The German goalkeeper believes the 'triple punishment' of a penalty, sending off and suspension is excessive after Bayern Munich's win over Arsenal on Wednesday
There is CLEAR contact there...Robben did sell it a bit, though, but come on mate. Robben had his eyes on the ball until it touched his boot and Szczesny was already going full steam ahead to try and win the ball.
Exactly what I said after the game. The rule itself is somewhat contradictory given that it states "denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick". Surely the "goal scoring opportunity" part is given back as soon as a penalty is awarded, so why the need for a red card as well? I can understand if it is outside the box, a free kick isn't exactly an obvious goalscoring opportunity, so a red should be given in that situation, as the goalscoring opportunity is lost.
It really ruins great games of football when a penalty and a red is given in these situations. I watch football to be entertained first and foremost, not to watch a 10 man team be pegged in their own half for majority of the game. The game was so boring after the red. And I couldn't care less about the second leg now as it is pretty much a foregone conclusion who is going to win. Do FIFA and UEFA not feel the same way?
I think the rule should stay but goalkeepers should potentially be exempt from it. Defenders have a small amount of options usually in last man situations and when they run out of options, if they still bring someone down it's usually blatantly deliberate in which case they deserve to be shown red. Keepers on the other hand have to react and put themselves in that situation where it's unavoidable. Szczesny was reckless but can sympathize with him for being sent off because he simply didn't have much other choice but to throw himself at the ball.
In situations like these, there could be a red card, the player gets sent off(gets 1-3 game suspension) and there would be a penalty BUT the team could still play with 11 players after some "penalty" time and bring on a substitute or something. If you're out of substitutions or time is almost up you just have to deal with it...
Now, I know this would a drastic change and feels a bit weird but something like this could seriously make the game better.
'In situations like these, there could be a red card, the player gets sent off(gets 1-3 game suspension) and there would be a penalty BUT the team could still play with 11 players after some "penalty" time and bring on a substitute or something.'
This wouldn't work, players would be more likely to bring a player down on purpose if he was in a goal scoring position knowing he could be replaced should he be sent off.
But he wouldn't be replaced immediately. There could be a proper penalty time of 30mins for example.. and the other team would STILL have to face the penalty so it would be just stupid to foul on purpose.
It would still be a major concern for the fouling team and an advantage for the other while not ruining the whole match..
Its a tricky one this is,
i do believe it is a 'triple' punishment though with a penalty, 10 men down and a suspension to your no1 keeper..
It did completely kill the game off on Wednesday!
We'll see from FIFA what they think!
If you look at the situation it was a clear dive szczesny didn't touch him
Exactly what I said after the game. The rule itself is somewhat contradictory given that it states "denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free kick or a penalty kick". Surely the "goal scoring opportunity" part is given back as soon as a penalty is awarded, so why the need for a red card as well? I can understand if it is outside the box, a free kick isn't exactly an obvious goalscoring opportunity, so a red should be given in that situation, as the goalscoring opportunity is lost.
It really ruins great games of football when a penalty and a red is given in these situations. I watch football to be entertained first and foremost, not to watch a 10 man team be pegged in their own half for majority of the game. The game was so boring after the red. And I couldn't care less about the second leg now as it is pretty much a foregone conclusion who is going to win. Do FIFA and UEFA not feel the same way?
I think the rule should stay but goalkeepers should potentially be exempt from it. Defenders have a small amount of options usually in last man situations and when they run out of options, if they still bring someone down it's usually blatantly deliberate in which case they deserve to be shown red. Keepers on the other hand have to react and put themselves in that situation where it's unavoidable. Szczesny was reckless but can sympathize with him for being sent off because he simply didn't have much other choice but to throw himself at the ball.
In situations like these, there could be a red card, the player gets sent off(gets 1-3 game suspension) and there would be a penalty BUT the team could still play with 11 players after some "penalty" time and bring on a substitute or something. If you're out of substitutions or time is almost up you just have to deal with it...
Now, I know this would a drastic change and feels a bit weird but something like this could seriously make the game better.