What amazes me is how new rules are introduced with little testing or scrutiny. This handball rule, which is beyond terrible, should've been tried for a year in a less important competition like the league cup. It's broken in so many ways. Still the most entertaining sport by a mile though.
What is the new rule, for those of us not familiar?
It awards penalty kicks even for unintentional touches of the ball, as far as it is not a ricochet. Before that the hand had to be in unnatural position to signal intend by the player.
Reading this after having watched an incredible NBA finals game makes me sad for football fans. What a sluggish, broken sport they have the misfortune of following.
And I'm sad for people who watch NBA. What a misfortune to sit and watch sports instead of partaking in them.
What is the new rule, for those of us not familiar?
It awards penalty kicks even for unintentional touches of the ball, as far as it is not a ricochet. Before that the hand had to be in unnatural position to signal intend by the player.
Reading this after having watched an incredible NBA finals game makes me sad for football fans. What a sluggish, broken sport they have the misfortune of following.
That's like an FPS fan feeling sad for people playing Europa Universalis IV. Also, we just had a weekend with the Premier League champions losing 7-2 to a mid-table club. Football is fine...
To a club that just avoided relegation last season!
What is the new rule, for those of us not familiar?
It awards penalty kicks even for unintentional touches of the ball, as far as it is not a ricochet. Before that the hand had to be in unnatural position to signal intend by the player.
Absolutely ridiculous. Unless you want defenders to run around with their hands on their backs, what's the point? Were teams ever really robbed of goals and titles by unintentional handball? Now there will be titles awarded to those winning the penalty lottery instead. I expect this will be changed back in the coming seasons.
The other important thing that predicates when the panenka can be brought out of the locker is the pressure on the goalkeeper. If the keeper doesn't dive for a penalty, they end up looking a bit silly. To hold your ground as a keeper until the last minute (through the strikers run-up) is a game of chicken. There was a suggestion that Jorginho (Chelsea midfielder) unique technique (similar to Bruno Fernandes from Manc…
In french, we say "plat du pied, sécurité" (roughly translated to "side foot, security")
It’s funny how this has become such a weird art form. There are plenty of players (mostly strikers) who don’t do anything fancy but score 99% of the time by just picking top left or top right corner and hitting it so fast it’s impossible to save. Harry Kane is a good modern example, but Alan Shearer also never really missed penalties with the same idea.
It’s funny how this has become such a weird art form. There are plenty of players (mostly strikers) who don’t do anything fancy but score 99% of the time by just picking top left or top right corner and hitting it so fast it’s impossible to save. Harry Kane is a good modern example, but Alan Shearer also never really missed penalties with the same idea.
Jamie Vardy, also mentioned in the article, just hoofs it in most of the time. In fact, I'm pretty sure that's how he scored the 2 pens against man city in the article.
It awards penalty kicks even for unintentional touches of the ball, as far as it is not a ricochet. Before that the hand had to be in unnatural position to signal intend by the player.
Absolutely ridiculous. Unless you want defenders to run around with their hands on their backs, what's the point? Were teams ever really robbed of goals and titles by unintentional handball? Now there will be titles awarded to those winning the penalty lottery instead. I expect this will be changed back in the coming seasons.
I sort of get the argument for not having the rule based on intent - the game's faster than it's ever been, and even with VAR reviewing it, it's nigh impossible to determine intent. At least this gives some clarity to the refs and players. I see it as similar in a way to players going down like a sack of bricks with a light (But legitimate) foul - it's a way to clearly signal to the ref that contact was made (as well as, you know, get a pen) in a game with such tiny margins at the highest level of play.