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Penalty shootouts in football could be transformed to make them fairer under new plans being looked at by Uefa.

 

The sport's European governing body is already trialling a new way for penalties to be taken in decisive shootouts.

Instead of teams alternating spot-kicks, Uefa is considering a new system similar to the tie-break in tennis.

The system is being tried out at the European Under-17 Championship, which began in Croatia on Wednesday.

 

How does it work?

As it stands, teams take turns in a shootout, with the choice of who goes first decided by a coin toss.

For example, team A goes first, then team B, then team A again.

The new system is called 'ABBA' and sees team A followed by team B - before team B goes again. Team A would then get two successive penalties, and so on until there is a winner.

A coin will still be tossed to decide who goes first.

 

Why is a change needed?

The idea is to stop the team going second having to always, potentially, play catch-up. The sport's rule-making body, Ifab, approved the trial after looking at research it says proves the team taking the first penalty have an unfair advantage as they win 60% of shootouts.

"The hypothesis is that the player taking the second kick in the pair is under greater mental pressure," said Uefa.

The system is also being trialled at the women's European Under-17 Championship, which began in the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

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11 minutes ago, phantom said:

Penalty shootouts in football could be transformed to make them fairer under new plans being looked at by Uefa.

 

The sport's European governing body is already trialling a new way for penalties to be taken in decisive shootouts.

Instead of teams alternating spot-kicks, Uefa is considering a new system similar to the tie-break in tennis.

The system is being tried out at the European Under-17 Championship, which began in Croatia on Wednesday.

 

How does it work?

As it stands, teams take turns in a shootout, with the choice of who goes first decided by a coin toss.

For example, team A goes first, then team B, then team A again.

The new system is called 'ABBA' and sees team A followed by team B - before team B goes again. Team A would then get two successive penalties, and so on until there is a winner.

A coin will still be tossed to decide who goes first.

 

Why is a change needed?

The idea is to stop the team going second having to always, potentially, play catch-up. The sport's rule-making body, Ifab, approved the trial after looking at research it says proves the team taking the first penalty have an unfair advantage as they win 60% of shootouts.

"The hypothesis is that the player taking the second kick in the pair is under greater mental pressure," said Uefa.

The system is also being trialled at the women's European Under-17 Championship, which began in the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

At the end of the day, The Winner Takes It All...

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So if you go ABBA, purely to make it fairer, surely then the second player in team A is then under pressure to score as they're behind? If player 2 on team A missed, then player 3 on team A is under even more pressure than before?

It's like giving medals to all the kids at school for taking part, it's bloody ridiculous!!!

Next thing they'll be saying is that if it's level at the end of 5 penalties, they'll have to share the cup!!!

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Have penalties taken simultaneously using each end of the pitch?

Team A v Team B's goalie up one end, Team B v Team A's goalie up the other.  Each team has 2 minutes in which to take all 5 pens.  Total up the scores and if they're even then you get another minute to take 3 more.

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To avoid the pressure on the second kicker, how about penalties being taken simultaneously at opposite ends of the ground? The shootouts could be overseen by the Linos instead of the Ref. He'd simply blow the whistle for the kicks to be taken.

Sorry EA, we posted simultaneously, just like our penalties.

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Just now, ExiledAjax said:

Have penalties taken simultaneously using each end of the pitch?

Team A v Team B's goalie up one end, Team B v Team A's goalie up the other.  Each team has 2 minutes in which to take all 5 pens.  Total up the scores and if they're even then you get another minute to take 3 more.

I've no idea how you would cheer/boo but for the sheer chaos I would like to see this.

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Just now, Xiled said:

I've no idea how you would cheer/boo but for the sheer chaos I would like to see this.

I just thought that if UEFA's main concern is putting equal pressure on each team then this is the best way to do that.  Coin toss at the start to decide which end a team uses.

You might also get new tactics.  Do you wait until the final 30 seconds to rush your pens, assuming that by that point you'll at least know what you need to do?  Do you get them done early doors in the hope of putting pressure on the opposition when they see that you scored all 5?  The possibilities are almost literally endless.

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1 hour ago, ExiledAjax said:

Have penalties taken simultaneously using each end of the pitch?

Team A v Team B's goalie up one end, Team B v Team A's goalie up the other.  Each team has 2 minutes in which to take all 5 pens.  Total up the scores and if they're even then you get another minute to take 3 more.

If still tied you then release lions onto the pitch?

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