Comments on: Rule Change Proposal: Injure a player and spend time on the touchline

By: nigel bray

nigel bray — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:53:38 +0000

can some one please injure Kieth hacket. Does he actually watch football. Ronaldo (UTD) and drogba will never be off the floor

By: Infectioner

Infectioner — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:38:02 +0000

This rule is quite interesting but it’s not perfect in my opinion. I can think of two situations where this rule will be abused to the max.

a) A key player tackled a mediocre player from the opposition. The mediocre player could fake his injury so the key player will be removed from the play, which would be a great advantage even if it’s just for a while. Imagine removing Terry after he tackled Ali Dia! @.@

b) What if it’s goalkeeper who injures a player? An empty goal!

By: Juan Carlos Sol

Juan Carlos Sol — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:39:35 +0000

the game needs to be left as it is, if anything it should be just like it was invented

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 23:25:38 +0000

Oh yeah, I hadn’t thought of the malicious strategies involved. I guess that wouldn’t work after all.

By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:32:34 +0000

I’m against it. It just doesn’t seem necessary. As you say, goals are rarely, if ever, scored with an injury advantage. I don’t see it happening.

By: KFad

KFad — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:04:45 +0000

I’m with Yevy. A player who goes down should not be allowed to re-enter for at least 5 minutes. Those carted off on a stretcher should need more than the magic water to revive them. They should be forced to stay off for 10 minutes. If you couldn’t walk off the field, how can you be ready to play as soon as you reach the touchline?

It’s a very American prospective on the game. Americans hate divers. We embrace hard-nosed players such as Brian McBride who wipe the blood off and come back for more.

It might make the game rougher, but it would strongly discourage diving and time wasting.

By: Karl

Karl — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:25:32 +0000

I concur with jk and Yevy.

The rule would be unnecessary and be abused to no end. Mandating players receiving treatment on the pitch having to leave before they can play again was first implemented to stop such abuses. This rule would be a step backwards.

By: Yevy

Yevy — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:07:12 +0000

I agree with jk that this rule, while logical, would be exploited to no end. It would encourage mediocre players to simulate injuries when challenged by key opposition players in an effort to get them off the pitch and create an advantage for their team.

A rule I’d like to see tried out is forcing an injured player to stay on the touchline for at least as long as it took him to get off the field after the play was stopped so he could get treatment. Nothing bugs me more than seeing someone play dead for several minutes, get stretchered off, and come back to life as soon as he’s off the pitch.

By: jk

jk — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:41:38 +0000

This would be able to be brought in until next season as it would need to go through FIFA, so earliest really is the Euro’s.

I dont really like the idea to be honest. It’s open to abuse and problems. If a player goes off injured how long does the offending player have to stay off?

Id rather see something like in Rugby where if a player has a blood injury they can bring a sub on for that duration. MAybe limit them to one a half or something.

By: Shane

Shane — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:06:01 +0000

I think players should start to toughen up and stay on the pitch after a tackle. Most “injuries” are just knocks and will go away in a few seconds. Why put your team at risk by sitting out cause you failed to draw a card from a weak tackle. Thats what Wegner was mad about at the beginning of last season when his player kicked the ball out for a stop of play. It got old and ridiculous in the WC 06 and made a very bad impression on American viewers who were tuning in out of curiosity.