Should We Get Rid of Throw-Ins in Football?

Should we get rid of throw-ins in football?
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Throw-ins have an incredible potential that’s being virtually ignored by practically every football team. There are clearly ways to speed up the delivery process, but instead of bemoaning the time they take, it might be better for coaches to focus on a more scientific way to retain possession. If teams simply won the ball more often, the eight minutes throw-ins take per match might not be such a deadweight loss.
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[@saintroddy]

Imagine having the an unrestricted kick-in rule. Burnley would flood the box every time the ball went out past the halfway line.

[@goyonman9655]

😂😂😂😂

[@Flinstone_Edible]

😂

[@allah5404]

i was literally just thinking of burnley as i clicked on this video. nope. kick-ins will cause time-wasting and aereal bombardment by pub teams

[@thelondoner3628]

Just make it so the ball has to stay along the ground. Personally, I think it's a good idea

[@fseabra23]

@@thelondoner3628 that would make it easier for the opposing team to get the ball. It would probably create dangerous attacks against the team that is making the kick in

[@chickenninja5512]

A kick in near the opponents box is just a corner from a better position

[@danclarke4519]

What if the ball has to stay on the floor?

[@AidanAdam97]

@@danclarke4519 do you expect the players to perform an overhead kick while kicking the ball in?

[@MohaEg]

@@AidanAdam97 It would be played as an indirect free kick. A small pass to a near player that crosses it into the box. Way more dangerous than a corner.

[@AidanAdam97]

@@MohaEg or maybe you can just sneaky Trent it ;)

[@lonestarr1490]

@@MohaEg Also we would need the VAR everytime to check if the ball _really_ didn't lift of from the ground.

[@jamstonjulian6947]

Throw ins are fine, they just need a timer on them. If the player goes over the time the throw in goes to the opposing team.

[@satorugojo5953]

Since when did you start watching soccer Jim Halpert?

[@o.m.c756]

Teams would just time waste by using up the whole clock, it wouldn't speed up the game.

[@Ese96Agoaye]

No, not a throw-in, but a free-kick.

[@GuinessOriginal]

Jamston Julian yeah before we do that can have a timer for var and make sure that time is added on because it takes the piss

[@Crazy17Eddy]

Not only that, also a rule that won't allow you to move, I swear everyone starts walking/running along the sideline before the throw-ins for way too long!!! And by not allowing the players to move, that would also get rid of the long throw-ins.

[@AjiRahman]

garry lineker: it's called football, what's the point of throw-ins? americans: hold my gatorade.

[@frankunodostres473]

also goalkeepers exist

[@Roscododger]

Gary*

[@theportugueselegend]

The mind of a footbaler ain't always the proper one to think 😂

[@mookkss1381]

Hold ma mount'n dew!

[@joejitsu034]

Using Americans as a barometer for common sense is ridiculous. If they had any their sport would be called “American hand-egg.” That’s what I always called it. Lol

[@darthhideous9084]

"No." - Rory Delap

[@mroi2810]

":(" -Arsene Wenger

[@mirzaahmed6589]

"Nei." - John Arne Riise

[@guam_]

'Yes' Literally every team that Rory Delap did a throw in against and Morocco

[@hinrei1986]

A legend, deserves to be enlisted into the hall of fame in EPL.

[@ryanjohn6690]

Gotta love klopp, saw throw ins as a weakness and hired a coach specifically to improve it

[@danielakbari3447]

alot of teams did that

[@Xelor69]

Smh aka did his job

[@r3zaful]

Tony pulis did it first

[@dondamon4669]

Yeah he’s like the crackhead smoking bread desperate for anything to gain an buzz/advantage!!

[@shaklla369]

@@dondamon4669 Yeah...and won 4 titles after that. What's your point?

[@lachiedavis3743]

Without throw-ins, we wouldn't have such moments as Milad Mohammadi's acrobatic effort against Spain... truly beautiful football

[@Flinstone_Edible]

There surely has to be ways to improve throw-ins, it can be irritating when teams shit house there opponents by time wasting to run down the clock for a win.

[@amucci7]

or that famous aguero goal vs qpr

[@thomasvrielink299]

@@Flinstone_Edible There is. Stopping the clock when the ball goes out of play. This would, IMO, be the very best rule change football can do, since it would stop the annoying time wasting going on with substitutions, goal kicks, throw-ins and fouls (though with fouls players will probably still be rolling all over the place annoyingly to try and get the offender a yellow card, but at least they won't feign injuries to waste time). The problem of course becomes that matches will take way longer, or the amount of time played has to be brought back to, say, 60 or 70 minutes.

[@Flinstone_Edible]

@@thomasvrielink299 good point, if it did come to matches taking longer then there would definitely be a change in both halves being 45 mins and a full game being 90 mins, I think it would be 30 mins for each half and 60 mins for a full match, the problem with that in itself would probably be added time not being there meaning we won't get those extravagant football moments where goals are scored in added time.

[@arianvanderplas1318]

Thomas Vrielink first thing to implement: time wasting = immediate yellow card, yellow card = 5 minutes (shortest way) out.

[@richardhebden5603]

The drama we used to get at Stoke with one of Rory's throw ins was brilliant. The crowd used to get involved. You could smell the terror coming from the Arsenal bench.

[@TheRealCAPerry]

It was an awesome spectacle to behold.

[@frankfeng2701]

There is no off-side violation for throw-ins, which makes it unpredictable.

[@ariellak5088]

which adds variety

[@laureane5454]

If we had one, Throw-ins would be lot harmfull to the one throwing-in. What should be a pennalty to the team losing the ball off the field, would become a weapon to the deffending team always kicking it off to hold the attack, just like american football. Imagine you throwing -in only backwords. Cause that's what would happen. Every team would put his markers on the line of the ball, obligating the other to go back all the time, even gaining an counter-attack maybe. This would be a 0x0 paradise.

[@seankelly378]

@@laureane5454 you can just play a through ball behind them and have someone run onto it who was in line when it’s played

[@dylan__dog]

There was a legendary goal between Red Star and Partizan Belgrade where this was exploited, this is one of the harshest rivalries in the world Imagine the chaos when Red Star won through a clear throw in "offside" which of course doesn't exist

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

There is a 10 second rule for goalkeepers to get rid once they have picked it up. How about same for throw ins?

[@lonestarr1490]

I could swear there is resp. once was such a rule. I can clearly remember Japan collecting two yellow cards in one match of some world cup by taking longer than 6 seconds to deliver throw ins.

[@hugh_diknuttz1807]

I thought it was 6 seconds

[@jhostintola3092]

@@hugh_diknuttz1807 It is 6 seconds

[@Chigz10]

@@hugh_diknuttz1807 It is 6 seconds, probably thought it was 10 cos it's never actually enforced

[@OLBastholm]

That rule is a joke. It's never enforced.

[@rothbardfreedom]

In Brazil, once the ballboy (a girl actually) returned the ball "too fast", putting real effort in it, helping Botafogo with a counter-attack and a goal. People from the opposite team complained. Yeah... Brazil is weird....

[@satorugojo5953]

Brazil is scary with all that homicide

[@bri1085]

That's the home advantage

[@iMadrid11]

Ballboys are often academy players for the home team. That’s why ball distribution for the home team is fast, while the ball is delayed for the away team.

[@overgrownswamp]

It's not fair to have the home team have that advantage.

[@omarshakir8727]

@@overgrownswamp obviously but also they have ref advantage coz of the fans especially if they are loud

[@ordenax]

The unintended but beneficial purpose of Throw ins, Free kicks, Goal Kicks is to sometimes slow down the game. And its not a bane. Football is already a strenuous, fast pace game. Slowing it down helps the players take a breather and recuperate. We don't want more injuries to our loved players, do we? Otherwise, teams like City and Barcelona would keep passing and tire the other team out even more they already do. For now, the rule is ok as is, even though I would love to see the game speeding up even more.

[@lau6438]

People often forget that real people are playing this game.

[@jurgeni7545]

@@lau6438 problem is football is dying in terms of populariy at least new generation, because most hard core are my generatio, my brother doesnt watch cause it finds it boring 90 minuites 5 shots similar to baseball no action

[@lau6438]

@@jurgeni7545 I get that. But football is a slow-paced game.

[@Sam-zq4yx]

Sunday league ref: Clear and obvious foul: didn’t see anything Foul throw: straight onto it, throw given to other team

[@yousxf]

IKR XD

[@thisdude7569]

so true

[@afcchiza784]

So relatable

[@thefourthchairman4151]

WWE refs

[@meganoob12]

on the other hand pro ref sees every foul, but is blind for dozens of foul throws every match

[@connorferris3755]

If there are no throw ins then Liverpool’s throw in coach would be out of a job and that would just be cruel

[@shadeis9276]

Wait we have one? wtf

[@dragndorf9]

@@shadeis9276 try watching the video next time

[@mikelitorous5570]

Am I the only one who thinks throw ins are underrated because they are mint when done correctly

[@poisonpotato1]

0:59 “it’s called football, what’s the point of theowins” It’s called football, what’s the point of goalkeepers?

[@farheenaamir5627]

Ask Gary Lineker

[@shanewright2772]

Arm linesmen with cattle prods. 8 seconds to throw the ball in or you get a zap. Would have the added benefit of being hilarious to see applied.

[@MerkhVision]

Ur insane, but I like the way u think! lmfao

[@idminor]

As a stoke fan, I appreciate the thumbnail... thank you

[@stephenbentley7314]

Mon the mighty potters

[@lewisparkes3418]

Same buddy, loved when we scored from a throw in, 1-0 to the rugby team!

[@TheRealCAPerry]

Likewise. Loved watching Rory wind-up a throw. Arsene’s face was a picture to behold.

[@ze_rubenator]

"That athlete has an unfair advantage because he's good at doing the thing!" Best criticism ever. In fact, to even the playing field we should ban anyone who performs too well, as that gives them an unfair advantage. From now on only average athletes allowed.

[@ludiekmagick]

Score a goal, drink a shot.

[@kmeadows100]

I think conversations like this come from a perspective of needing to speed up the game for TV audiences. I think anyone who actually plays takes those short stoppages to catch their breath. It's already a grueling stamina sport and with no pauses I worry the pace would actually slow down as players would be trying to conserve energy.

[@nmnmnmnm69]

"Should we get rid of footballers?"

[@user-xr6th4hy5y]

Hu?

[@kristerrs]

"Should we get rid of the ball?"

[@matthewkilcoyne7217]

Without a doubt

[@beano_]

Free kicks are a bigger time waster than throw-ins --> "yea we should make all throw ins into free kicks to save time" WHERE IS THE LOGIC

[@jacksondolly3248]

Free kicks on the field are much different than a "free kick" would be off the field. one of the best and most efficient rules in futsal is the kick in instead of a throw in rule. you have four seconds, the ball has to be stopped, on the line, and you have to be very accurate with your pass. If the rule were placed into regular football matches, because the field area is about 10 times, the amount of time you get would be upped to like 6 or 8 seconds, making the opportunity to "lob it in the box" a very rare occurrence, as the player putting it back in would have to put the ball on the line, make sure it wasn't moving, then back up, wait for his team to go up, then kick it.....in 6-8 seconds. unless it was a cleared ball from the defense within the defender's half and your team is already up there. Throw in's don't add anything to the game on any consistent level. having there be no offsides on a throw in results in a goal in an astronomically low level, it's hardly worth it. Then with the player walking up the sideline like 10 yards from where it went out, then being told to go back, then taking another 5-10 seconds to get back and pick a target, THEN finally throwing the ball back in, it's utter bs. Some throw in's take approximately 20 seconds from the time it goes out. I really like how basketball is structured, how every stoppage stops the clock, and even "time wasting" doesn't effect the game or give an unfair advantage to the winning team. I think there are ways to help throw in's and make them more effective, to make it a non time waster, like add a time limit....like you have 6-8 seconds to get the ball and throw it when it goes out. if you don't get it off, it's a turnover resulting in the opposing team's throw in. Keeping a short required time limit would definitely speed up play, and make positioning and quick thinkers and players much more necessary.

[@andjelkozlotvor]

@@jacksondolly3248 Go watch futsal.

[@thegreatcalvinio]

**2020: Arsenal signs Jared Goff as a throw-in specialist**

[@Flinstone_Edible]

*2021: Arsenal wins Treble.

[@Pessidog10]

2022:Arsenal sell Jared Goff for a world recored transfer fee of 420.69 million pounds.

[@yasin_GD]

@@Pessidog10 2023: Jared Goff wins ballon dor

[@kingkingf]

Y'all guys are hilarious! thx for the laugh!

[@josephbrady7430]

*Jared goff throws with one hand and ref gives foul thow

[@FootballMadeSimple]

Tifo always giving us great points to think about. Another top video!

[@ryuk3950]

Could you guys do a video on Athletic Bilbao's prowess on throw ins? They've scored around 4 goals from throw ins.

[@audrycarmel5374]

Your Channel also is amazing !!!

[@undyingknowledge7818]

I really wouldnt want to change this aspect of the game, its just one of the inherently special aspects of football and I feel while the main argument (speed up play; waste less time) "sounds" good, i feel like its just one of the many continuous changes that some ppl want to try and implement just for the sake of changing something. Id much rather just implement one of the alternatives ive already come across here in the comments such as stopping the clock when the balls goes out of bounds, putting a time limit (lets say 10 sec or something) for a throw-in, and if not done within that time constraint the player gets a card, or as someone else suggested maybe transferring possession over to the opposing team if you take too long. Idk, i prefer some alt options like that as opposed to just scrapping with a traditional ruling which in my opinion there really is no necessity to change. I may sound like an old geezer, but i am a firm believer in the old adage "if its not broken, dont fix it". Don't get me wrong, I am def not against changes in football, in fact there are like 3 particular things that i would maybe want to change, or at least ideas i have tossed in the air to see if maybe it would "improve" the sport even more so. I just simply dont think throw ins is one of them. I would hate to fast forward into the future like 300 yrs from now and go watch a football match only to see so many changes id barely recognize the sport anymore lol.

[@wimwoler]

I've never been so early and I never will again

[@Ahmed-sl3mk]

@Manuel Sacha why bother saying that to an anime body pillow

[@ResoundGuy5]

They should introduce a Stop-Clock so there's more actual play time!

[@joejitsu034]

Nah. Just tell the refs to the police it better.

[@anonymousperson3023]

@THE ENLIGHTENED ONE and if that were to happen, you would be watching 3-4 hours of football then.

[@cwm6203]

@@anonymousperson3023 No you wouldn't

[@lalboimanlun1230]

@@anonymousperson3023 we would be watching 90mins of Football.

[@anonymousperson3023]

@@lalboimanlun1230 let me educate you on something. A normal game right now on TV is about 2 hours and they arent playing 90 minutes. They're only playing like 60-70 minutes. If they did add the correct amount of extra time, it would take about another hour to finish the game and it would take 3 hours to watch 90 minutes of football.

[@cyberpokey]

At start of video: Hell yeah get rid of throw ins. By end of video: Right, actually. Yeah. Better keep them.

[@evoke97]

Just make it a short kick that can't leave the floor done

[@prophetascending9021]

You'd very quickly see kick ins slowed down like a throw in, as players would be looking to keep possession. At least a throw enables a player to launch the ball at height, over a decent distance; one that would be difficult with a kick into a congested area at knee height. In the end, it would only be of any benefit if kick ins were taken very quickly. Any delay in that quick, initial kick in, would likely end up causing much longer delays in the long run.

[@y1521t21b5]

There's throw-ins and then tere's Rory Delap's missiles. His delivery from the touchline was often better than kicked set pieces. Video is also a decent plug for Grønnemark's services ;-)

[@engurland]

I'm no fan of Pulis but he has to be given credit (Delap too) for finding another attacking set piece to use to his team's advantage.

[@ThomasThrowin]

Thanks for a fantastic video 👍🔴 ... gives a really great understanding of "The Long, Fast and Clever Throw-in" ⚽️

[@BillCarrIpswich]

"It's called football" - the BBC'S £2m football oracle Gary Linekar, ladies and gentlemen.

[@subutaynoyan5372]

Getting rid of throw-ins would damage the play of an already struggling Iceland. Seriously, that team is a horror in throw ins, Aron Gunnarson is Delap come again in throwins. And the height of the team, combining their abilitiy to link up quick passes make them devastating when throwing the ball in.

[@dylannienaber2533]

Great vid! Please do another one based around the shortfalls of rules in football.... it is so frustrating how slow football is to improving the rules and evolving the game into a more efficient and entertaining game. things like scrapping the off side rule, stopping the clock when the ball is out of play, rolling subs and much more objective rulings for VAR are subjects of great debate and areas where I think the game could improve exponentially!

[@fuxsvmkvvshjdcbji6836]

Don't try to fix what is not broken

[@AK47Stalin]

Short answer: no. Long answer: no. It's been part of the game for so long, and gives players with some upper body strength a chance to shine. Who cares what some prissy Frenchman whines about. And kick ins will not necessarily speed up the game, it's not like they can't do fast throw ins.

[@TheJakiller]

Long answer: nooooooooooooo.

[@kinito992]

Id venture to assume theyd end up kicking it out more often while boxing it out in the sidelines because the ball was thrown in at the very edge

[@michaelsnelham2388]

2:19 As a current reading fc ball person that is exactly how we do it whenever we have multi bull although we only have it in woman’s contanental cup games

[@lxdm26]

I think the biggest issue with time wasting is the ever-ongoing Clock. If the clock was stopped everytime play was interrupted, there would be less injury-faking or tine wasting in general. don't know if the fans would be willing to pay (overpriced) ticket fees to watch a 40 minute football match though since they would have to shorten match duration substantially.

[@arn6083]

In my Sunday league team I always used to get complaints for throwing the ball to feet and throwing the ball back towards my goal (to a teammate). The norm in Sunday league is to just lump it down the line and hope it hits a teammates head

[@muhammadalifazmi8037]

Why don't they introduce time pause, where everytime the ball is out of play time stops. A new referee would be introduced as to be the timekeeper. This would make wasting time by diving and etc would gone. Modern problems need modern solution. The proposed solution does not help with time wasting.

[@dhruvkulgod]

Then we'd also have to decrease the total time of football matches.

[@micahtshibangu7402]

dhruvi no? The intended time is 90 minutes added time is their to compensate for the lost time.

[@mahmoudeltelt2022]

@@dhruvkulgod no need to decrease the time, just nulify extra time

[@ChIlledM1lk]

Does pose a challenge for referees at a lower level of the game though. The FA want the game to be more or less the same in terms of laws at all levels, and clubs at the lower level of the game can't afford to have another referee just for timekeeping (nor are there enough people refereeing), and adding it to the job of the main ref could get overwhelming for them.

[@ComradeOgilvy1984]

ChIlledM1lk The ref just needs to pause his watch without accidentally failing to unpause. This could be achieved with a big fat button that only pauses while it is being pushed. There is no need for high precision. It just has to be accurate enough that the team in the lead knows that playing the ball in slowly is not a useful time wasting tactic. In principle, the referee already has the authority to let the game continue if too much time wasting occurred, by just plain guessing the amount of stoppage time. The key change would just be the explicit intention that throw ins never burn more than, say, 4 seconds off the clock, so just get on with it.

[@mark.dijkstra]

Introduce the self-pass which is used within fieldhockey. Speeds up the game, players cant pick up the ball anymore after foul, no more discussions with the ref etc. Great rule that improved the game drastically with fieldhockey, and will also improve football.

[@AldershotDave]

They tried this in the Isthmian League (and some other minor leagues in Europe) in the mid-90s. I was quite looking forward to it, but it was deemed a failure and was never tried again!

[@abhigyankhanikar2527]

Loved the information. Keep up the good work.

[@rijosam5278]

Just stop the clock when the play is not taking place. Put timers on throw ins, free kicks, goal kicks etc.

[@WistiPurpleday]

The games would be so long tho.

[@rijosam5278]

@@WistiPurpleday we would actually be seeing football for 90 min isn't?

[@reecen819]

Wenger concedes 2 goals from throw ins Wenger - : BAN THROW INS! Ridiculous man. Surprised he didn’t try to ban penalties.

[@glennoconnor1130]

Lol he makes a good point though

[@souvanikmajhi2945]

@@glennoconnor1130 no point at all..

[@gyanchudasama4412]

great video would love to know more about little details in coaching staffs, it really gives insight into what the team is set out to do

[@watashiikarashi]

Very impressive. I will talk about this in the pub. thanks!

[@chrisodriscoll3077]

Throw ins are fine. Just use the multiple ball system like in the CL and make the balls boys impartial third parties (part of the ref/linesman/staff)

[@Sketchesz]

In a game that averagely offers few scoring opportunities, successful throws will always be needed to help score goals..we need it.

[@Flinstone_Edible]

There should still be rules to cut down on time wasting

[@iMadrid11]

AG22 There’s a 6 second rule for players. But none for the ball boy. So closing the loophole for time wasting means the league or tournament would hire professional ballboys that’s unaffiliated with both teams. Imagine getting certified to be ball boy, just like coaches & referees. At the moment most ball boys are academy players from the home team. They’re only paid a small stipend to distribute balls during a match & they’re completely biased to the home team.

[@Flinstone_Edible]

@@iMadrid11 anything to improve the game, I personally think they should just hire ball boys, it shouldn't be that expensive.

[@omarshakir8727]

@@iMadrid11 they should stop the clock when the ball is out

[@whatchachattin]

Worth noting that in futsal the 4 seconds begins once you have control of the ball, so you can still timewaste by wandering slowly toward the edge of the pitch or discussing a set play with teammates before picking up the ball to prepare for a kick in. Also kick ins are rarely directly hit as passes as neither foot can be on the pitch while taking it, so more often a second player will stand nearby and the kick in taker will lay it off.

[@leeponzu]

Lower leagues have experimented with kick-ins. Every ball in touch turned into a long ritual free kick and took forever. Allow throwins to only go backward, and discourage direct challenge, sort of like the new drop ball for ball-touch-ref

[@sooramk9569]

Wait some one at FIFA saw this and now they are planning to remove throw ins

[@gabjavc]

Is this a reupload? I’m having déjà vu watching this vid

[@robpendlebury9328]

It's always worth looking at other sports. Field hockey was really innovative in this and speeded up the game by: 1) having multiple balls lined up along the outside of the field so always available. 2. Allowing the player to hit (throw) to themselves - this means the fast break still keeps momentum even if a defender toes it out in a desperate tackle.

[@kartikiyer4399]

Despite being an arsenal fan, I disagree with this idea. The more options teams have, the more creative plays they can come up with to beat top opposition. Are Stoke wrong to use long throws to beat a team they can't outplay on the pitch? Not at all. I wonder why not many other teams or players have adopted this method. It's bloody smart.

[@oslonorway547]

Can we get a video on a name you probably have never heard before? The phenomenon that is _Davide Moscardelli._ When you watch his highlights on KZbin, you'll wonder how you've never heard of him before.

[@airplaneoverthesemen]

super inconsistent and narcissistic, if a player that talented never made it there's always a reason why

[@ariellak5088]

we should leave the game how it is. it would be more enjoyable then all these new rules.

[@Stokie09123]

Great vid, but the 2-1 win over Arsenal was in November 2008 rather than 2009. The best bit of that win was the second goal scored by Seyi Olofinjana who literally fell onto the ball to score, hitting his chest and then his head before somehow megging Almunia. Halcyon days.

[@NeonLeonNoel]

I had no idea that about the time break down. It makes sense though. My attention span sucks and it takes like a long throw-in or corner kick to ruin my focus, and I just get distracted and do something else.

[@matthewjeffrey8342]

Why don't they just stop the timer effect every time it goes out of play it would mean there's no added time

[@uriustosh]

It's all horseshit to me. There should be no throw ins or kick ins. The players should only be allowed to head the ball into play. Then we'll see whose got what it takes.

[@sonnyboywannabe]

Would be interested in stats related to throw-ins for ManCity (Guardiola), who seem by nature to prefer quick restarts and value possession above nearly all else. Great article

[@Basti1910]

I'd like to see a "dribble-in". You can go on and move with the ball, BUT the first pass has to be below hip height and direct goals obviously not allowed. That would distinguish these kind of kick-ins enough from corner kicks. We had these kind of rules when we played in the gym/ sports hall as teenagers during winter months.

[@pay_]

Why don't we do something revolutionary and STOP TIME on all these occassions?

[@johnnym3071]

Cause some of us might need to get the last train/bus home after a week night match and including extra time/penalties for a cup match a game could run for 3+ hours Went for Liverpool - Stoke League Cup semi-final 2nd leg ages ago which went to penalties and just managed to catch my train, had they stopped time for every throw-in, corner etc. defo wouldn't have made it home

[@CharlesFreck]

@@johnnym3071 If they'd stopped time it wouldn't have gone to penalties though. If they were playing 90 minutes instead of 45 minutes, one team would almost always triumph over the other by the end of the 90 minutes, simply through the effects of becoming exhausted. You'd get rid of extra time and penalties in all but the closest games. You would've gone home at exactly the same time that night in all likelihood.

[@TVfridge23]

While they're at it, they should get rid of the referee.

[@Legionarivss]

I love the discussion and the arguments.

[@cjichida8174]

I almost got excited for rory delap, I love him😂

[@josephrichards1396]

If you kicked it in rather than throwing it would simply become a free kick?

[@badman5356]

Yeah Wenger the same person that wanted the PL transfer window to close early.

[@davidvelasquez4807]

Lol

[@lonestarr1490]

I think what he really wanted was _every_ transfer window to close earlier.

[@bri1085]

It hurt Tottenham, so he knew what he was saying

[@edwardalborghetti4315]

Very interesting and not something I've thought of before !

[@OliverJaJaDo]

Anyone remember the "invisible walls" mode from Fifa 06 World Cup? That certainly made the game much better

[@louisgoodwin2]

"Yes" - Hector bellerin

[@levied8970]

Leave the beautiful game the way it is. It's the game we fell in love with. Stop trying to change it. Soon they'll say keepers can't use hands. Then what's next? We can't use headers cause some players are too tall ?

[@ih8mcfly]

I suggest having a force field around the pitch. It will have the ball ready for the player at the line.

[@leeponzu]

FIFA experimented with this in a few of the less well-known leagues, about 25 years ago. It mostly served to slow the game dwon a lot without any apparent benefit.

[@MajjinBuu]

Please do a video on overlaping centerbacks of sheffield

[@Ese96Agoaye]

Imagine if teams had a 12th player just to take throw-ins?

[@lachlanthorburn4864]

So early to this one. love the videos

[@midnightbluenoz]

Actually a more interesting video than i thought it was going to be.

[@PalataoBola0]

Can we also get rid of both foot on the line rule for penalty? Kinda ruin the penalty drama and difficult to save.

[@Flinstone_Edible]

How's that? I don't see anything wrong

[@James-kt4ju]

Difficult to save? That's the whole point of a penalty. It's a penalty it's not meant to be a 50:50

[@Liasos88]

We don't see many saves anymore because all keepers are used to taking a few steps out but now they have to stand on the line so they feel really uncomfortable. It will take some time for them to get used to the new rule.

[@Flinstone_Edible]

@@Liasos88 the way it should be tbh.

[@xBlackStormBR]

Cheater for instructing ball boys to delay ? Lol here in Brazil it's very common, away teams specially when they are losing, the ball boys will take ages to give them the ball. When it's their side they throw the ball instantly

[@draheim90]

When a couple of my friends and I got into the soccer and the EPL out of high school (as Americans), one of the first things we noticed about the EPL was just how little effort and care seemed to go into throw-ins, from both the offensive and defensive sides. With the exception of the long throws of course.

[@muglypunt968]

Just throw a little correction there for you bud .... *Football

[@draheim90]

@@muglypunt968 You know that Brits were the first to call it soccer, right? Americans still call it that because when "football" become the more popular term, we already had a sport we called football. Similarly why soccer a common name for the sport in other countries such as Canada and Australia. If you refer to soccer as "football" in the US it's often confusing.

[@muglypunt968]

@@draheim90 considering all of the world apart from 4 countries calls it football, this is a losing argument. The game predominantly played with the feet should change its name for a sport played by one nation and using its hands mainly... There's not really a case here bud. To be honest I don't care what you call it but it will always be football to the rest of the world

[@draheim90]

​@@muglypunt968 You cared enough to correct me. I'm pretty sure you understood which sport I was referring to when I said soccer, which is the primary function of language - to be as efficient as possible while conveying your message. All of that aside, I don't understand why people are corrected or criticized for calling it "soccer" when that was the name given to it by the folks who invented it (at least, the modern version). Especially given soccer is much less ambiguous a term given many countries have another sport named football and so if they hear "football" they default to thinking about a different game.

[@muglypunt968]

@@draheim90 maybe it'd because the "money" of football wanted to call it soccer and the purists hate anything that the "money" has ever wanted to do with football. My personal vendetta against the word soccer is because of the influence America is starting to have over football and how it is ruining the sport. So for me any chance I can have to rally against that I'll take it. Professional football is slowly becoming boring and franchised, just like American sports and I hate what it is doing to the beautiful game. * Not a punt at Americans, just your sports, they are rather soulless*

[@arthurmorgan3180]

All we gotta do is set a timer and unrestrict the way throw ins are conducted so that the ball can go a lot further instead of having it next to the sideline every time the ball is thrower in (players can throw the ball with one hand, and not having both feet on ground) throw ins Rn just suck, usually it just leads to fouls 50% of the time and it’s frustrating as hell, just take my idea

[@choppaa4204]

Why do you have to show hazard in blue 😭 my heart is still broken... Too soon fam

[@joejitsu034]

There there mate. He’s in a better place now.

[@Miloproductions1]

Wait what? (Before watching video)

[@PedroR24]

In River Plate Gallardo has instructed the ballboys to play the ball as fast as possible to members of the team and delay the balls to the visitor, a lot of River Plate's superiority playing local is because the fast play that puts in

[@S1lverHammer]

I recall kick-ins being tested for a season long experiment by FIFA &/or the FA with teams in the Isthmian League (I think), some years ago. I recall that no one really cared for it afterwards. While it did create some goals (much to my local team's detriment at the time), but because it did indeed slow the game down more. Imagine the equivalent of another 30-40 free-kicks per game, of course it slowed things down. Also, giving away a corner ended up becoming more preferred than throw ins, because the angle was easier to defend. This was to no ones surprise at all who thought about it for more than 5 minutes. :-|

[@moluther2826]

I'm so glad Pulis' Stoke aren't a thing anymore. That team (well, gang) was a stain on the Premier League for nearly a decade. If you can't play football, don't play football.

[@fullsleevedshirt]

Loooll now that's salt.

[@moluther2826]

@@fullsleevedshirt yeah I'm sooo jealous of Stoke 🙄

[@fullsleevedshirt]

@@moluther2826 Still living rent free in your head lmao.

[@moluther2826]

@@fullsleevedshirt no they were mentioned in the video and I decided to comment. Nobody cares about you. I promise you.

[@harryhot]

Its football, not speedball, how would this impact player fitness? Imagine playing non stop for 90mins

[@ar_gusp1674]

There is half time

[@harryhot]

@@ar_gusp1674 The game still lasts 90mins, no?

[@ar_gusp1674]

Yes but they are not non stop playing for 90 mins that's what you said

[@harryhot]

@@ar_gusp1674 I see how you've misunderstood, accumulative 90min, I thought that was obvious, apologies.

[@ar_gusp1674]

No worries

[@juri8075]

I think a way to combat wasting time would be to stop the clock once there is an interruption. Due to the statistic mentioned in the video which showed that the ball is only played ~60 minutes per game. Maybe then you could also limit the time to 60 minutes per game.

[@mcorvalan1]

Can you make a video explaining the tactics from Lionel Scaloni? The last game against Mexico was an amazing performance

[@drex5160]

Then why don't we just have barriers and no out of bounds like ice hockey 🤦FML

[@RFC_16]

That's because in ice hockey, players have better protection from injury compared to football. If football pitches had barriers, any player involved in a 1on1 duel closer to the barriers (whether the duel is in the air or on the ground) would be more likely to collide with the barriers and get hurt.

[@pato2200]

You cantbe offside from a throw in. Would this change with kickins?

[@jimbrentar]

it's mind boggling how few teams see the value of a quick throw in. also, how to stop time wasting? more and quicker yellow cards! time clocks for throw-ins, substitutions, free kicks, corner kicks, and especially goal kicks if necessary.

[@fallartifact8904]

Really love your videos, but is there any way you could add sources and citations?

[@ernestoponce6208]

The solution here is add a time clock that applies to all aspects of a game: goal-kicks, free-kicks, thrown-ins, substitutions. If teams go over the time clock then the ball is turned over or a cards are given or whatever appropriate consequence leagues see fit.

[@lincolnjacdonmi1689]

Wenger was also the guy that proposed the summer transfer window in England close before the start of the season instead at the start of September. Look how that turned out.

[@hamzah1694]

they really need to stop the clock when there is a throwin or corner or goal kick or injury and stuff that way it be more accurat and stuff and some migth say there will be a lot of playtime then might as well reduce the total time of a game or if thats not possible probably try resubstitution like basketball so players regain energy

[@Nikolaj11]

I like throw ins because they add some extra flair to the game. The point of the throw in though, should be to deliver the ball back into play at or from the point of which it exited the pitch. I don't think it would be gross to demand that the throws be taken while standing still on the edge of the pitch line. This eliminates the most time-wasting long throw takers but also allows those with good arms to deliver the ball as far as they can where they are. Also, maybe you could add a new assistant role between the ball boys and the players? Like a "ball warden" or something, whose jobs it would be to follow the games flow and pace on each side of the field, like the linesmen, and then have new balls ready for the players, when the ball exits play. The point of the ball boys would then be to supply the warden with balls when he delivers one to a player. That way you eliminate the potential of local lads giving their home side an edge.