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My reason is because penalties are a lot quicker and definitely more exciting than golden goal. Penalties actually capture the emotion of the beautiful game! There is nothing beter than an entire stadium in silence while a player steps up to the spot.
A Golden Goal game could last forever, which is absolute torture.
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Salaar Shamsi - In favour of penalties
Perhaps it's unfair to have so much at stake (glory, money) for one spot kick, but for the excitement of it, I prefer penalty shootouts.
The emotion and excitement captivates the spectators. It's a fair chance because, at the end of the day, someone's going to win and someone has to lose.
Golden Goal means an unnecessary rise in fatigue and, as suggested by others, with two tight defenses, it could last till God knows when.
Penalties 6 - 0 Golden Goals, talk about a thrashing.
Unfortunately, we can't keep a clean sheet, over to what the penalty rebels think.
- SB - In favour of golden goals
In my opinion, the golden goal system was far more exciting from a spectator's viewpoint.
The teams had to go after the goal, as just sitting back, defending, and waiting to die was not a wise option. It lead to all-out attacking play, and most matches ended quickly, in dramatic style, and on a high note.
Penalties, however, very often end on a sour note, where a player misses and the other team runs off into the middle, commemorating an error. For a neutral spectator this can be a bit of an anti-climax.
Another thing I dislike about the penalty system is that it draws out 40 minutes more of very often boring play, as teams tend to close up shop as early as the 80th minute of the second half knowing that a compulsory extra 30 minutes are on the way.
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Keith Griffin - In favour of golden goals
For me, I prefer the golden goal system, because it can guarantee a more exciting and unpredictable finish to any game. It can give a team that is not so experienced at penalties the chance to win an important game against a team who are experts at penalties, e.g. Germany.
We would also see the two teams go all out and attack in a bid to score that vital match-winning goal, instead of locking up the defence and playing for the lottery that is penalties.
A classic example was the "Golden Goal" scored by Korea against world giants Italy. I'm sure Korea would have preferred to avoid the penalty shoot-out against the notoriously hard to beat Italians, and the "Golden Goal" rule ensured that.
We would also see the two teams go all out and attack in a bid to score that vital match-winning goal, instead of locking up the defence and playing for the lottery that is penalties.
A classic example was the "Golden Goal" scored by Korea against world giants Italy. I'm sure Korea would have preferred to avoid the penalty shoot-out against the notoriously hard to beat Italians, and the "Golden Goal" rule ensured that.
Final Score - Penalties 6 : 2 Golden Goals.
Penalties rule the roost!
That's a wrap for this edition of the World Football Round Table Discussions. The next edition will be published very shortly.
Thanks to SB for the topic, during which we produced a healthy debate, some in favour, others against. Fair enough, just how it should be.
Thanks to all our writers who contributed this time around.
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