- Aug 25, 2011
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Something I've been wondering how fans feel about....
If there's a possible penalty incident and it's quite inconclusive about if it was handball or a foul, are you more outraged if you don't get it or if it's given against you?
For example, we had a couple of potential penalty calls today, yet weren't given and I wasn't outraged by it. When it's not completely clear I don't really get that angry about a penalty and can generally move on.
However when a decision like today, and against Liverpool CL final, goes against you it completely kills your enthusiasm for the game.
Which is why I think they need to create a new barometer and stop awarding penalties for marginal decisions. They need to lift the standard of what is a penalty, make sure that something was much clearer.
These current rules are too punishable and unfair from a defenders perspective and it won't be long before defenders are just going to stop engaging attackers and we'll see the art if defending die and plenty more fans start to hate the game
If there's a possible penalty incident and it's quite inconclusive about if it was handball or a foul, are you more outraged if you don't get it or if it's given against you?
For example, we had a couple of potential penalty calls today, yet weren't given and I wasn't outraged by it. When it's not completely clear I don't really get that angry about a penalty and can generally move on.
However when a decision like today, and against Liverpool CL final, goes against you it completely kills your enthusiasm for the game.
Which is why I think they need to create a new barometer and stop awarding penalties for marginal decisions. They need to lift the standard of what is a penalty, make sure that something was much clearer.
These current rules are too punishable and unfair from a defenders perspective and it won't be long before defenders are just going to stop engaging attackers and we'll see the art if defending die and plenty more fans start to hate the game