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Originally Posted by Locke
I just think the odds have to be evened in some capacity in regards to penalties.
For starters I'd like it if they really got it down to: "Was a scoring opportunity denied?"
Not whether a shirt was grabbed, a toe was stepped on, the cheap stuff. Did the ball hit the arm? Did that stop the ball from going into the net?
Was it a real scoring opportunity that was illegally prevented?
Because whats the conversion percentage of a penalty? 85%+?
Does someone deserve an almost free goal because his toe got trodden on at the outer edge of the 18-yard box?
The punishment/reward doesnt fit the transgression.
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The argument is that if penalties weren't punitive, the sport would just become a foul fest in the box. You would see some really negative tactics from some teams (cough, Uruguay). It's hard enough to score as it is.
How about making the box smaller or moving the penalty spot back?