Ball-in-Play Time Getting Worse Again

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

Evening games would end at 10.45pm!

Only for so long. The players would soon learn

 

[Sk@mcfc]

Arse have turned into the stoke team they used to slag off for playing the same style of football

 

[Stephen230]

Teams being able to make so many subs is surely having an effect on the ball in play time

It obviously takes slightly longer for two substitutes at the same time, than one. But there hasn't been an increase in the number of times play can be stopped for substitutions for 30 years.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Only for so long. The players would soon learn

Yeah, same with awarding penalties for the wrestling competition at corners. You only have to give a few and even the thickest of footballers would get the message.

 

[heslops barnet]

I'm stunned no team has gone with a tactic of taking corners, free kicks and throw ins more quickly. As soon as the ball goes out all players just fucking wander around like it's a training pitch. You'd think it was all planned so they could get more time to just fucking mince about.

It would be interesting, as soon as the ball went out for a corner, if your players who are properly drilled for a corner were up there straight away and the corner take within 10-15 seconds. You'd definitely catch the opposition out. Same with free kicks.

Football realty is in the dark ages with 'special teams' type stuff

Not sure it would make any difference to the quality of our set pieces

 

[heslops barnet]

This.
A goal kick is awarded. If not taken inside 25 seconds the other team get a corner.

A corner is awarded. If not taken within 25 seconds the other team get a goal kick.

A throw in. 10 seconds or the other team get the throw.

Every fan sat there with a stop watch, that’s enjoyable

 

[bobbyowenquiff]

Arse have turned into the stoke team they used to slag off for playing the same style of football

Arsenal are the worst team I have ever seen for time wasting and play acting. They have time outs in the dug out every time someone is injured. Their players go down clutching their heads. And the referees have done nothing to stop it.

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

The cheating by Gabriel in the first half was appalling. What an example to set to future footballers of a young age. Arteta really has sent our game back forty years.

 

[heslops barnet]

The cheating by Gabriel in the first half was appalling. What an example to set to future footballers of a young age. Arteta really has sent our game back forty years.

The twats are desperate, desperate times, desperate measures

 

[BlueMonkey79]

The dead ball routines are that choreographed now it's taking an age to get players to stand in the correct position as per the set pieces coach. Then a bit of hassle with the keeper for good measure.

No wonder we don't practice them in training.

 

[Stephen230]

I've been wondering if, no attacking players in the six yard box until corners have been taken, might be a good rule change?

You'll still get all the fucking about on the edge of it but at least it would end the tedious pushing and shoving and manoeuvring for position around the 'keeper.

 

[.db.]

The twats are desperate, desperate times, desperate measures

It does my head in when our own players do it. I always felt when Kompany was here, we tended to stay away from that side of the game, but Doku and Savinho are bad for it.

But Arsenal take that side of the game to a level I’ve never seen in English football before. They’re a disgrace and it’s not their tricky little wingers who are just at it, their ‘big tough’ centre back is the worst in their team for it.

Fake a head injury, or pretend the keeper is injured, and have a time out and refuel drinks on the touchline.

 

[CΛL]

Set piece coaches are the worst thing to happen to football

 

[Stephen230]

It does my head in when our own players do it. I always felt when Kompany was here, we tended to stay away from that side of the game, but Doku and Savinho are bad for it.

But Arsenal take that side of the game to a level I’ve never seen in English football before. They’re a disgrace and it’s not their tricky little wingers who are just at it, their ‘big tough’ centre back is the worst in their team for it.

Fake a head injury, or pretend the keeper is injured, and have a time out and refuel drinks on the touchline.

It's pretty much a standard reaction amongst virtually every player in the league now, that if you get fouled ( or even if you don't ) you screech like a little girl, roll around a few times and then lie motionless clutching whichever body part is handy, until everyone gives you a little bit of love and attention.

I've even seen a couple of cases recently ( think one of them was a City player at Villa ) where a teammate has had to go over and drag them up, as they were getting beat late in to the game.

 

[moomba]

Could easily be stopped if the will was there from PGMOL and the league.

 

[heslops barnet]

Set piece coaches are the worst thing to happen to football

That’s why we haven’t got one?

 

[heslops barnet]

The dead ball routines are that choreographed now it's taking an age to get players to stand in the correct position as per the set pieces coach. Then a bit of hassle with the keeper for good measure.

No wonder we don't practice them in training.

Remind me what we practice in training?

 

[stan bowles]

Anyone going down injured (real or otherwise) and stopping play (like Joelinton twice already today) should be immediately stretchered off by a neutral team to receive treatment off the pitch. Game gets restarted straight away and the player rejoins the game on the ref's command.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Only for so long. The players would soon learn

Why would the players care about a later finish?

 

[East Level 2]

you'd think 60 mins on a stop clock supporters would be getting shorted changed, but based on numbers you'd be getting 10% more in play football.

60 minutes in-play time is too simple, too easy to implement and too sensible!!