International soccer is trying something new with the penalty shootout this week.
At the European men’s under-17 championship in Croatia and the women’s under-17 event in the Czech Republic, knockout games ending in a tie will go to a shootout as usual. And, as usual, a coin toss will determine who goes first — but only for the first kick. Instead of one team kicking first in each round, the teams will alternate going first, round by round.
Looking at it another way, instead of the kicks going AB, AB, AB, AB, AB until a winner is determined, they will go AB, BA, AB, BA, AB and so on.
Yes, sort of like a fantasy league’s snake draft.
The change is an experiment: Soccer’s rulemakers are tinkering with the rules of the shootout to try to address what they feel is a clear issue of fairness.
The penalty shootout is far from beloved by players and fans. As a way to determine the winner of a crucial match, it almost always feels unsatisfying and random, more of a lottery than a true test of the teams’ skill, endurance and tactics over 90 — or 120 — minutes of open play.
Naprotiv, glupsot je tvrditi da ishod penala nije određen srećom, većim dijelom nego utakmica. Nije dokazano da nisu sreća!FAKT
Sad će mene jedan likonaj izrugivati jer kao nsiam iznio izravan link koji je to dokazao samo što se stalno vode te analize što je dovoljanm DOKAZ. Hahaha, pa nečuveno.
Dakle, čemu ova debilna rasprava i moja obrana čisto logičnog i prirodnog? Sad sam ja kao u krivu i pogublen? A,ludila