In The Evening Team, Ludovic Obraniak, consultant and former player of the Girondins de Bordeaux, spoke out following the former footballer’s statements Gary Nevillewho wants to introduce a penalty shootout in the event of a draw in the championship.
“Agree or disagree? I don’t agree. We’re looking for a whole bunch of methods and stratagems to try to amuse the gallery. I think that football is a serious sport, which we need to look at a little more seriously. Let’s imagine that there is a draw in a match, so that means that you would offer the team that decided not to play, to cement, to take two points against a team that offered things and tried. I find that completely absurd and disproportionate. Yet another desire to change things that, in my opinion, will end up in the trash. […] You say that kids don’t watch a game for 90 minutes anymore, so you think that because there’s going to be a penalty shootout, kids are going to watch until the end and sit through the shootout even more?
Then he brought up another current topic. The infernal pace of football. There are more and more injuries, like Rodri, Ter Stegen or Mbappé recently.
“Is this proof that the players should strike? It’s the only way, even if I don’t really believe it. Our late president for life (Didier Roustan) tried with the illustrious Maradona and he was finally rejected in his 40. What can I say except that it’s the great players who must at some point form an alliance. Rodri, is he influential enough, is he charismatic enough? I don’t know. But the players will also have to make an effort in this case. It’s banging their fists on the table, it’s a strong act. But they will also have to agree to perhaps review salaries. And when we discuss money, they are not ready to make an effort.”
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