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Originally Posted by 19Yzerman19
Because this would no longer approximate the quality of the chance taken away and would incentivize defenders to foul players in good position so as to reduce their chance of conceding?
This is seriously baffling, that some people take the view that what produces the fair outcome is less important than artificially maximizing drama and suspense, integrity of the result be damned. But then, I hate the shootout, too.
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What exactly is baffling? You are making the assumption that all penalties are awarded for goal chances being taken away and that the quality of the chance was so high a goal was the likelihood.
However, and this is where I am coming from, many, many penalties are awarded in situations where there is a likelihood that a goal would not have resulted had the play continued (e.g. edge of the box dribble, running to the byline to put in a cross, back to the goal, or dare I say it a dive).
Obviously you feel that 80% of penalties would have resulted in goals anyways hence your random claim that I am unconcerned about a "fair outcome". I actually feel the % to be lower, in fact quite a bit lower so my suggestion to lower the odds in favour of the taker might in the overall picture be fairer than you think.