“It is well known that Lewandowski delayed the penalty kick. But against France he was even slower …” – He wrote the German “Bild” after the Polish match against France at Euro 2024, when Robert Lewandowski approached the execution of a penalty. Then the controversy aroused the classic “stopping” for a Pole before the shot, which in fact is not a stop, but a kind of freezing in motion. It raises great controversy.
Recently, we also witnessed the controversy in the Premier League, when Korona Kielce won 1-0 with Motor Lublin, and the goal scored after a penalty kick. Before the ball hit, Nuno Pedro also stopped, but the referees did not see a mistake. Perhaps such situations are another signal that a penalty kick needs changes.
Pierlugi Collina wants to revolutionize football. Will he start with penalties?
Stopping, freezing in motion, all attempts to pull the rules and deceive the goalkeeper are certainly a big problem with “eleven”. The Italian “La Repubblica” was given by the head of UEFA judges Pierligi Collin and noticed that as many as 75 percent of the penalty shots ended in a goal. According to him, something else is a bigger problem from the very performance of this permanent fragment of the game.
“The difference between the chances of the attacker and goalkeeper is too large,” Collina began and explained that he would like to introduce the rule of “one shot”. He has already presented his thoughts to the International Football Council (IFAB). What exactly is this principle?
The legendary judge would like the penalty -kick contractor to have only one chance, and if he doesn't score, the game will resume from the goal. – Goalkeepers have the right to complain, because the attacker at a penalty kick has a chance to make a defense after defense. This solution would also end the confusion that we see before penalties when the players go down around the penalty area. It's like horses set in front of the starting gates during Palio di Siena – explained the head of UEFA judges, comparing to the known Italian race.
It is not yet known whether the idea of Collina will actually be taken into account by the authorities of world football, but his words show that through the discussion with IFAB he reached the most important people. However, it is hard to imagine that a possible change will occur quickly. Especially since probably a bigger problem than making penalties is their dictation by judges and interpretations incomprehensible to footballers and supporters.