you league titles moreso than clean sheets in modern football.
Well that's United fecked then!
Based on general football history, I don't think the offside rule will work the way they want. As some have said, it gives the edge to pacy forwards, so teams will either add a sweeper (maybe we'll have a return to catenaccio tactics, a 1-4-4-1) and/or just park the bus a little bit deeper. Which will not only immediately neutralize any advantage but will also favor "siege" style football of long possessions in the other teams half (which is the aspect of modern football I find the most boring) in detriment of verticality and gegenpressing (which I find more exciting).
The other rules (apart from the goalkeeper rule which is kind of ridiculous but not more than before anyway) I like but I think they're being too timid with the implementation. VAR should be fully replaced by FVS and work a little more like Hawk Eye in tennis (where players could challenge the referee's calls twice a set) while keeping some of the features of TMO in rugby for blatant errors and foul play. This would help with fairness while also removing some of the pressure from the back of referees, as now human mistakes/misjudges are part of the game and able to be reversed. Teams would also be more selective about protesting each and every call. The decisions being publicly explained would also bring more transparency.
Finally, I'm a supporter of implementing the stop clock directly, with games having a length of 60 minutes of real time (30 per half), which is a little more than what's currently played (50 to 55 depending on the league). This should help killing time wasting tactics as protesting, feigning injuries and would end additional time discussions. Regarding overcommercialization I think that ship sailed long ago.
The other rules (apart from the goalkeeper rule which is kind of ridiculous but not more than before anyway) I like but I think they're being too timid with the implementation. VAR should be fully replaced by FVS and work a little more like Hawk Eye in tennis (where players could challenge the referee's calls twice a set) while keeping some of the features of TMO in rugby for blatant errors and foul play. This would help with fairness while also removing some of the pressure from the back of referees, as now human mistakes/misjudges are part of the game and able to be reversed. Teams would also be more selective about protesting each and every call. The decisions being publicly explained would also bring more transparency.
Finally, I'm a supporter of implementing the stop clock directly, with games having a length of 60 minutes of real time (30 per half), which is a little more than what's currently played (50 to 55 depending on the league). This should help killing time wasting tactics as protesting, feigning injuries and would end additional time discussions. Regarding overcommercialization I think that ship sailed long ago.
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As someone who watches a bit of the NFL, I can tell you that you have no idea.
It genuinely feels like there are more adverts than gameplay, and they'd absolutely send football that way as well with the excuse of the stopclock.
Sounds like shitty changes.