Half-time in the World Cup final

[fpb]

A thought that has been growing stronger and stronger in my mind as I watched this excellent World Cup is that it is becoming too hard to score. I have watched several excellent teams play beautifully, attack and defence, only to go whole matches without a goal abd having to play extra time or even penalties, because defenders have become too skilful. Even the best players have trouble even coming close to goal. I also have the impression that a lot of the goals that have been scored have come from surprise strikes from outside the box, before the defender could nullify the attack. I wonder whether there is a case for making a change to make life easier for attackers, in particular widening the goal a bit.

Comments

[patchworkmind.livejournal.com]

I believe a real hoot would be to fashion the players' jerseys out of a fabric of fibre optics so that during play a computer could, at random of course, change players from one team to another. You could possibly have an Italian player about to score a goal on the Germans, and them WHAMO! He's suddenly playing for Germany! Conversely, a German defender right on his heels may be switched to Italian colours and get a clean shot at the goal!

Oh, but the riots that would ensue...

Phooey.

Nevermind.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Bet you do not dare suggest that one for American football. Or, even more amusingly, baseball. (What if third baseman suddenly found himself turned into a runner? Or vice versa?)

[bufo-viridis.livejournal.com]

Some time ago I proposed exploding ball, which would go a-boom at 237th kick - the guys would learn their counting! Refuse to kick would be punishable by - I don't really know - a couple of prods with an electric baton perhaps?
The charge would be relatively light, somethin more to deprave the guy of his leg-hair than deprave him of his leg, but not too weak. And of course there will be next booms! at 416th, 512th etc.

[fpb.livejournal.com]

Merci bien.