Would this be legal in football?

[Ajr]

The equivalent of that but for football, it could work for free kicks to be hit with unbelievable power and accuracy. It could be like a front bit you can attach to your boot just for free kicks or goal kicks. I don't believe there is currently a law against it.

 

[tomaldinho1]

Absolutely classic international break thread topic. Love it.

 

[Siorac]

I hate that people no longer post text that explains stuff, just a fecking video. I don't want to watch a video. Give me text that I can skim quickly to see what it's about.

fecking kids these days.

 

[Sandikan]

The equivalent of that but for football, it could work for free kicks to be hit with unbelievable power and accuracy. It could be like a front bit you can attach to your boot just for free kicks or goal kicks. I don't believe there is currently a law against it.

Just to make golf even more pointless than currently.

 

[Sandikan]

I hate that people no longer post text that explains stuff, just a fecking video. I don't want to watch a video. Give me text that I can skim quickly to see what it's about.

fecking kids these days.

Short version - You press a button on the golf club instead of actually hitting the ball.
Utterly pointless.

 

[UnrelatedPsuedo]

The equivalent of that but for football, it could work for free kicks to be hit with unbelievable power and accuracy. It could be like a front bit you can attach to your boot just for free kicks or goal kicks. I don't believe there is currently a law against it.

Obviously you’re not serious. But regardless of that, any boot that could contain that device, would stop you running. Otherwise, great idea.

 

[Olly Gunnar Solskjær]

Can't believe they forgot to add a "No piston powered football boots or boot attachments can be used on the football pitch" line to the rule book.

 

[Uniquim]

Not sure if this would increase accuracy for free kicks. Maybe in the short-term, but surely the defending team would find a way to counter-act it? Also it'd be banned within a month of discovery, surely.

btw, between 2009-10 and 2019-20, the best conversion rates for direct free kicks across Europe's top 5 leagues were Dybala, scoring 10 from 63 attempts (15.90%). Lodi (12.60%) was second. (Ronaldo was at 6.10%, 21 from 343). I think it's crazy so many clubs spend as much time as they do in dying minutes of a game, when there's a direct free kick attempt.

 

[Botim]

Reminds me of this:

 

[horsechoker]

Did Bale make this thread?

 

[Tom Cato]

The equivalent of that but for football, it could work for free kicks to be hit with unbelievable power and accuracy. It could be like a front bit you can attach to your boot just for free kicks or goal kicks. I don't believe there is currently a law against it.

It's literally the first line in the FIFA equipment rules.

 

[RUCK4444]

Never saw the appeal with golf.

 

[Vidyoyo]

Reminds me of Martial

Joke

 

[UnrelatedPsuedo]

Not sure if this would increase accuracy for free kicks. Maybe in the short-term, but surely the defending team would find a way to counter-act it? Also it'd be banned within a month of discovery, surely.

btw, between 2009-10 and 2019-20, the best conversion rates for direct free kicks across Europe's top 5 leagues were Dybala, scoring 10 from 63 attempts (15.90%). Lodi (12.60%) was second. (Ronaldo was at 6.10%, 21 from 343). I think it's crazy so many clubs spend as much time as they do in dying minutes of a game, when there's a direct free kick attempt.

See this kind of comment a lot.

The % chance of scoring from any since single second in a football match where the ball is more than 18 yards from goal?...... It’s close to zero. Even a 3% conversion rate is worth taking time over.

Though admittedly, if it’s takes 3 mins to set a wall and only 2 mins are added on that fcuks with the math.

 

[Oranges038]

Wasn't there something before predators like a rubber sleeve or something that wasn't allowed?

 

[diarm]

Obviously you’re not serious. But regardless of that, any boot that could contain that device, would stop you running. Otherwise, great idea.

So you're telling me I could buy a boot that would turn me into Matthew Le Tissier?