I bet somebody comes out with the idea of the Premier League being a playoff like structure like the NFL/NBA to ‘appeal to the overseas audience’.
Where the league means jack shot and after the season the top 8 teams face other culminating in the PremBowl where the English EPL champions are crowned.
But if you look at some of the supposed rule changes it really looks like they are trying to emulate the sports we have here. It’s really stupid and I hate the format…fuck hopw it doesn’t turn into that.
Quarters would be better. Getting a forced breather would probably be better for fatigue and therefore for the quality of the game. The coach would also get another two chances to have a proper chat with the team, so we’d probably see better tactics.
It would probably only add 5-10 minutes on to a game. They don’t have to be 15 minute intervals where tons of adverts are shown.
The coach talking more to the whole team wouldn’t have an influence on the tactics of the game? Players getting more rests wouldn’t be better for fatigue?
If it was a couple of 3-5 minute breaks and a 10 minute half time compared to a 15 minute half time I can’t really see an issue. It doesn’t even have to be in the dressing room, it could be on the pitch like when a game goes to extra time and they’re standing about and drinking out of lucozade bottles.
It definitely could work without being too intrusive, it’s just that it’ll never be implemented that way and it’d turn into 10 minute breaks with more adverts and more Jamie Carragher and nobody wants to see that.
I think the new ko is wrong…but as its happened im surprised more people haven’t tried to shoot…Little lay back, wallop…How many keepers are on their line at KO?
I don’t know that there is a barrier to the coach communicating tactics as it is. Without knowing that you can’t assume extra breaks would have a positive influence.
Furthermore, fatigue over 45 minutes is seldom an issue. Barring Ox against AC Milan i’ve never really seen anything to indicate footballers would need an extra break. I also believe there would be a negative affect on muscles cooling, but i have no idea why i think that.
Lastly, it believe it would disrupt the flow of the game, and encourage more opportunities for taking the ball to the corner flag waiting for whistles. Etc.
Extra time after each quarter would be a nice change and all those minimal breaks in between would definitely not worsen the viewing experience or stop the game flow.